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How does one go about finding a "friend with benefits"?

I am a 30 year old straight guy in Seattle, relatively attractive, if it matters. I don't have an overabundance of experience, for various reasons, but I don't really have trouble with the opposite sex. I'm just shy and unsure of how to do this.

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    I've always just sort of fallen into the situation. Either they were already a friend who I ended up hooking up with, or someone who I hooked up with randomly, then became friends with. Hence the friends with benefits part.

    More helpful:  Random hookups are usually the best place to start.  Then bonus points if you keep hooking up.  But that can't happen if you don't suggest it.  It's a matter of turning a potential one night stand into a continuous thing. You say that you don't really have trouble with the opposite sex- so I'm assuming you can get some relatively easily?

    I really think it's more about taking hold/control of a situation and forming it into that.  If you have a friend who has drunkenly confessed their desires or interest in you- there's a good start.  If there's someone you've hooked up with who has stayed in contact- BINGO.

     

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  • Screensh0t_4_small

    Are you cute? If so, let's be friends.

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  • Newavpencil64_small

    I really think it's more about making it clear what you want and don't want and ending things if they get too complicated. Otherwise you meet them the same way you meet other potential relationships.

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    I can't do it man, I'm too much of a romantic

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  • King_dd_small

    Well, I would think that the first step is to become "friends" with someone of the gender that you want to befriend.

    That would be the first hurdle.

    Then, you'd need to feel comfortable talking about how you'd like to take it to the next level, or drop hints about how horny you are, were, would like to be, but have no outlets... etc.

    Good luck.
    Let us know how this works for you.
    Credit me if it works, OK?

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  • Prince_superbowl_small

    Craigslist.

    There's no magic skill set, you just DO it. :)

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  • Captainamerica70annvar_1__small

    I would suggest going to your favorite social club, church, library, book discussion group, etc and meeting people. That's the best way to break the "shy" problem, and once you have something in common with them, the rest comes more easily.

    Of course, if you're catholic, and it's a Jewish singles group you're visiting, there maybe some problems, but you get the idea...

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