7 things to know before you start a ‘friends with benefits’ relationship

Friends with benefits relationships are quite popular nowadays but they may end on a bad note.

They can get messy at times and involves the heartbreak of either of the person involved. Therefore, before getting involved in FWB you may want to keep some things in mind.

Here are 7 things to know before you start a ‘friends with benefits’ relationship.

1. Make sure to have ground rules
Both of you need to be clear about what you are getting into. Involving with your friend for ‘benefits’ can create a rift between yourselves or in your friends’ group. Therefore, you need to keep in mind what could happen after this.

2. Be honest
You need to be honest and have clear communication with each other before getting started with it. You need to make sure that both of you are on the same page and don’t want anything more than this to happen. You need to make sure that everything is out in open between you two and there is no possibility of hidden lies.

3. Don’t tell your other friends about it
The last thing you would want is to let people know about it. Telling your friends would only lead to more gossiping. It will also lead to them asking many questions and you getting upset about it. Therefore, you should avoid telling your other friends about it.

4. There is a chance one might catch feelings
Before starting your FWB, you were friends. You know each other quite well and understand what makes the other person happy. Having an emotional connection and now a physical one with sex involved, there is a fair chance that one of you might catch feelings which is alright.

5. Make sure you are emotionally stable
Be aware that FWB is only about hooking up and has no emotional connection. To keep up with an FWB relationship, you need to be emotionally stable. Therefore, only enter into one if you feel you are strong enough to not have feelings for the other person.

6. Make sure you can handle them talking to others
As you are in FWB, you need to be clear that your friend might go out on real dates and will be looking for a potential better-half who would even satisfy their romantic needs. You also should look for the same. Don’t get too comfortable with them and stop looking for someone in your life.

7. Don’t control them
Don’t start thinking of each other as you are in a relationship. Be clear about your mindset with them. Don’t try to control them like you usually do with someone you are in a relationship with. You need to know that they are your friend and you may want to keep this relationship as it is.