How to get over a friends with benefits?

[Anonymous]

I was friends with benefits with my best guy friend, but he wanted to stop the sex thing and now we’re just friends. Problem is we were f buddies for 7 years, almost from the start of our friendship and I’m kinda attached to the stuff we did. We’re basically turning a new page in our friendship, because we have never been just best friends. I’m crying often because all I think about is it won’t be the same anymore and I don't know how to get over that since we see each other very often.

[MrCommodore]

I'm anti-Friends with Benefits because it ls usually unavoidable that one person gets emotionally attached (Most often the girl) and they only entered it in the hope it would develop into something more.

If you become his best friend now, you will have to likely face him introducing you to girlfriends in future, eventually one of whom will likely be his wife. I suggest you move on, cut him off.

[Anonymous]

If you were truly friends with benefits, it was your job to not develop feelings for him, and you failed. You shouldn't do this again, unless you want to make the same thing happen twice.

[laraWM]

Maybe you could try to tell him it is not okay for you and see how he reacts

[Asker]

We have talked about it, he doesn’t want to continue doing this kind of stuff with me because he started thinking it’s inappropriate

[laraWM]

Yes but I mean you can also stop seeing each other, if it's not okay for you

[ChicoFromThe305]

Step one in hookups is not to get attached, the best way to overcome this is by simply distancing yourself.

[Pterodon]

Get under another one