The Fuck Buddy

Almost everyone has had one. If you haven’t, you know someone who has. With only a phone call, or a knock on the door they are there. There is no commitment, and it’s agreed that’s how it should be. They make you happy, usually for only an hour at a time. Unless you break the rules and you start to fall for your fuck buddy.

The whole concept is one giant gray area. The rules follow as I've stated above. No commitment, not either person. But what happens when you start getting attached?

It starts slowly, with an ass slap in public letting you know they want you later. Then the ass slapping just isn't enough because it becomes routine. So the slap turns to a grab, which turns to a hug.

Then the questions start. "Are you guys together?" Which is always followed by the awkward answer of, "Well, no."

Then the hug isn't enough. It gets more and more intense, and the comments get more akward, "You guys are so cute together." Followed by, "We're not."

But the attention is nice. Who doesn't like affection from someone they have great sex with? And before you know it, you're out of the "no commitment" zone to the "well, this could be great" zone. But then there are more questions. But questions you ask yourself.
"Do they like me too? They have to, they're publically affectionate."

Then the cuddling happens. (Men, when you cuddle, we like you more. If you want no relationship.... do not cuddle. I repeat, do not cuddle.)

Then the day comes when they say, "What? you think it's all about the sex?" (Uhhh, well wasn't it?) Okay so now you're stuck. You like each other! Great, right?

Wrong. Very, very wrong. Now you are stuck in a place that neither moves forward, nor backwards. You started in an uncommitted, casual relationship, but God forbid you sleep with someone else.

You're attached, but you're not.
You're happy, but not really.

The fights about what you really are, are the worst. Because you never get answers.

Then before you know it, it's seven months later. People assume you're a couple. People you don't know. Defending yourself and your status is the most uncomfortable thing to get through.

But then, the question that sets you off. The one that hurts you the most. The most awkward of the bunch, "You guys seem happy, how are you doing?"

"I don't know."


Power to whomever can pull off the fuck buddy relationship. But to the rest, be careful. Accept no public attention, accept no cuddling sessions or private movie watchings. And whatever you do... do not get stuck and fall for your fuck buddy.