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Where do people meet a regular friends with benefits arrangement?

71 replies

StarryLo · 13/05/2026 12:58

Im a single mum in my 30s and want to find a fwb but where do you meet them? When I was younger I would meet them online but the vast majority of the men just wanted to sleep with me and never contact me again, im looking for a regular fwb rather than ONS. I have read about Fab swingers and feeld but I’m really not into anything kinky in the slightest so dont like the idea of them. I was thinking tinder but I don’t want to put it on my profile incase people I know in real life see me on there (I wouldn’t want them to know) where have others found theirs?

OP posts:
Plates1 · 29/06/2026 13:32

Trumptontown · 29/06/2026 10:11

Fab is more than just swinging, there are plenty of single vanilla people on there. And the reviews are helpful. I met a long term FWB on there - now we’re just friends without the benefits 😁. I’ve been on and off Fab for years.

I’ve tried signing up using various email addresses and user names but I juts can’t gain access. Any advice?

Trumptontown · 29/06/2026 14:00

Plates1 · 29/06/2026 13:32

I’ve tried signing up using various email addresses and user names but I juts can’t gain access. Any advice?

Odd. I wonder if they’ve put a hold on new members given the site has featured heavily in the news recently. They do have a ‘contact us’ page which you could try?

shimasu · 29/06/2026 14:35

@Plates1 Try POF The Naughty Pond

Plates1 · 29/06/2026 14:54

shimasu · 29/06/2026 14:35

@Plates1 Try POF The Naughty Pond

That was the same. Nothing came of it except spending a fortune on subscriptions

Plates1 · 29/06/2026 14:56

Trumptontown · 29/06/2026 14:00

Odd. I wonder if they’ve put a hold on new members given the site has featured heavily in the news recently. They do have a ‘contact us’ page which you could try?

I just don’t have the time right now. It’s a shame because I’d really like to connect with someone authentic

PermanentTemporary · 29/06/2026 15:00

When I was on Adult Friend Finder there were quite a lot of men at least mentioning that they were interested in this. It was just before Covid though. It wasn’t what I wanted.

TBH I’d put the sex first and worry about the friendship afterwards but then I’ve had enough below average sex to last a lifetime.

Plates1 · 29/06/2026 15:11

PermanentTemporary · 29/06/2026 15:00

When I was on Adult Friend Finder there were quite a lot of men at least mentioning that they were interested in this. It was just before Covid though. It wasn’t what I wanted.

TBH I’d put the sex first and worry about the friendship afterwards but then I’ve had enough below average sex to last a lifetime.

Adult friend finder? Is that not another paid app like the other ones? Well, for now I’m looking at sex like pizza. Even bad pizza is still good! 🍕

Trumptontown · 29/06/2026 16:51

Plates1 · 29/06/2026 14:56

I just don’t have the time right now. It’s a shame because I’d really like to connect with someone authentic

You want a FWB but don’t have time to even send an email?

Plates1 · 29/06/2026 16:57

Trumptontown · 29/06/2026 16:51

You want a FWB but don’t have time to even send an email?

I knew how that would come across once I sent it. It’s my instant reaction resulting from so many bad experiences to date with apps and websites of this kind. You’re right.

Il send an email and who knows, maybe il finally get lucky!

MirrorMirror1247 · 29/06/2026 17:21

InstantlyBella · 13/05/2026 15:26

What's that weird game that all the nerdy men play with all the little toy soldiers and the dice and the tables and stuff? You see the shops sometimes when you are walking through town, I bet you could find a man there who would take anything you offered them.

Do you mean Dungeons and Dragons?

That's a very unkind thing to say about men who play it, you know.

TinyRebel · 29/06/2026 17:29

I have a friend who has been known to virtually club delivery men ‘round the head and drag them into her house for a shag. 😂
I mean, if you’re looking for something regular, they usually come at about the same time each day - so to speak.

Plates1 · 29/06/2026 18:16

TinyRebel · 29/06/2026 17:29

I have a friend who has been known to virtually club delivery men ‘round the head and drag them into her house for a shag. 😂
I mean, if you’re looking for something regular, they usually come at about the same time each day - so to speak.

I think I’d very much like to be introduced to your friend 😎😏

CaffeinatedSeagull · 30/06/2026 12:48

Plates1 · 29/06/2026 18:16

I think I’d very much like to be introduced to your friend 😎😏

It has me contemplating a career change!

WFH just doesn’t offer the same opportunities! 😂

aquashiv · 30/06/2026 14:24

Most apps have a question asking something casual, presumably that's the same thing...loads of blokes on Match wanted sex. Youd have to weed them out

Eses10 · 30/06/2026 14:27

Feeld is really good for this. It's kink positive, not obligatory and makes it easy to be upfront about what everyone is looking for.

Mosaic80 · 30/06/2026 14:34

I’d go via tinder without much info on your profile, just pics. The when you match, have a bit of minimal conversation then dive in and ask them what they’re looking for and be very honest about what you’d like. Usually if you say “so what are you looking for on here?” They’ll ask you the same back.

I think fwb is inherently unstable though, either they may like you too much or vice versa or they’ll meet someone new if they’re actually looking for a relationship. I’d probably see it more as flings and if you got 6 months out of them that’d be good going. Rather than feel disappointment each time the arrangement doesn’t continue long term.

CelticSilver · 30/06/2026 14:47

InstantlyBella · 13/05/2026 15:26

What's that weird game that all the nerdy men play with all the little toy soldiers and the dice and the tables and stuff? You see the shops sometimes when you are walking through town, I bet you could find a man there who would take anything you offered them.

'Is this some sort of sex thing?
'Far from it, Jen.'

ScottBakula · 30/06/2026 14:56

InstantlyBella · 13/05/2026 13:51

Have you tried having relationships with women instead? Everything that you are looking for would be ideally solved with a female partner, and you will probably end up falling in love and having a happy life together anyway. Just a thought!

That's just bizarre!

PTown · 30/06/2026 20:36

ScottBakula · 30/06/2026 14:56

That's just bizarre!

Agreed. I notice PP isn’t advising the bloke on this thread that everything that he wants would be easily achieved with a man, and he should simply find a male sexual partner instead.

NowIKnowHowToMakeHummus · 30/06/2026 20:42

Fab is good. It's called swingers from its original purpose but isn't just for that. I've been on there a few years and never done any swinging. Have met some lovely people (also blocked hundreds) and has great fun, a few became FWB on and off. Men hugely outweigh women. You'll get inundated with offers. Be very very picky. Write a decent profile and at the end put a word they have to say in their first message. If they don't say it, block them. Take it slow and meet for coffee only before committing to anything else. It's been really fun for me.

Imgoingoutforawhile · 30/06/2026 20:55

I’m looking for similar to you and have joined tinder. I haven’t put on my profile that I’m looking for something casual or fwb but it easily comes up in conversation once you start talking to people.

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