What’s the difference between having a “friends with benefits” and being in a “situationship”?

[On_cloud_wine]

[Oliverlogan263]

The main difference is that Friends with benefits is usually a more casual thing where you hook up occasionally but don't normally go on actual dates or act like a real couple. You're only friends that have sex sometimes.

A situationship on the other hand is usually more ambiguous - it has some of the elements of a relationship like hanging out one on one, going out together, acting coupley sometimes on social media. But there's no official labels or commitment.

With friends with benefits it's usually agreed that you're only hooking up and free to see other people. A situationship could go either way - sometimes one person catches feelings and wants more, other times both people just enjoy the arrangement.

I'd say a situationship has a bit more emotional investment than straight up friends with benefits. There may be confusion about where you stand because both people aren't fully honest about what they want. friends with benefits is usually a more cut and dry physical thing with no confusion on the terms.

Does that make sense? Situationships can be messy because no one fully defines the relationship. friends with benefits is pretty straightforward, just friends who bone casually sometimes lol. Situationships lead to hurt feelings more often I think.

[On_cloud_wine]

Beautifully said, sir. Best answer ever for whatever future answers this question receives 💯

[Oliverlogan263]

Thank you so much

[Vikkrram]

Ok Friends with Benefits :- As itself says that where 2 people are only involved for their benefits , no emotions, no relations just for their physical needs. So you can't expect there support from each other neither you can demand



Situationship :- It's kinda situations where both people somehow knows that they love each other but they can't say to each other and where they know that due to family conditions, society conditions they can't be their for each other and one day they have to leave each other and that's for sure.

And in situationship there must be a person who loves more than another person.

[smashleyy]

Friends with benefits there’s a relationship between the two outside of having sex. Situationship is just a fancy way of saying two people having sex where one person gets too attached too quickly and thinks breadcrumbs (bare minimum) means something special from the other party who is usually noncommittal/emotionally unavailable. It’s pathetic but it’s so common they got a name for it😂. If anyone ever says they’re in a situationship send them love and healing cause they def need it

[wiltingrosepetal]

Friends with benefits know what they are. Situationships are clueless 🥲

[Nerdvana]

You are a wise woman

[wiltingrosepetal]

I fkin love your profile picture bro 😭

[Nerdvana]

Thank you

[OlderAndWiser]

In my experience, "situationship" means that someone is in a relationship that sounds so stupid to others that they are embarrassed to admit when they are in. "Friends with benefits" means either that people are having sex with someone just for the fun of having sex, OR they actually want a relationship, lack the confidence to be more assertive about that, and do are trying to slide into a relationship by beginning out with sex.

[On_cloud_wine]

A situationship is what exactly?

[OlderAndWiser]

In my experience, "situationship" means that someone is in a relationship that sounds so stupid to others that they are embarrassed to admit what they are in.

[On_cloud_wine]

So the same thing as saying your relationship status is “complicated”, yes?

[OlderAndWiser]

Indeed!

[blueonblack22]

It’s just all a bunch of silly nonsense and modern bs semantics people try to make up to fit their short term desires.

There are only three types of relationships:

• Strictly platonic
• Friends with benefits (whether you did it once or daily for years)
• A committed relationship

For some stupid reason people got all upset (particularly women) at the phrase with friends with benefits. They still want some sort of “commitment” even though it’s not a commitment.

Some people respect each other enough as friends that they don’t mind if they fulfill their extracurricular desires elsewhere but still meet each others desires.

But a relationship is a relationship for a reason: you commit. And commitment often requires sacrifice and self discipline. But if those outside temptations are too much for you then the relationship was never meant to be in the first place.

[sawno]

Alright so as someone who had a long distance friends with benefits evolve into a situationship it was something like this. We were friends with benefits because we both longing for something like it and we discovered we were sexually compatible. But as things matured we discovered we were actually perfect for each other, simultaneously though we didn't want to make it an official relationship before we could meet in person.

So we were at the point we both know that if either asked to be in a relationship the other would say yes, and we were already no longer open to other people and exclusive to each other. Basically everything a relationship would be, but reserving the formality of asking her for when I could do it face to face.

[Anonymous]

What's a "situationship?" Never heard of it before. An friends with benefits is two people agreeing to just fuck regularly with no strings attached. So absolutely no commitment of any kind, no expectation from the other person for any involvement or support other than being available for sex when mutually convenient and no expectation of exclusivity.

[Anonymous]

To me, there is no difference. They are based on the fact that one party is worth enough to commit to. But they will gladly fuck. It's for free though.

[ChicoFromThe305]

It's basically the same shit I think

[On_cloud_wine]

That’s what I thought

[On_cloud_wine]

Maybe in the situationship, they just consider it taboo to call it a friends w benefits

[ChicoFromThe305]

Yea these words are just creative ways to say hookups lol

[ChicoFromThe305]

So it sounds less shitty would be my guess lol

[On_cloud_wine]

Yeah

[Jamie05rhs]

I don't even know what a situationship is.

[KrakenAttackin]

A fuck buddy is a fuck buddy, same thing.

[Carly2005]

Not much both seem their no other choice.