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FWB

7 replies

notsoconfused1 · 07/07/2018 13:58

Hi never tried FWB but would like some uncomplicated fun but feel weird saying this as I feel I may be judged! By the way married men are totally off limits I was cheated on throughout my marriage men like that are total dicks.

I would like a friend not just a one night stand and not sure where to find that - I work longs etc & have tried a few dating sights but did not put much effort in as that feels like such hard work because even the people I have met (which are only a few) most are not what they say they are !

In my 40's long marriage etc etc if Mr Right came along great but not looking for that at this time. I signed up to FWB website but just not sure if that is the right place. Any advice would be great

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notsoconfused1 · 07/07/2018 14:03

I forgot to mention I am divorced !

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isseywithcats · 07/07/2018 17:46

the main thing you have to remember with a FWB is not to get emotionally involved, a FWb is just that they are not a future husband or even partner, basically you are both using each other for sex, a bit of companionship, a laugh, but there is no monogamy in it, you are free to date other men and the FWB can date other women, you need to be able to handle that aspect, and total honesty, if you meet someone who becomes more than a friend or date, you have to call it a day, and they have to do the same, i ad a FWB for three years, and while we were good togehter in the same room and the sex was amazing, as a couple more than FWB we most certainly would not have lasted, and when i met my current partner and realised that we were going way past second date, i ended it with FWB and we parted friends

isseywithcats · 07/07/2018 17:48

excuse spelling mistakes fingers not keeping up with thoughts

KanielOutis · 07/07/2018 18:20

In contrast to the above, I had a FWB that worked well. He is now my husband.

notsoconfused1 · 07/07/2018 19:31

Thank you for your replies. I am in a new area so don’t know many people. Did you meet on dating websites ? The FWB one seems pretty out there but I suppose with that it’s clear what each person wants.

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mpeters82 · 07/07/2018 20:44

I did this and it was good until I fell for him.
Didn't see it coming as we were just having fun and hanging out.
Messed up our friendship but it's complicated

isseywithcats · 07/07/2018 21:37

i met mine through face book meet me app, from the start he said he didnt want a full on relationship and at the time neither did i, further down the line i realised i was ready for a full on relationship , but not with him, it would have been a car crash, just to add not youngsters we were both in our mid fifties, so i was still on POF and dating which is where i met my current partner, totally different ball game, and my FWB and i remained friends without the sex, he went on to marry someone else and within 6 months had split with her , he really was no good at relationships.

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