Friends with Benefits?
-
- newbie
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:42 pm
- Age: 26
- Primary language: English
- Pronouns: she/her
- Location: Pennsylvania
Friends with Benefits?
So my friend with benefits and I hooked up for the first time yesterday but we barely did anything because we had to leave his house go to the mall to pick up his little brother and his friends, and we also ended up meeting our other friend there. I want to see if we can do something next week since the only time my fwb and I can really hang out is on Sundays since he has to work during the week, I can't take him over my place so really the only option is his place but I don't want to feel rude like I'm inviting myself over? And I'll wait and see if he says anything within a few days but I'm always the one who has to initiate (it was my idea to be fwb anyway) and it really shouldn't matter because we're technically still just friends but still I don't know what to do to get what I want and not seem desperate. Any thoughts?
-
- previous staff/volunteer
- Posts: 1407
- Joined: Sun Jul 27, 2014 3:00 pm
- Age: 40
- Awesomeness Quotient: I collect condoms.
- Primary language: English
- Pronouns: she/her
- Sexual identity: queer
- Location: Canada
Re: Friends with Benefits?
Have you talked to him about any of this? Making sure everyone is on the same page and happy with a relationship - whether it's friends, friends with benefits, a romantic relationship, whatever - requires communication, so if you haven't brought any of this up with him, then that's the place to start. If you aren't sure how to get that conversation going, this piece might be useful: Be a Blabbermouth! The Whats, Whys and Hows of Talking About Sex With a Partner
"Where there is power, there is resistance." -Michel Foucault
-
- not a newbie
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:16 pm
- Age: 24
- Awesomeness Quotient: I am very kind and I always want to help people
- Primary language: english
- Pronouns: she/her
- Sexual identity: heterosexual
- Location: USA
Re: Friends with Benefits?
I agree with Karyn. You should definitely talk to him to make sure you are both on the same page.
For the inviting yourself over thing, just ask him if he wants to hang out and if he says yes just mention that you can't do you house and see if he offers his.
If it continues to be a problem, again, talk to him. Event though it may be scary, talking things out is essential in relationships, no matter what kind (family, friends, romantic, sexual). So that is definitely your best solution.
For the inviting yourself over thing, just ask him if he wants to hang out and if he says yes just mention that you can't do you house and see if he offers his.
If it continues to be a problem, again, talk to him. Event though it may be scary, talking things out is essential in relationships, no matter what kind (family, friends, romantic, sexual). So that is definitely your best solution.
-
- not a newbie
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:17 am
- Age: 26
- Pronouns: he
- Location: NYC
Re: Friends with Benefits?
It looks that you are "in same boat" , I mean that you wish the same thing...
-
- not a newbie
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:17 am
- Age: 26
- Pronouns: he
- Location: NYC
Re: Friends with Benefits?
As I can see, you are maybe a bit fell in love in you FWBfrozen88 wrote:So my friend with benefits and I hooked up for the first time yesterday but we barely did anything because we had to leave his house go to the mall to pick up his little brother and his friends, and we also ended up meeting our other friend there. I want to see if we can do something next week since the only time my fwb and I can really hang out is on Sundays since he has to work during the week, I can't take him over my place so really the only option is his place but I don't want to feel rude like I'm inviting myself over? And I'll wait and see if he says anything within a few days but I'm always the one who has to initiate (it was my idea to be fwb anyway) and it really shouldn't matter because we're technically still just friends but still I don't know what to do to get what I want and not seem desperate. Any thoughts?
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
-
New post Hi, Bi Guy: Coming Out to Your Friends
by Sam W » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:06 am » in Scarleteen Updates - 0 Replies
- 8317 Views
-
Last post by Sam W
Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:06 am
-
-
- 5 Replies
- 2468 Views
-
Last post by Sam W
Mon Jul 15, 2024 7:03 am
-
- 1 Replies
- 956 Views
-
Last post by Sam W
Sat Sep 21, 2024 8:03 am
-
-
New post My partner doesn’t like my friends
by MountainMix » Wed Aug 28, 2024 7:32 am » in Relationships - 31 Replies
- 4044 Views
-
Last post by aarija
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:27 am
-
-
-
New post taking to older friends about sex
by maybellinerr » Mon Jul 01, 2024 7:31 am » in Relationships - 3 Replies
- 2587 Views
-
Last post by Sam W
Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:20 pm
-