Hey, be my FWB (friend with benefits)

Colibri5 wrote: Being aware of the benefits is limited. People move as far as you allow. Most of them are not honest, not communicative, they are not looking for anything serious, nobody has time to obtain a genuine friendship, and go with that. Everything you want and do positively manifests itself in reality. As a western LatAm, I do not seek or make friends with benefits. This is not for my .
You need to be very clear that it is not a relationship and that it’s just for physical benefits. If the other person ends up getting a boyfriend/girlfriend would you be hurt? Would they get hurt if you got yourself a boyfriend/girlfriend? If so, this isn't the friend to have said benefits with. This sort of thing isn't for everyone.
I don’t find these categories a particularly useful framework for thinking about relationships, and I find that thinking in these ways is prone to misunderstandings and sometimes tension or emotional hardship in the long-run, like if people have mismatched intentions, boundaries, or expectations from these sorts of connections.

Remember, there will be some “saying no”. Just because you’re mutually attracted to someone doesn’t mean it’s good to get involved. There are times you and/or the other person will decide that you or they don’t want to get involved because there is too big a disconnect in what you want or what sorts of boundaries or parameters you want to have for the relationship.

Instead of trying to fit your relationship into a set category like “friends with benefits”, instead, ask yourself questions like:

*What types of physically intimate connections are you comfortable having or not having with the person?
*What kind of emotional bond are you wanting to have with the person? How much detail do you want to share with them about your life? Do you want them to share similar things with you?
*Do you have any boundaries about the person being intimate with other people? Which, if any things, would be a hard limit of “I don’t want to be involved with you in X ways, if you are also involved with other people in Y ways?”
*What sorts of connections with other people do you want the person to talk openly with you about? Are there any things you would rather them not share?
*How often do you want to see this person? Do you want to be able to depend on or count on a certain frequency of contact? How much do you want to be able to count on each other to be there to talk and support each other through life’s challenges?
*Where do you see the connection going long-term? Are you thinking long-term, or not? Are you open to long-term potential, or is it a definite short-term thing with a definitive end (such as if a person moves, finds another partner, etc.)

You will have a much better time with these sorts of relationships if you know what you want out of them, and what boundaries you have, and the range of experiences you’re potentially comfortable with, and communicate this to the other person, and find out what they want and what their boundaries are.
These boundaries will likely be different with each person! There is no substitute for communication, time about these things!