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Friends With Benefits: Can you handle it?

Girl and man discuss taking their relationship to the next level at coffee
Dear Emily, I just got out of a long-term relationship. I still talk to my ex all the time and we’re really good friends right now, even though we live in different cities. He and I never had the most exciting sex life while we were together, but now that I’m single, I’m ready to have my sex life back! So I was just wondering what your advice would be for someone who is newly single and physically ready, but maybe not entirely emotionally ready? Read more

4 Reasons Friends With Benefits Relationships Don’t Work

Two friends with benefits in a bed, which may be a bad idea
If you want a man in your life, but don’t want to commit to anything serious, you might think a friends with benefits relationship is a good idea. Before you decide to become a man’s f-buddy, I should warn you of 4 common dangers of being a friend with benefits. Read more

Now that you have him, how do you keep him?

couple chained together
I’m all for being besties with your man, but one must remember to never get too comfortable in any relationship, as that is a slippery slope to taking your partner for granted, and likewise, your partner will also reciprocate that behavior, putting the relationship in a danger zone with a lack of passion and a surplus of boredom. Here are three main tips to keeping your relationship spicy and making sure that spark between you two stays lit and what you guys had from the beginning stays fresh, ultimately keeping you happy and keeping your man forever yours! Read more