A study published last year in Women’s Studies International Forum stated that "friend with benefits" relationships are becoming increasingly popular, especially among young adults. (Getty Images) ...

FWB dating apps and fwb sites are designed to help users find like-minded people interested in casual fun, recurring hookups, or intimate friendships without strings. These platforms cater ...

At some point, you’ve probably heard someone casually say, “We’re just friends with benefits.” But what does that really mean? Are they friends? Lovers? Something in between? A “friends with benefits” ...

Dear Abby advises a woman in her 70s on her friend-with-benefits relationship. DEAR ABBY: I have been having a friend-with-benefits relationship with a man I’ll call “Gene.” We are both in our 70s. He ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been having a friend-with-benefits relationship with a man I’ll call “Gene.” We are both in our 70s. He lives an hour away, and we see each other once a month. Gene is married, but ...

Dear Amy: My boyfriend and I have been on/off for the past five years. During the time we were apart, he had another girlfriend. I didn’t know about her. He and I maintained a “friends with benefits” ...

"Somewhere life is going on—and I didn't take part in it." —Hanoch Levin, The Labor of Life The popularity of friendship with benefits (FWB) is increasing. A similar phenomenon within marriage (MFWB) ...

Traditionally, sex was only supposed to occur within the context of an intimate relationship. Until the sexual revolution of the 1960s, that usually meant couples were only supposed to have sex after ...

No Sleepovers. No Cuddling. No Jealousy. The rules seemed really simple, but I was fooling myself into thinking it was a good idea. About eight months ago, a friend and I decided to try the “friends ...

Emma Medeiros made a special friend decades ago while she was in college. Ultimately, Adam Caldow would become her best friend — and also her “friend with benefits,” slang for a friendship that ...