But what qualifies as friends with benefits, exactly? "Friends with benefits is best defined as a friendship with someone(s) that incorporates the sexual activities and/or intimate moments usually associated with dating, without the commitment of dating," says Carolina Pataky, PhD, a licensed marriage and family therapist, sex therapist, and co-founder of South Florida's Love Discovery Institute. The term "friends with benefits" is tossed around more than a flyer in cheerleading.
Yep, I'm talking about friends with benefits.
But special friendships may also offer a thigh to grind on, a set of lips to suck on, and a chest to lay on. Anyone who’s ever been through a tough time (family death, brutal breakup, work disaster, etc) knows that friends can lend a shoulder to cry on.