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Casual Relationships

4 replies

Catcorn · 19/08/2021 22:54

I joined a dating site and was totally upfront with saying that I’m not looking for anything serious (due to children, work commitments etc). I have met this one bloke and he is ideal, we are sexually compatible and he is nice. He is also only interested in casual. Having said that he wants to phone every night, check in with each other in the morning and it just seems a bit weird to be doing this when our relationship is just for sex. I am interested how everyone else deals with casual relationships, do you just meet for sex or do you also have other elements to the relationship?

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Redland12 · 19/08/2021 22:59

I have a couple of FWB’s but we don’t check in every day. We only get in contact to arrange our next meet. If either has not been well then maybe we’d text to ask how we are doing, but no definitely not every day.

Mermaidwaves · 20/08/2021 06:33

He sounds controlling....he wants all the benefits of casual sex with no commitment, but wants to check in on you too, No! OLD is galore with men wanting casual sex, I would keep looking.

girlmom21 · 20/08/2021 06:56

A causal relationship and causal sex are two separate things.

He wants the relationship- you want the sex. You need to discuss this properly.

GreyCarpet · 20/08/2021 10:12

@girlmom21

A causal relationship and causal sex are two separate things.

He wants the relationship- you want the sex. You need to discuss this properly.

Yes. Casual sex is sex without commitment.

A casual relationship is a relationship without commitment. So it looks like a relationship but there is no intention to move in together, get married or talk about the future. You know it's going to end at some point when it no longer suits.

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