Dating, Decoded:

Friends With Benefits (FWB)

What is a friends with benefits (FWB) arrangement?

Friends with benefits means two people who are genuinely friends also have a sexual relationship, without the romantic commitment of dating. It works best when both people are equally casual about it — trouble usually starts when one quietly wants more than "benefits." Checking in occasionally about where you both stand keeps it working.

See: No Strings Attached (NSA), Hookup Culture