Recently I've had this friend w/ benefits. Lately we've been hanging out more & more and acting like a couple, but whenever anyone brings up are we girl/boyfriend he always responds w/ "I don't have a girlfriend". Granted, I'm not the only girl he's friends with, but I am the only girl who's met his family and has overnight privileges at both his parents homes. We've been this way for about 3 months (the benefits thing- friends for longer- almost 2 years) and lately I've stopped calling because I'm starting to wonder where we're headed.
If we're staying friends or is it something more? Usually I'm the one who initiates things and plans what we do and when we hang out around both our schedules, but since he still says "he doesn't have a girlfriend". So I've backed off on planning stuff with him. Now he calls me saying we don't do anything anymore and when I haven't called him for more than 3-4days he asks what's up.
My question is (you're probably thinking: FINALLY) how can I let him know that I want more than FWB without ruining what (if anything) we have? Or is it possible that we can be more than just friends (w/ benefits)?
Update: Wow... I can't believe I wrote this 2 weeks ago. Since the advice I received I ended up talking it out with my friend and he and I are now together. I still can't believe it that we were both thinking the same thing but too set not to mess things up! lol
8 months ago
You see this kinda thing a lot on here. Here's what you need to know, and its quite important : Friends with benefits will NEVER stay as just friends with benefits... NEVER EVER..get my point?
One of two things could be happening here. He actually genuinely cares for you i.e. likes you ( dare I say, loves you)
OR
HE SEES YOU AS AN OBJECT NOT A GIRLFRIEND. When you do the whole FWB things your f**king around with what nature intended. Your having the sex without the responsibilities and the rest of the relationship-"structure" that normally come along with it. I think whats happening here is, now that you are having the "benefits" before the stuff that normally comes before, your both pretty much subconsciously trying to fill in the missing part: the relationship that goes along with it."Benefits" both consciously and subconsciously develop a strong bond between two people.
Generally, a genuine couple who are sexually intimate with each other have a strong bond with each other and are (usually) faithful to each other. This being faithful to each other is both a conscious and subconscious decision/instinct that has been hard wired into us by nature. Basically at this stage, you don't expect anyone else to be f**king with your partner.
I think what might be happening here is that he has also developed this possessive/faithful bond with you.. not because you are a genuine couple but because your doing the things that genuine couples do. I think that in his point of view, he owns you. That is why he keeps calling you and telling you that you don't do much stuff together.
But then again, like I said earlier, he might actually want to have a genuine relationship with you.
Id say just-a-guy's approach would be good one to take.
Well I think he's taking advantage of getting some ass from you and wants that without any real commitment. if I were you id stop the benefits and try and hang and see if he wants you or the benefits.
Even though I've known him for 3 1/2 years and we don't get benefits when we hang out? And even though we just started sleeping together: I'm just a peice of ass? - 8 months ago
Ok here is the deal you need to just come out and say how you feel. Tell him you are having feelings that we could be more than FWB make sure to express to him you are not giving an ultimatum just that you would like to know if the feeling is mutual. Let him know that you don't want this to effect your friendship but if it is going to go to the next level you are ready if not we need to know where we stand with each other. So that we can move on with other options if the feelings aren't mutual. He should respect you for handling the situation this way as two adults and not a couple of immature people, Hope everything works out the way you want it to.
Hi, I know this question was asked way long ago, but I'm actually stuck in a similar situation, and I was just curious to ask how things with this boy are working out for you now?
They're okay I guess. We're still together but I can't tell if our relationship hurt our friendship or not. We used to talk about everything 24/7 now not so much or only friend safe topics. And we are rarely physical, its kinda like we are friends who call each other boyfriend/girlfriend, if that makes sense?. - 3 months ago
Hey girl, I'm am very experienced in the whole FWB thang and let me tell you it doesn't matter how great the sex is or how long you both been chilling " You can't make your FWB your boyfriend". That's just the rules. They're only our boy toys.
The only thing I hate about the FWB s' is that one person does catch feelings and one person does get hurt. So play safe. You can tell him how you feel, but you need to except what he says. So lets say he does want to be with you, then Great! but if he doesn't then you have two choices :don't talk to him any more or keep him as your FWB.
I suggest strongly to hang out with other people and see what your other options are before trying to make him your boyfriend. Also if you are giving him the booty and he doesn't have no commitment with you (2 years at that) then his ass is enjoying it. Holla Back !
Thanks 4 the advice. We talked it out and he was waiting until I brought it up. Since we had been friends thru one of my hardest relationships he didn't want to overstep and push me away. We'd been best friends for 2 years & only started benefits recently! - 8 months ago
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