Do you think that friends with benefits is a good idea?

Well it might work for some but not me! A relationship growing out of friendship though is something different! THAT has worked for me for 10 years now! xxxx

I too believe it complicates things. For one side of the other. One partner might think this is it. It's nothing more than a friend with benefit situation. The other partner may not feel the same way. Most likely it's unbeknownst to the other partner. But yes, I feel at some point it will get complicated.

In my opinion i dont think it'll work because feelings might get involved.One might catch feelings while the other is not feeling that way at all.

Friends with benefits are important as you can use those benefits when you have a major problem in your life. Like they say "It is who you know". However... I have two type of friends. I have the friends with who I do business with. I don't involve those friends in my private life. It is mostly a business relationship... and they are the ones with the benefits. Real friends with benefits don't work if you see them every day and make them part of your life. The reason for this is that their lifestyle is likely to be higher than yours... and you cannot keep up with them. They want you to do things that you cannot afford to do... and if you try to keep up with them... they will drive you bankrupt over a long period of time. Furthermore... real friends with benefits will try to help you financially by giving you things... and will then expect you to repay them by giving all of your time to them. In the worse case scenario... they will treat you like their servant... and if you rebel against that idea... they will start to insult you and the friendship will be over. In conclusion... it is good to have friends with benefits... but don't mix real friendship with benefits. There are also some people who will use their benefits for the sole purpose of buying your soul. Those people are not your friends. They are just using you. A very good example of friends with benefits is the relationship between parents and teenagers. The teenager constantly turn to the parents for those benefits... but rebel when its parents are expecting something in return.

i don't think it is a good idea, i want friends who will be with me through thick and thin, without waiting for something in return. I want the person not the accesories around her like they treat me to lunch, or i can use their personal stuff, they can give me a gift. I just want a friend who can help me with my everyday life. And also i don't want other person to befriended me because i know someone popular and if we will be friends they can talk to that person. It is not a good idea , i tell you, i had experience that.It can create you a big problem, because they might be using you for something or vice versa.

I don't make friends for benefits.I don't think that kind of friendship will keep long.

I think its a very grey area. And some people may claim it works for them, but I think eventually, ONE person wants or expects more, or one person starts to feel guilty or used. Eventually, this situation ALWAYS crashes in on itself and someone ends up getting hurt.

It's pretty gray and there is no direct answer. It probably will depend on the people. I don't know if I could or not but again it would depend on the friendship and how much trust there is. I'm not saying it can't be done but it would be interesting to see how it would work out.