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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Urban Dictionary, a “crowdsourced online dictionary for slang words and phrases,” defines friends with benefits as: Two friends who trust each other enough to engage in sexual activity without fear of ...

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 ...

“I’m Fran Drescher. What do you think?!” the actress joked when speaking about her love life Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also ...

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 ...

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 ...