What are FWB rules?

[Cadanance00]

If you have a FWB can you have another FWB at the seme time, and can your FWB have another FWB besides you?

[ImCoolBeans]

Rules and boundaries within relationships vary. It's up to you and your partner to decide was is and is not ok. If you both are fine with seeing other people, then that's ok, if not then no. But I do have to say, at 14 I don't think it's really a good idea to have multiple sexual partners... Be careful.

[jft96]

One and only rule..you can go in fwb if you dont have feelings,I am in love with my fwb and I dont know what am i doing :/
Fwb relationship is very hard,you can have multiple partners I guess

[Emerald Dream]

It's completely subjective what is "right" in any relationship - whether it's romantic, or FWB, or otherwise. The only thing that makes it right or wrong is what is agreed on by the people involved. Be very upfront, and don't assume your partner knows what your relationship is without ever discussing it. Your view of "normal" may be drastically different than someone else's.

[Cadanance00]

Rules and boundaries within relationships vary. It's up to you and your partner to decide was is and is not ok. If you both are fine with seeing other people, then that's ok, if not then no. But I do have to say, at 14 I don't think it's really a good idea to have multiple sexual partners... Be careful.

Right now it's all academic for me.

[Just JT]

One and only rule..you can go in fwb if you dont have feelings,I am in love with my fwb and I dont know what am i doing :/
Fwb relationship is very hard,you can have multiple partners I guess

I agree here. Fwb can get really complicated cause how it starts out may not remain the same for both people. And one person Can get hurt pretty bad, and then it's not good. It can become really confusing, really confusing. For me, although it's a little different, it makes it hard to have a trusting relationship that involves sex.
In my opinion, sex should not be a casual thing....and I should also practice what I preach to....

[jft96]

In my case its just making out,not sex,we are 14,15,but yeah it is very confusing

[Just JT]

Listen to your heart, if your confused now....

[SillyShyGuy]

Friends with benefits are never officially relationships. It is a friend that you visit for fun. You can have multiple FWB's at any time because you are not dating them. Which is probably why it is bad to have one to begin with because someone more often than not develops feelings for the other person. There are no rules really. You are just friends that want to fool around and do not want to be committed to each other in an official relationship.

[SethfromMI]

well the thing of fwb usually mean there is not a bunch of rules. you two are meeting up, for sex or not (though it is usually used for a casual sexual relationship) just for the benefit of fulfilling desires, needs, etc. the two of you can and should agree on the boundaries of your relationship, but that is something the two of you have to decide. generally though, it is more of a what you feel comfortable doing type rules. since it is a fwb, they are not obligated to just see you, as the nature of the relationship would entail

[AutumnWinds]

If you have a FWB can you have another FWB at the seme time, and can your FWB have another FWB besides you?

i'd imagine that varies depending on the people. you should discuss it with your FWB and see where you two stand.

[Uniquemind]

FWB is basically casual sexual experiences with a loose social network, it can be a group thing or a one-on-one thing etc.

It's whatever those individuals decide, but most people don't communicate their emotions or boundaries well and usually someone gets hurt.

I've often noticed FWB situations can start as an excuse for either one person or both to get sexual with the other person they might have a crush on, without the fear of verbal rejection occurring that could happen if both parties were mature enough to admit their crush to the other person.

I've only seen one couple where a FWB worked and it probably only did because both parties clearly communicated rules to each other.

I on the other hand tried it as a way to rebound from a breakup, and it wasn't a good outcome.

I don't recommend it.

[Zachary G]

FWB relationships are only as complicated as you make them out to be.The key to any relationship is communication, so unless you communicate to your partner what your expectations are, then it will be assumed that what you have is exclusive and nothing more. So, if you havent had that discussion with your partner yet, then its time you had that discussion to make sure you are both on the same page or reading different books. Like I said, its only as complicated as you make it.

[Uniquemind]

FWB relationships are only as complicated as you make them out to be.The key to any relationship is communication, so unless you communicate to your partner what your expectations are, then it will be assumed that what you have is exclusive and nothing more. So, if you havent had that discussion with your partner yet, then its time you had that discussion to make sure you are both on the same page or reading different books. Like I said, its only as complicated as you make it.

In all fairness with your post though, (which in theory I agree with for what it's arguing), when have humans, and more specifically human emotions, had a good reputation with communication, and compound that that in the first few relationships sometimes the individual doesn't even know what they want out of a relationship.

Answer: Only some know themselves well enough to communicate this, and this "some" is a minority. Also in relationships both individuals need to be enlightened this way, to communicate in the way you are suggesting making ideal situations rarer.

[ashdyn]

Yes to everything. You're just there for sex...not a relationship lol if you want a bunch of rules then date someone exclusively lmao

[Just JT]

Yes to everything. You're just there for sex...not a relationship lol if you want a bunch of rules then date someone exclusively lmao

Well, OP was referring to having more than one FWB while they are also having other FWB
What your suggesting is called cheating on your exclusive BF/GF with someone else as a FWB
That's not cool, breaks obviouse clear defined rules of an intimate relationship

And is t fair the to person your cheating on...

[AutumnWinds]

Well, OP was referring to having more than one FWB while they are also having other FWB
What your suggesting is called cheating on your exclusive BF/GF with someone else as a FWB
That's not cool, breaks obviouse clear defined rules of an intimate relationship

And is t fair the to person your cheating on...

is it really possible to cheat on a fwb though?

[ashdyn]

Well, OP was referring to having more than one FWB while they are also having other FWB
What your suggesting is called cheating on your exclusive BF/GF with someone else as a FWB
That's not cool, breaks obviouse clear defined rules of an intimate relationship

And is t fair the to person your cheating on...

At no point did I suggest cheating lol if the OP wants boundaries and rules then he needs a girlfriend. If he just wants to fuck around then that's what FWBs are for....you can't cheat on a FWB.

[SethfromMI]

At no point did I suggest cheating lol if the OP wants boundaries and rules then he needs a girlfriend. If he just wants to fuck around then that's what FWBs are for....you can't cheat on a FWB.

lol that is why it is called friends with benefits. one gets to have the benefits of sex or whatever, without having to worry about the relationship aspect

[avenger93]

definitely do not get attached or want a relationship, this complicates things

[Uniquemind]

The question needs to be reframed: Not can you cheat on a FWB, but can someone get emotionally or physically hurt (std's is a physical medical condition aka: physically hurt) due to a FWB set up.


The answer is yes.

Consequences are not beholden to semantics.