My best friend just came back from army basic training and he wants to start a friends with benefits relationship with me. I like him a lot and I trust him with my life but I'm nervous because I like him and want an actual relationship. Also don't want to loose his friendship. Any ideas or suggestions?
Ahh...if he's your friend, then tell him how you feel. Be honest.
If he actually knows what's going on, he then has the opportunity to be honest with how he feels and what he wants, and he can stop playing games. He's your best friend, he obviously likes you. He wants benefits, he clearly finds you attractive. His suggestion might just be a dumbass way for him to protect himself if you reject him - "Oh, that's cool, it was just an idea. No harm, no foul." Or he might just want to put away his best mate and not have to deal with any relationship nonsense.
If your friendship doesn't survive your honesty, then I'm afraid to say, he wasn't really your friend to begin with.
Good luck
My latest story is a racy little piece about what happens when someone cute from work invites you over to watch Netflix and Chill. I would suggest ignoring that he just got back from Basic Training. This IMO means nothing. Unfortunately many people (to include boys who just got through with Basic) think it DOES... but sorry, it does not.
So then take the situation on its face. If he tried this BEFORE he went to Basic, what would your answer and response have been? I have a feeling you would have simply told him no, and that you were interested in a RELATIONSHIP and not just SEX when he wanted to scratch that itch.. or to boost his ego.
I am personally opposed to FWB situations anyways. They almost always lead to unpleasant things and friendships ruined. Now I am sure some will jump on and claim THEY had them and everything was great and fine, or they KNOW of someone who did and it was great; but the truth is that these are the minority of situations, not the norm. On the other hand FUCK BUDDIES seem to work our much better because there is no real emotional or "friendship" ties to the situation. It is pure sex for the purpose of sex alone and once done lives continue without interaction on a private level until the next time the parties want to fuck.
So I would advise going with your first instinct, which seems to be that you are not interested in a FWB situation. If he is TRULY a friend, he will understand, and that will be that. Good luck.
Big-haired Bitch/Personality Hire
It's not gonna end well. If a guy is gone for any period of time and comes back to you and says, "Hey...let's fuck on a regular basis, nothing more," then that should pretty much tell you where you stand.
Don't trick yourself into thinking that it will develop into something more over time...because it won't. Going into this with the feelings that you have isn't the smartest thing in the world.
You should tell him about your feelings, though. At any rate, he's already willing to put your friendship on the line by turning it into a friends with benefits thing, so there's not much to lose. So tell him about the feelings you have for him and see if he's into something more.
If you're thinking of doing the friends with benefits thing in hopes of something more, he at least has the right to know what he's getting himself into.
Best of luck!
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