Need male perspective.. How do you feel if casual hook up admits to have feelings?

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  1. In casual situations I usually leave before that happens. Got to keep them arrangements either short or spread apart or else someone’s going to catch feelings

  2. I would feel fine if they expressed that. But I would also hope they feel fine if I express that’s not what I’m looking for (if that’s the case).

  3. I married my fwb of like 5 years. We caught feelings eventually.

    I have had many long term fwb relationships and quite a few ended because someone caught feelings m. Other times it’s because I met someone or they met someone. Other times we didn’t see eye to eye so we split.

    I think it’s a very normal thing and if you and him are mature enough to talk it through, it should be fine.

    Be prepared to state how you feel. Small chance he might feel the same way and something starts. Big chance he doesn’t. If he doesn’t, and he’s a good person, he will back off and you won’t be spending much time with him at all anymore. If he’s selfish, he will either string you a long or he will say “sorry, let’s keep hitting it though” and at that time you should be prepared to walk away.

  4. If I have feelings beyond just banging, then great. If I don’t, then I regretfully end the agreement. It’s not fair to keep fucking someone who’s caught feelings. Past that point, it’s exploitation.

    Feelings: the world’s worst STI.

  5. “Thank you for sharing that with me. I respect and appreciate your honesty”

    “I can’t return those feelings back to you. I’m not trying to be mean, I’m just trying to be honest about how I feel”

    Both have been successful for me in the past.

  6. I’m not really a casual hookup kind of guy. If she said she had feelings, I might be inclined to reciprocate I suppose.

  7. If he’s just coming off a five year relationship, and you say something to the effect of, “I have feelings for you, so I can’t do the casual hookup thing anymore”, it may come of as an ultimatum of “either we get serious or I’m done with you.” And someone JUST getting out of a long relationship may be very hesitant to get into a new one. Be prepared to lose him.

  8. This happened to me. The girl told me that she caught feelings and wanted more. I had expressed from the start that I wasn’t up for a serious relationship, so this caught me off guard.

    I told her that I had a bad feeling about this, but said that I would agree to no other sexual partners, but still wasn’t looking for a relationship. She heard “You’re the only one for me.”

    The extent of our time together was essentially this: end-of-night booty calls, watching a show together each week, and then sometimes meeting up with friends for drinks. No “dates.”

    Fast forward 6 weeks: I meet a girl, we really click, and we hang out a few times. She asks if I’m seeing anyway, and I explain I have a “casual thing, but it isn’t labeled.” The new girl says, “Until you end that, we can’t see each other. I can’t just be an option.” I say okay, tell FWB the situation, and it fucking breaks her heart.

    I should have ended the situationship when feelings got involved.

  9. Every situation and every guys recovery rate from a relationship is different. All you can do is tell him or always wonder what woulda happened if you don’t. Both have risk.

  10. Do you also have feelings or think they worth further exploring? Then go exclusive and figure it out. Do you not have the same feelings? Tell them you can’t be what they are looking for and let them make their own decision.

  11. If I like her enough, and she’s cute and seems interesting, why tf not? Let’s see how it goes but if she turns out to be crazy I won’t hesitate to defend myself by all means

  12. i personally would tell them that’s not what i’m looking for but i would wish them the best anyways because everyone deserves happiness

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