Who and Why Gets Involved in the Friends with Benefits Relationship?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18778/1427-969X.21.07Keywords:
Friends with Benefits, motivation, expectationAbstract
Friends with Benefits relationship is defined as a relation between friends who engage in sexual activity on repeated occasions, without any romantic commitment. The aim of this article is focused on the most commonly investigated aspects of Friends with Benefits relationships, such as: prevalence, motives, and characteristics of the relation participants. The current research explores differences regarding ways in which men and women make friends with benefits (FWB) relationships. Individuals currently involved in FWB relationships (134 persons: 65 men, 69 women) were subjected to online examinations. The results indicate both similarities and differences as sex was a more common motivation for men to begin such relationships, whereas emotional and sexual motives were more common among women. These relationships are considered as a novelty among human relationships, especially in the area of Polish research, and they require a further exploration.
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