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Casual sex / fwb with the roommate?
altocerous
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So... I have a roommate of the opposite gender. We've wandered across each others dating profiles lately, on one that suggests match %'s and we rated fairly high. I also discovered his profile on a kink-interest type site (based on his computers name, I swear I'm not secretly stalking him) and we sound compatible in bed (at least, similar interests)
I'm single. he's single. We don't interact much at the moment, he spends most of his time in his living room, I spend most of mine in my area, but there's certainly no animosity there, we're both just quiet people for the most part. My hormones have been going *nuts* lately and I have no qualms with casual sex, so long as it's with someone I trust.
I guess I'm just wondering... is it stupid to approach your roommate to bed one another? Will it definitely ruin our renter/rentee relationship? (I own the house, he rents space in it, shared kitchen/bath)
I'm single. he's single. We don't interact much at the moment, he spends most of his time in his living room, I spend most of mine in my area, but there's certainly no animosity there, we're both just quiet people for the most part. My hormones have been going *nuts* lately and I have no qualms with casual sex, so long as it's with someone I trust.
I guess I'm just wondering... is it stupid to approach your roommate to bed one another? Will it definitely ruin our renter/rentee relationship? (I own the house, he rents space in it, shared kitchen/bath)
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YMMV, but it can get pretty tough if you aren't both really prepared for that sort of thing.
But from the tone of your post you may end up doing it anyway. At the very least, do not engage in any vaginal sex, stick to more casual favors.
Say you have causal sex and you develop a little a crush. What happens if he brings someone home? You get to listen to the guy you like sleep with someone else. The same is true if the feelings are reversed.
The bottom line is, I think it's very hard to keep things FWB. Not impossible, just very difficult. One-night-stands are one thing, but to live with the person with whom you're sleeping is a recipe for eventual hurt feelings, heartbreak, bad living situation, etc.
So, uh, what's that kink site? I mean, if he's got a profile, he must be into it!
[Edit] and I'll second the above post. Sex is designed to make babies, keep it on 3rd base unless you could see yourself having a child with him at this point in your life.
1. We were already on a month to month lease, meaning if things didn't work out, we'd be stuck together for a maximum of 30 days, and either of us was free to pull the plug at any time.
2. I'm significantly physically larger than her (~33%). Whenever we got physical, it was always in my room, and never in hers. I never went into her room without her permission. While this was formal to the point of boring, it was important to me to show her that she was safe in the house and that, even if things didn't work out, she would be able to feel safe living there until we moved.
edit: To clarify, we didn't do this forever, but for a long time while we were feeling out the relationship.
I guess what I'm saying here is that yes, it's a bad idea, but if you're going to do it anyway, start by making an exit plan.
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Don't gamble what you can't afford to lose!
Namely a roommate and/or a peaceful home life.
But some people can afford to lose that via moving out, etc.
we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
This more or less. I've seen it work out just fine, I've seen it fail but with no animosity, and I've seen people end it with one or the other having to move.
1. You can afford to move or get a new roommate if necessary.
2. You feel confident in your ability to not get attached.
3. The two of you can talk openly about sex without embarrassment or awkwardness.
Secret Satan
However, horniness is a bitch. If you two do the do, make sure you're both absolutely clear on what you want and exactly where you both stand with it. Keep in mind though, even in the best case scenario (Two mature adults just fucking) You may want to fuck everyday, he may not - so on so forth. I'd say it simply isn't worth the sex to bang a roomie unless ya'll are romantically invested.
Go out on the prowl and pick up a dude. I can assure you there's someone somewhere who wants to fuck that does not live with you. Save yourself any potential drama.
Agreeing with these, with the additional caveat that you both agree that if when it's over, it's over, and stays in the past. I have friends who are still friends with ex-fuckbuddies, and you never, ever, ever voluntarily reveal that info to a current partner. As far as she knows, you just shared a flat back in '03. Also not making it public knowledge to your friends can prevent future accidental revelations.
I did FWB with a roommate once and it worked out just fine but it was a little bit of a different situation. We had been friends for two years at that point and were both 100% clear that we were not interested in a relationship with each other at all, we were just horny. We agreed not to have other casual sex while we were FWB's (disease concerns) and we were both cool with ending things if either person found someone they were actually interested in.
And everybody in our circle of friends was aware of what was going on including my now husband. So I don't think it is the end of the world if other people know about it either.
In other words, you would need to set up ground rules ("no kissing except during sex," "we stop if we start having sex with anyone else," "we are not dating and will not go on dates," "we will not be angry if the other is not interested in sex, or we will have a schedule or a sign or simply say 'hey i'm up for sex tonight but otherwise will be watching TV',") and also talk about it as it progresses ("This still working for you? Still fun? Any changes?").
I think it's fairly normal to assume that if you simply have sex with someone you get along with, it will tend to deepen feelings of affection. I mean, it makes sense -- you like someone, you do something with them that feels good, you then like them more. So what you need to do is essentially treat it similarly to a contract. Not quite as boring, but you would both need to be clear at the outset.
Alternatively, you can simply ask if he'd want to have sex with you one night and see how it goes. But I think talking about it and setting up ground rules (and exit rules) would be the best bet so neither of you gets hurt.
