Change my mind

twitchandshout

slessofme wrote: »

FWB is the same as dating without a commitment. Both are doing fun things (+), are open ended, and have little, to no, agreed upon structure.

Except dating doesn’t necessarily imply sex and FWB does. I think

slessofme

twitchandshout wrote: »

slessofme wrote: »

FWB is the same as dating without a commitment. Both are doing fun things (+), are open ended, and have little, to no, agreed upon structure.

Except dating doesn’t necessarily imply sex and FWB does. I think

I would argue that most dating happens with the hope that there will be some sexual aspect. Sometimes later in the interactions than one party prefers. I'm not saying that there's an expectation, just that sexual attraction typically plays into decision making when it comes to asking/accepting a date.

twitchandshout

slessofme wrote: »

twitchandshout wrote: »

slessofme wrote: »

FWB is the same as dating without a commitment. Both are doing fun things (+), are open ended, and have little, to no, agreed upon structure.

Except dating doesn’t necessarily imply sex and FWB does. I think

I would argue that most dating happens with the hope that there will be some sexual aspect. Sometimes later in the interactions than one party prefers. I'm not saying that there's an expectation, just that sexual attraction typically plays into decision making when it comes to asking/accepting a date.

Yes, true. But I imagine non-committed dating to be a period of sampling different people until one has found a person worthy to have sex with, at which point the relationship becomes somewhat more exclusive and committed.

slessofme

twitchandshout wrote: »

slessofme wrote: »

twitchandshout wrote: »

slessofme wrote: »

FWB is the same as dating without a commitment. Both are doing fun things (+), are open ended, and have little, to no, agreed upon structure.

Except dating doesn’t necessarily imply sex and FWB does. I think

I would argue that most dating happens with the hope that there will be some sexual aspect. Sometimes later in the interactions than one party prefers. I'm not saying that there's an expectation, just that sexual attraction typically plays into decision making when it comes to asking/accepting a date.

Yes, true. But I imagine non-committed dating to be a period of sampling different people until one has found a person worthy to have sex with, at which point the relationship becomes somewhat more exclusive and committed.

That's what I imagined too until I started dating again. I quickly realized that was not necessarily the case. I have added a question about what getting physical means to them and what expectations they would have of the relationship. The response I get most often would put emphasis on the "somewhat" in your "somewhat more exclusive and commited".

twitchandshout

slessofme wrote: »

twitchandshout wrote: »

slessofme wrote: »

twitchandshout wrote: »

slessofme wrote: »

FWB is the same as dating without a commitment. Both are doing fun things (+), are open ended, and have little, to no, agreed upon structure.

Except dating doesn’t necessarily imply sex and FWB does. I think

I would argue that most dating happens with the hope that there will be some sexual aspect. Sometimes later in the interactions than one party prefers. I'm not saying that there's an expectation, just that sexual attraction typically plays into decision making when it comes to asking/accepting a date.

Yes, true. But I imagine non-committed dating to be a period of sampling different people until one has found a person worthy to have sex with, at which point the relationship becomes somewhat more exclusive and committed.

That's what I imagined too until I started dating again. I quickly realized that was not necessarily the case. I have added a question about what getting physical means to them and what expectations they would have of the relationship. The response I get most often would put emphasis on the "somewhat" in your "somewhat more exclusive and commited".

Emphasis should be on “imagine.” 😂 I have no real life recent experience and I respect your unchanged mind.