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Yes it can be done. I'm friends with a couple of women the were FWB when I was in my 20's. Both of our lives have moved on. It was ackward at first as the "best memories" where sexual but as time went on we forgot about it.
I was out to lunch with the guys a few months back and ran into one of them and we chatted a while to catch up. Until she brought it up I completely forgot we had slept together. Granted it was almost 10 yrs ago but still...
Totally depends on the emotional stability and expectations of those involved.
If this is your end game, discuss it with your partner and trust your gut about where there head is in that moment. Then, either proceed with a good estimation of potential consequences or walk away.
Been, there. Done that once. Didn't work because he'd bring it up and some of the best memories of us together involved sex.
I don't mix friendship and love either way, so for me I guess it is a moot point.
But personally and from an ethical point of view (i.e., my standard for me; not judging anyone else here), FWB is anathema and I would *never* do that. Not ever. For me, the rules are simple: if you love someone, you love them. If you're friends with someone, you're friends. Apples to apples. But not both. FWB is like mixing apples and oranges. Plus, FWB removes love entirely from the whole equation. So it's completely useless for me, especially because I want both love *and* marriage, before I even get to the benefits part.
I think if you've only maybe done it once or twice and it was "sort of something that happened," yes. If either of you extended it and/or wanted it to go anywhere romantically, I think that would be much tougher.
I had sex with my best male friend in high school and we went right back to being friends, but it was just that one vulnerable time and we both knew we didn't want a romantic relationship.
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