I am okay with it. but there NEEDS to be open and honest communication among the partners to ensure neither is catching feelings. And, if feelings are caught, it is up to the one without feelings to either put a stop to things or see if the partner can continue. No leading them on! It is okay for singles and only okay for poly married or open marriage people.

Heres an interesting situation, being a man in my 70's, and having a lot of older friends around my age, and knowing these guys when we were in our early 20's and 30's, we sit around sometimes and talk about our sex lives. I have one friend that is in his late 70's and his wife is in a home because of health, and he has a FWB, he is very sexual still, and he doesnt feel guilty at all, says its strictly platonic. Then their is another sweetheart of a guy, who has been married for a very long time, and since his wife has gone through menopause, and he says shes very dry down there, she doesnt want sex anymore, because it hurts, he got himself a FRB. At their age i can understand them still wanting to have sex, they are not dead, and they enjoy it. For me being married for 52 years, we have built up a relationship that is built around other things besides sex. But I don't judge people, so i say whatever works, but i can really understand, because that situation happens a lot as one gets older.

If married, only if both spouses are on board with the idea, then who am I to judge? Personally I would never consider a married man as a possible sex partner on any level, even if his wife was okay with the idea. If I don't want a husband of my own - and I don't - why would I be interested in anyone else's husband? There was a point in my life when I was single and had a FWB who was also single. It was nice for a short while, but it got a little complicated when I chose to curtail the benefits portion of our friendship upon getting involved in a romantic relationship. People sometimes get more emotionally attached than they care to admit, I'm afraid.

I think it would be a disaster for married folk because time is already so limited for personal relationships, never mind intimate ones. Our spouses wouldn't get a look in.

I love my friends. I will always be available to help them in any way I can. Giving them comfort, emotional support, food, naked snuggles, or orgasms if that's what they need to be happy. I want my friends to be happy!

I have had and currently have FWB. It's difficult finding someone who is actually interested in the friends part and doesn't just expect me to be "on" whenever they want to talk about or have sex...so it takes time but it can happen.

Had a really amazing FWB who traveled through my city a couple times a month. He retired last summer but we still text regularly asking how each other is doing and how our struggles are going. He's truly an amazing man and good friend, although we live too far away from each other to make any type of "real" relationship work.

In reading the comments I see a fair amount of negative thoughts towards FWB. Here's my reasoning on having them. I am looking to date and find an actual relationship. When/if I do, I obviously will no longer see my FWB. However I do have a fairly high sex drive. I'd much rather have a friend that I know and trust to scratch that itch than bring some rando home from the bar, not knowing if he's decent in bed but knowing I'll never see him again. That leaves me feeling empty and cold. With a FWB I get the cuddle time after and genuine care and concern about me as a person, no just sex.

I know a lot of people don't seem to understand this concept so feel free to ask me questions.

It's an awful idea. It's not how humans work..

All for it, but it's also much more complicated than I feel like going into here.

To me, the benefits are not fully realized lacking love.. Call me an old fashioned atheist.. but I want it all.