Being in a friends with benefits relationship is super tricky and as much as we all want it to work, it usually doesn’t. I mean, sure, there are those lucky people out there who can hook up with no emotional attachment there. But for most of us, having a FWB usually leads to a pretty messy situation. Whenever hooking up is involved, some sort of feelings will also be involved.

Something a lot of us do is settle for being friends with benefits with a dude we actually like. Trust me, I’ve been there – I’ve so been there. I thought I could handle hooking up with my crushes without wanting to actually date them, but I couldn’t. So, here is what being in a friends with benefits relationship is really like – at least according to my experience. Yes, it’s totally possible for the roles to be reversed, where the dude wants a relationship more than the girl. But these GIFs are based on what has happened to me – and a lot of girls I know.

You meet a super cute guy.

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You guys end up hanging out one day and things are pretty… passionate.

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Before you know it, you guys are always hanging out to hook up.

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You’re super happy about where things are going.

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Then he says he’s not ready for a relationship, but he still wants to hang out. You like him, so you decide to give it a try. 

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You tell yourself this is great – someone to just hook up with, no strings attached!

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At first, things are super fun.

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You tell your concerned BFF that you’re cool with everything. 

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But he only calls to hang out at night.

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It’s fine, though.

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You realize you’re kind of starting to like him. Maybe he’ll change his mind?

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Your friends tell you to ditch him because he’s a loser.

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You insist you’re fine. Things could still work out!

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One day, you see him flirting with another girl.

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A week goes by and he still hasn’t called. Enough is enough! You’re saying something to him.

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When you get mad that he treats you so badly, he just doesn’t get it and he’s all like:

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You realize you really like him, but maybe he doesn’t like you.

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You start to feel like this may not be working out.

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You let yourself be sad… really sad.

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It gets a little intense.

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Your BFF is tries to be sympathetic but kind of fails.

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After a while, you start to wonder why you even got yourself in the situation in the first place.

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When he calls you a few weeks later asking to hang out? You’re like, pssh whatever! Bye! 

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Have you ever been in this kind of situation? Do you like having a friend with benefits? Have you ever had one? Tell me in the comments!

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