OP seems to want the experience of sleeping within someone who is crazy attracted to him while expecting them to mentally partition that off and treat him as a body outside that. I mean, sure, if you like to play act at scenes. But otherwise, at some point the other person will realize the jig is up and that the "more" they crave (and that is a key part of the emotional cascade of their attraction) is pure fantasy. |
Nobody is being "used" when two consenting adults both agree to an FWB relationship. |
You need to find the women with the Y chromosomes. There are plenty out there now. |
I was answering the responses to the OP that implied women want “more.” Well, maybe for a period but then everyone goes to the “boring” baseline and there’s no need for a full on relationship. You can just be friends with or without benefits at that point. The point is you can go through the whole cycle and not want a serious relationship. And btw I don’t think a FWB is just a body. |
| OP if you just want sex hire an escort. Escorts will.never fall for you. They just your money and you want their pus***y. To me that's a win win. |
OP here . I didn't date for 14 months nor had sex with anyone post divorce. I spent that time reflecting on my past mistakes and also what worked. When I went back on the dating scene most of my friends especially the married ones strangely enough were encouraging me to just do hookups and some were even kind of envious. Right now I am not seeing anyone for casual hookups and frankly I will keep it this way. I'm not a narcissist, there is nothing special about me. For awhile I just fell in the trap of "living my best life with no commitments" and I realized that's not me. I'm also not comfortable switching partners at the rate I change my underwears. |
You answered your own question. You are not the type for casual hookups. People who are comfortable sleeping around with zero commitment are wired very differently from the rest of us. |
Exactly - OP, when you say your x FWB wanted more - what exactly did they want and what was different from what you wanted / what the situations were? |
| Have affairs with married 40 somethings that live a very comfortable life and are just bored. |
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If you just want a “hook up as needed,” I suggest you buy one of those blow up dolls.
Real women are not one dimensional, and have needs that extend beyond the physical. |
Doesn't everyone who sees a potential relationship gives it a shot? |
Nobody is getting used, unless you consider sex to be degrading to women. |
Men don’t think like this. Many are happy to get sex from anonymous randos. The women could be nice and normal and relationship-worthy but if they are not looking for a relationship they are perfectly content to keep it to a FWB situation. |
Despite what people here tell you, there are plenty of women out there capable of having an NSA relationship without falling in love. You're either treating them as girlfriends and providing emotional support beyond that of basic respect or you're subconsciously targeting women who are looking for more even if they say they don't. It's impossible to tell. |
Except OP doesn’t want sex with randos - he wants to freeze in time a status quo with someone he knows and trusts - no growth, no shifting or changing. Nothing’s forever, including many marriages. OP - 6 months seems to be a good run for what you’re looking for |