I was reading a thread on Reddit where someone was asking if it was OK to ask their FwB if they'd slept with other people.
That conversation is just a distraction to this post, because I was pondering more around the definitions of things like "fuck buddy" or "friends with benefits" and a lot of people on Reddit seemed to have a different definition than I did.
There are, IMO, four types of physical relationship (maybe five if you want to count a one-night stand):
- FB
- FwB
- Dating
- Relationship
For me, a fuck buddy is someone you meet only for sex with zero expectations beyond that.
Friends with Benefits takes that a step further. Sex is still the primary factor, though, as the phrase suggests, there may be other things at play here - seeing each other socially, a friendship etc.
Dating is, of course, someone you're going on dates with, but it has not evolved/matured into a relationship. It may or may not get to that stage.
And finally, a full-on relationship. No need to expand on this any further.
Obviously this is just semi-random, semi-drunken, bored on a Saturday night pondering.
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