For the last couple of weeks I have been having what most would class as 'casual sex' with a old friend ( not a close friend ), having a relationship seems almost impossible for me at the moment due to my family. I have been seeing this bloke a couple times a week and texting most nights. Last time we saw each other we spent the morning together in bed, a few of the signs he was giving off told me that maybe he wants more ( he started asking me questions about my life and my children, just general chit chat ) and when we have sex he is very loving and passionate ( not what you would expect from someone just wanting a quick shag ). So I started thinking maybe he wants more? But then this week he has hardly text me, I did tell him I had a busy week and might not be able to see him but I thought he would still text. So now I'm thinking 'he's just after sex after all' ,so I seem to be getting mixed signals, I am happy with casual sex but a small part of me would like something a bit more ( even though introducing a new man to the family scares me to death ), maybe telling him a bit about my life scared him off? I don't know what to think.
Can casual sex ever be just that? Or can it only work if it's just a one off ( not once or twice a week ).
Should I text him? Could he be feeling the same as me and be waiting for me to text? I don't want to look like the desperate one by texting him 
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Can casual sex stay as casual sex?
Nevergoingtolearn · 14/05/2015 15:50
I wish I could do that, I thought I could . I know right now is not a good time for a relationship and I am enjoying the no strings attached sex but feelings are obviously there as I am missing him when he's not texting. When he does text he takes ages to reply to me, he's either plying hard to get or he is not really interested.
I'm going to arrange to see him next week, hopefully we can talk ( maybe after sex ).
Your right Ruby, I wish I didn't have these feelings, I'm feeling pretty angry now, I text him, he answered quite quickly, I text back and then nothing, maybe he's busy, maybe he just can't be bothered, maybe he doesn't know what to write? I wish I didn't care, I know that he would quickly text back if I had said 'I'm coming over for sex' so maybe that proves that all he wants is a shag .
Well, at least now you know that a FWB arrangement doesn't work for you. That is good knowledge to have about yourself for the future.
You said it was quite soon since you split with your ex and you need to be on your own for a bit. Listen to that instinct and concentrate on you for a bit until you get back out there 
He text me back very late last night, his texts don't really tell me much other than he wants sex, felt slightly pissed off that it took him almost 4 hours to text me back ( he was probably out drinking ). I didn't reply to his text, I'm not going to text him again, going to enjoy the weekend and try not to think about him or what he might be thinking, maybe he will text me next week or maybe he won't bother.
I think I'm only feeling this way because it's not long ago I split with dh, I feel lonely so I'm probably clinging on to the hope this bloke actually likes me when he probably doesn't really want to comit to anything. I don't think he's sleeping with anyone else, I don't think he could put in enough effort to go looking elsewhere, he has been on his own a very long time and probably enjoys his own company a little too much.
If he texts me then that's great but if not it's really no loss ( though I will miss the sex as it was pretty good ) 
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