Monday, April 21, 2008

The Adult Version of Playing Doctor: Friends with "Benefits"


We all remember being very young, and having that friend, who was the son of your mom's friend, who you'd have to entertain from time to time (ok, maybe it is not entertaining when you're seven, it is a playdate)...

And he was a boy and you were a girl and so what did you do? (besides pull each other's hair and step on each other's toes)

You'd play doctor (or some other exploratory game).

Today playing doctor with a friend of the opposite sex has evolved into "friends with benefits." You have the occasional playdate, but there are no strings attached, and it harmless exploratory fun for all intents and purposes... or is it?

Is it possible to actually have a friend with benefits without having the f-ing f-up the friendship?