Why does my friend with benefits want to stop sleeping together?

Anonymous

I’ve been friends with benefits with him for over a year and we go on dates all the time and always end up sleeping together, it’s more just casual. We’re just friends who sleep together. The other night he hit me with the “I don’t think we should sleep together anymore” line and I consented. It does get confusing as we both like each other we just can’t be in a relationship due to our lives being so different. I don’t want to ask him and feel like he’s being pressed into continuing having sex, I’m just curious what’s some reasons he would maybe just want to stop this all of the sudden? He doesn’t want to stop hanging out, just the sex to stop.

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10 mo
I honestly think he was just talking to someone at the moment and isn’t anymore. Which I respect. We’ve hung out 2x since I asked this and have slept together both nights. I don't know he’s confusing. I think once we both find someone else this will stop and we can both just move on. I think we’re both just lonely at the moment and the sex is good.
Why does my friend with benefits want to stop sleeping together?
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