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Hells yeah I'll be your friend with benefits...
Papa be gettin' some sugar...
Waaassuuuuuuuupppp...
Seriously though, despite me displaying my amazing comic talents, I'm going to be the first person to actually make a productive post other than the OP- in other words think with my head and not with my very large sexual reproduction organ.
The media's endorsement of FWB falls under its endorsement of sexual liberation in general. Of course, there's alot of money to be made by liberating sexuality- think of porn, adult stores, erotic literature, strip club etc.
I have multiple reasons to be against FWB, but even if I didn't have the genius intellect that was bestowed upon me (joooooookes)I would be against it simply for the principle of not buying into what the media is selling.
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"Very large sexual reproduction organ" Ahahaha True dat, I shall testify.
Good point, I agree with you. Liberation of sex is a money maker but that's not all it is. Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I understand you view the liberation negatively. There are positives to the liberation of sex like catering to variety of desires, reducing the taboo factor and increasing comfort level.
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...Plus, it seems to be the sensible thing to do when you consider the pros and cons. Pros: more sex. Cons: more responsibility. Win-win in my book.
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Hmmm...I think you are looking at it too simply, there are far more. On one hand, one is not restricted to sexual relations with only one person and one doesn't have to put up with nagging, obligations, commitment, etc that are associated with relationships. On the other hand one risks getting STIs by being open to their FWB having sexual relations with which ever and however many other partner. Although the popular belief is that one will avoid attachment by placing rules and boundaries, they will be able to achieve that, but in reality, it is highly unlikely. Especially since studies demonstrate that women release a hormone during sex that is called Oxytocin that makes them grow emotionally attached to their partner. And of course, males can also become attached. Although people try to run away from the difficulties of relationships and keep things simple, things tend to end messy and feelings get hurt because one of the two usually wants to be more that FWB. Bottom line is that, FWB are running away from the difficulties of relationships. Yes, compromise, communication, understanding, patience, etc are hard to put to practice for some and no one of us are perfect at all that is needed to make a relationship work, but these are important to develop. After all, FWB most likely not see themselves staying FWB with different people to their old age, and if they don't attempt to practice these important factors in making a relationship work, they will have much harder time in making marriage work.
Well my reasons for it are the same as my reasons for believing any sex outside of the natural purpose for it are wrong. If I go into that, it will completely derial the thread, which it has done in the past, and I don't think MG9 was looking for a technical debate of moral philosophies, but rather just the social consequences of being FWB. I think her intention was to assume sex outside of marriage was morally permissable, and religion wasn't a factor.
I wasn't looking for anything specific actually, I kept the questions open so people that post can take the thread multiple direction and view FWB through different lenses.