Turn Friends With Benefits Into A Relationship

So you have a f*ckbuddy.

During the past year of a global pandemic the safest course of action might be to stick with what you know. If you’ve been dating, (having sex with) the same person over the course of lockdown it’s not unusual to start to develop romantic feelings. Now you’ve decided that you want something more. If you can relate then this post is for you.

Relationships are intimidating.

When you meet a potential love interest it’s exciting and scary at the same time. Your intentions might be to have fun but somewhere along the way you start to catch feelings. You are interested in a committed relationship but so many questions remain. What if they don’t want something serious? What if this was just a convenient relationship? What if they are already involved in someone else?

How can you determine that a relationship is even what the other person wants. Sex with no strings attached comes with it’s own set of benefits. Hence the name, friends with benefits. A committed relationship might not be what the other person wants. Maybe they have expressed no interest in dating seriously or maybe you just don’t know.

After a few weeks, months, or maybe even a year of physical closeness, you decide that this person has qualities that you appreciate in a partner…