I know the story isn't exactly relevant to your situation but whenever I need to hammer home the point that "The road to hell is paved in gold." I tell that story.
Also, as somebody who was in a relationship with a co-worker, my place of employment has since become very awkward and uncomfortable whenever she's around.
Don't do it. Find a good friend, someone you can trust, and take them to bed if you must.
If you need to bone someone, find someone that you are not presently living with.
This part of the posts alarms me a bit. You say you are fine with casual sex, but I have a gut feeling that you might be trying to spark a relationship with this guy. Why does it matter if your match rating is high? What does that have to do with casual sex? Maybe this is me reading too much into what you wrote, or maybe not. I'm gonna go with "don't fuck your roommate, fuck say.. someone that doesn't live with you".
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Looking at your proposal positively you know that you can live with this person already so you're compatible in that sense. If it goes sour it's gonna go really sour though. Hopefully you don't have a long lease signed.
exactly
there's nothing inherently wrong with this idea
it's just that most people can't deal with the fallout
but if you're both mature enough to communicate about it like reasonable adults and it turns out he's interested, then you just have to be aware that down the road things my go sour and you'll want/need to move
just be honest with yourself and him about what you want and what you can deal with and what could result from this
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Since you're roommates, anything shitty that happens is going to be magnified because you're living together; on the flip side, it would make for a really convenient lay.
Like other people are saying, there's really nothing wrong with it, but you need to be clear in your communication, set ground rules, and be aware of that risk of things falling apart.
anyway
the one thing that intrigues me is the fact that you both came across each other's dating profiles. like, how did that go down? from the rest of the post it sounds like you two pretty much avoid each other, so all I can picture is one of you appearing in the doorway, laptop slung over one arm, going, 'hey, so, it turns out we have a high compatibility on roommatefuckers.com. also can you help me with something in the kitchen?'
anyway, you do have some leverage over him because you own the house. that could make things a bit sketchy.
surely if you're just horny, there should be little to no problem finding someone to get your rocks off with?
Well, this is one we can reason out. In the OP she says that the roommate is of the opposite gender, and then proceeds to refer to said roommate as "he". So I'd say she is probably a girl.
It doesn't really seem as if he's ever shown any interest in you sexually, at least not from your OP. I mean, there's the whole "who turns down free sex?" guy thing, but if he says no, things could get even more akward than if he said yes.
BEFORE having sex you need to agree on how often and where it will happen (despite how much of a turn off it might be to talk it through beforehand rather than "jumping him"); probably designate a sign of some sort (leaving the door open with underwear hanging on the door knob or something maybe) to minimize any accidents; whether or not you're going to be exclusive and also make sure the two of you are protected from any mishaps - especially if you're not staying exclusive.
The last point is very important and befor starting you should get yourself checked for STDs (and on an agreed regular basis if you're not exclusive) and always use some form of protection to prevent any pregnancies. Be sure to talk through the subject of abortion with him as well to find out whether he, you or both are okay/not okay with it and take it from there.
Good luck!
Given the nature of this thread I nominate to change that to "Don't masturbate where you masticate."
Either way, I'm also going to say do it. Just don't make a big deal about it, it's just sex. People ITT make it out to be like marriage. Just use protection and you can have a lot of fun with it.
No, there are far worse cases like having a huge falling out, she tries to evict him and he fights the eviction and wins because they were having sex and that probably isn't a valid reason for terminating a lease.
This whole thing is a bad idea. Not because it can never, ever work but because these arrangements often fall to pieces even amongst people who consider themselves mature and put together. That can create enough drama on its own. However when you are living together that drama is magnified greatly. It is a risk/reward calculation where the rewards aren't that high and the risks are generally huge. That is why it is to be avoided.
Basically, I'm not seeing any real reason you need to bang this guy in particular. Unless you are considering more than just a casual relationship with him.
Full disclosure, I was sleeping with one of my housemates senior year of college. But that was an arrangement with an expiration date since I was going off to law school and she was going overseas. It worked out fine, but there was never really any chance of it being anything more than each of us having someone to have sex with if we struck out at the bars.
Rigorous Scholarship
Go. Have fun. You are an adult. He is an adult. Get some wine and take out and ask him to watch a movie with you on the couch. See where it goes. No risk, no reward.
It's just that such an arrangement with a roommate has potential to lead to drama if things don't work out, or if one of the parties can't just keep it casual.
Rigorous Scholarship
Personally, I think it would be a mistake to get into a casual sex relationship with a roommate. If either of you starts to have feelings for the other, when one of you brings home a date and proceeds to have loud, noisy sex with them in the other room, someone is going to get their feelings hurt. That's when things start to go south.
It's not. At all. The two situations are not analogous. Here, we're talking about gambling on creating an awkward situation in the home, moreso because one of the people involved is the landlord of the other, making it a bit like trying to have casual sex with your boss. In the other thread, somebody wants to know if there is anything wrong with having and pursuing homosexual feelings, which there obviously isn't in general terms (although if he is lusting after his landlord or boss, then he should also be aware that he's taking a major risk).
Make rules though.
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