According
to one study, people in a “friends with benefits” relationship have safer sex.
Those surveyed, primarily young adults in their mid-20s, use condoms during
oral and vaginal sex more frequently than those in traditional relationships.
But don’t
assume this makes friends-with-benefits sex safer, or riskier, than sex among
those in committed relationships. Friends with benefits are much less likely to
be monogamous (36% vs. 96%), have had more sex partners and didn’t use condoms
during all encounters. Additionally, these survey participants were less
sexually satisfied and had less communication about sex.
Casual
FWB relationships are common (there was even a recent movie with the same
title); half of college students have engaged in this type of relationship.
With the prevalence of these relationships, experts call for specific sex
education surrounding these relationships.
So what
can you do to keep a friends-with-benefits relationship healthy? Engage in open
communication, continue using condoms, practicing safe sex and have regular STD
testing performed.
Read the article and find an STD testing center near you.
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