Friends with benefits is a non-committed sexual relationship between two people. This is becoming a common form of relationship among not only college students but high school students as well. While many think they have valid reason to engage in these relationships many experts and surveys argue against them. The person you were just having sex with the night before can be on a date with someone else the next day and you have to be okay with it! This is an unhealthy form of relationship.
Friends with benefits has been idealized as this fantasy sexual life with no strings attached. This is ridiculous. Whenever sex is involved in a relationship there are always strings …show more content…
While being uncommitted you are not only inviting your partner into your bedroom; you are also openly inviting their other sex partners as well as your own into your bedroom. In this friends with benefits relationship you aren 't just trusting one person with your sexual health. How can we be so sure that they aren 't bringing anything back to you? Sure a person can get checked out but STD 's are tricky and quick. It can take the partner a while to realize that they have it. When in a committed relationship it 's a matter of trusting your partner. It 's different when your openly allowing your man or woman to go have relationships with others; how do you trust then ? There is protection but STD 's and AIDS are still very possible. cnn.com says ”Experts in sexually transmitted diseases say they 've become increasingly concerned about the trend toward having what they call "sexual involvement in nonromantic contexts" -- the technical term for hookups or "friends with benefits" -- because they 're especially likely to spread sexually transmitted diseases.The concern is that that people who have nonromantic relationships tend to have several partners at one time --” Friends with benefits has reportedly cause more health issues than committed …show more content…
A study from Bustle followed by Elite proves this theory less than likely, “The results show that after a year’s time, only 15 percent of them were able to make their friends with benefits relationship turn into something serious. As a matter of fact, the study actually shows that being friends with benefits has a higher risk of actually killing the relationship after one year.” Inquisitr.com. If your in hope of a real relationship in this first place why start it off this way? Why not hit the nail on the head and pursue a real