Tag: friends with benefits

Are You & Casual Sex A Good Fit Right Now?

Posted by Delaine - March 21, 2011 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex, Women's Sexuality
0
casual sex divorce should I 300x300  Are You & Casual Sex A Good Fit Right Now?

So today I want to talk about casual sex.  Not to promote it, but to get real around it – cause oftentimes after divorce, we know we aren’t ready for a serious relationship BUT…the bod screams, “I want some action, damnit!’  I know first-hand that being pent-up can lead us to feel irritable, unable to concentrate, and just plain [...]

Read More

Sleeping With A Man After Divorce

Posted by Delaine - July 2, 2009 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex
3
snoring man sleeping1  Sleeping With A Man After Divorce

Since separating from my ex-husband two years ago, I haven’t slept with many men; in fact, less than a handful. Oh – let me clarify:  I mean actually sleeping with men.  This has been the case for two reasons.  One, I haven’t wanted to sleep beside most of them.  And two, I usually have my kids at home and [...]

Read More

Loving…Without Attachment: A Prescription for Hurting Hearts?

Posted by Delaine - May 8, 2009 - Dating & Sex, Healing, Longing...and Learning, Wisdom Gained
5
love without attach 199x300  Loving…Without Attachment: A Prescription for Hurting Hearts?

Laughing. Making love. Holding. Pillow talking…   No, I’m not fantasizing about falling in love again.   I’m imagining what it would be like to experience a weekend of ‘love without attachment.’ 

Read More

Friends with Benefits: One Step Closer

Posted by Delaine - April 6, 2009 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches
7
friends with benefits1  Friends with Benefits: One Step Closer

Recently I wrote an article about the concept of  ‘friends with benefits,” and how, even though it sounded good in theory, I was skeptical if  could translate into real life for most people.   This past weekend, however, I think I got a few steps closer to having such a relationship. How?  It was simple actually: I just came right out [...]

Read More

"Friends With Benefits" – A Myth, A Rarity, or A Matter of Luck?

Posted by Delaine - March 18, 2009 - Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches
14
friends with benefits  "Friends With Benefits" – A Myth, A Rarity, or A Matter of Luck?

When my best friend Hali and I found ourselves newly separated and back out in the dating trenches, we kept hearing the term “Friends With Benefits.”   We both liked the sound of it and decided it was something we wanted.  After all, we weren’t ready for serious, but we wanted to have sex.  Thus a sexual ‘friendship’ verses a love [...]

Read More