friends with benefits advice

A friends with benefits arrangement sounds simple on paper. Two people, mutual attraction, no strings. But without a few ground rules, most FWB setups fall apart within weeks. Someone catches feelings, communication breaks down, or the boundaries get blurred until neither person knows what they are doing any more. These ten rules are not about killing the fun. They are about protecting it.

1. Be Honest About What You Want

This is the rule that every other rule depends on. Before you start sleeping with a friend, both of you need to say out loud what you are looking for. If...