Friendships add so much spark to our lives—helping us find humor and possibility in spells of misfortune, and cheering us on in stretches of celebration and transition. We swap stories over meals, and fill moments in time with laughter and like-mindedness—adding to the family we may or may not have. So what happens when you find yourself attracted to one of your confidantes. Will having sex with your friend ruin the relationship you built? Some might say that casual lovemaking with someone familiar provides a safe sexual outlet, while granting both parties the ability to live freely and unattached.
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Damage Control: Salvaging the Friendship After Sex
Straight cis female in her late 20s here. Tell me this: why are guys so weird about casual sex? I just sometimes want to have a fun sexual encounter and would rather do it with a friend than a stranger, for a variety of reasons including but not limited to safety.
Nothing else in the world complicates things between two people like sex. Sex is so fraught with our most powerful emotions — love, lust, and jealousy — that it can make people totally irrational. If two people can avoid the common pitfalls, they can maintain and even strengthen their post-sex friendship. There are often two people who were once good friends, but after having sex, they begin to regret that they got intimate.
I would love to grab it.
I do have one already for more than a year.
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