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Would you continue seeing someone if they told you this...

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Inthenameofrose · 18/05/2022 19:07

Would you continue the sexual (friends with benefits) relationship if the other person told you they wanted more but you didn't?

Just that really.

OP posts:
CandyApplePie · 20/05/2022 10:46

No one is saying it is right I wouldn’t do it personally but then I also wouldn’t have a FWB so not a situation I would be in anyway but my point is the answers aren’t going to be mixed on a site full of women and it would be interesting if the op comes back as I suspect she is the one that has developed feelings so if she wants to know why he would still see her (given that she’s only interested in why people are saying yes) then this isn’t the site to ask on.

Birkenshock · 20/05/2022 11:32

Yes - I would and have done. I just put it in their hands. Just a kind "ok, you know I don't want more than just FWB and never will, so I can't meet your needs. If you feel you need to end this, then fine, thanks for the lovely time , but if you want to keep this arrangement then I'm happy to do so too, but please know I won't ever change my mind about wanting more, and I don't want you to continue this if you'll end up getting hurt"

whatisthisinhere · 20/05/2022 13:56

No I would not
Unless I felt the same way

Howabsolutelyfanfuckingtastic · 20/05/2022 16:49

If the sex is great and you have been completely clear that it won't lead to a relationship then yes i would if the other person understood and didn't try to push it further. This is all based on them wanting to try to be more than friends, if they said they loved me i couldn't carry on knowing they had such strong feelings and I didn't feel the same

Inthenameofrose · 20/05/2022 19:11

Thank you all for your responses. I suppose a lot depends on how much he likes the sex/person. The person in question that wants to carry on is not short of sex/offers.

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Youcansaythatagainandagain · 20/05/2022 19:15

No. I've been on the other side and it hurt.

Useranon1 · 20/05/2022 20:09

Sarahcoggles · 20/05/2022 10:19

I'm baffled by the people who say they could carry on, on the basis that the other person is an adult and knows the score. How could you possibly enjoy something knowing that every single time you saw your FWB, you were hurting them? Even if they said it was OK, you'd know that they were lying to you and themselves. I actually find such an immunity to someone else's feelings quite chilling.

Because I have been the person who wanted more and he ended it, and I was furious as it wasn't his decision to decide what I could/couldn't handle.

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