Friends With Benefits Work

A woman shares how she managed a long-term friends with benefits relationship with a couple's spouse.

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Friends With Benefits Work

A woman shares how she managed a long-term friends with benefits relationship with a couple's spouse.

In brief

A woman shares how she managed a long-term friends with benefits relationship with a couple's spouse. A woman maintained a friends with benefits relationship with a couple's spouse for over a decade while staying close friends. Originally reported by Slate Magazine.

Friends With Benefits

A woman shares how she managed a long-term friends with benefits relationship with a couple's spouse.

First FWB Experience

She had a short-term sex-only relationship with a 31-year-old man for a few months.

Long-Term FWB

She then entered a friends with benefits arrangement with a new friend's spouse for about a year.

Mature Relationship

They maintained friendships including watching movies, social events, and road trips without regular sex.

Decade Later

They remain close friends after over a decade, with the couple now having children.

Laundry Advice

The writer suggests using a laundromat for laundry to avoid the issue.

The big picture

A woman maintained a friends with benefits relationship with a couple's spouse for over a decade while staying close friends.

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