# "Friends with benefits"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits/591133>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 2, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits/591133 "2011-08-02T02:28:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits/591133/81 "2011-08-08T13:51:56Z")

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Sounds like you’re doing Babwa Wa-Wa.

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-with-benefits/591133/82 "2011-08-08T14:14:32Z")

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“I had a FWB and it was so-so.”

Looking back, I can think of only one relationship that I’d consider to be FWB. I voted “so-so” not because the sex wasn’t great (it was), but because the _friendship_ wasn’t great. We had little in common other than occasional (or at times, frequent) no-holds-barred, no-strings-attached boinking. Had there been no Benefits, it’s unlikely we would have been Friends.

Not that I’m complaining. Historically I’ve never lacked for friends, while there’ve been plenty of times I’ve lacked for sexual partners, so the arrangement suited me just fine. In fact, can I change my answer? 😃

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