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fromIndependent
3 months ago

Asking for a friend: I've caught feelings for the guy I've been having a fling with. It's been mostly just sexual but I think we could be more. Should I risk telling him?

A casual fling shifted into unreciprocated romantic feelings, and revealing those feelings risks losing the connection but might also uncover mutual feelings.
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fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago

I'm Seeing a Much Younger Man. It's Incredible-But I'm Worried Something Isn't Right.

Continuing a friends-with-benefits relationship is a mutual choice that can risk one partner missing opportunities for a long-term, child-centered relationship.
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fromSlate Magazine
9 months ago

The Guy I'm Seeing Insists That We're "Just Friends." But Friends Don't Do the Things He Does.

A friends-with-benefits arrangement can produce deep emotional and caretaking intimacy that raises the risk of attachment despite stated intentions to avoid a relationship.
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