Is there anything wrong with...

[© tweed]

...engaging in a primarily physical relationship?  Leaving terms and conditions aside for now.

[Gabu]

...engaging in a primarily physical relationship?  Leaving terms and conditions aside for now.

"Wrong"?  No, as long as you fully know what you're getting yourself into.

I wouldn't do it, but that doesn't make it "wrong".

[dazzleman]

Why do I get the sense that this question is somehow related to some thinking that you've been doing with your little head?

I'd say it's not the wisest thing to do.

Usually, in that type of relationship, one of the parties ends up wanting something more.  If that's not the case, and if both parties are upfront about what they will give and get out of the relationship, I guess it's OK, but honestly, these are not the most satisfying relationships.

Boss, have you ever heard the old foreigner song, "Urgent" about a purely physical relationship?  It was out in the early 1980s, the heyday of your old persona.

Urgent, by Foreigner

You’re not shy, you get around
You wanna fly, don’t want your feet on the ground
You stay up, you won’t come down
You wanna live, you wanna move to the sound

Got fire in your veins
Burnin’ hot but you don’t feel the pain
Your desire is insane
You can’t stop until you do it again

But sometimes I wonder as I look in your eyes
Maybe you’re thinking of some other guy
But I know, yes I know, how to treat you right
That’s why you call me in the middle of the night

You say it’s urgent
So urgent, so oh oh urgent
Just wait and see
How urgent my love can be
It’s urgent

You play tricks on my mind
You’re everywhere but you’re so hard to find
You’re not warm or sentimental
You’re so extreme, you can be so temperamental

But I’m not looking for a love that will last
I know what I need and I need it fast
Yeah, there’s one thing in common that we both share
That’s a need for for each other anytime, anywhere

It gets so urgent
So urgent
You know it’s urgent
I wanna tell you it’s the same for me
So oh oh urgent
Just you wait and see
How urgent our love can be
It’s urgent

You say it’s urgent
Make it fast, make it urgent
Do it quick, do it urgent
Gotta rush, make it urgent
Want it quick
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
So urgent, emergency
Emer... emer... emer...
It’s urgent

[Joe Republic]

Are we talking f-ck buddies here?

[A18]

'Wrong' is subjective. I would never do it, however.

[dazzleman]

Are we talking  buddies here?

Do you mean in the same sense as Brokeback Mountain?

[Max Power]

Are we talking  buddies here?

IF WE ARE, I HAVE 214 BUDDY'S ON MY LIST

[Max Power]

Nothing particularly wrong, just something I'd be careful with.

[Max Power]

Physical can mean a number of things. Someone could be your sex buddy or your punching bag.

That's what I mean. I've been a "physical friend" with a lot of people, as in I've only been friends with them to play football and tackle the living shit out of them.

[Joe Republic]

Are we talking  buddies here?

Do you mean in the same sense as Brokeback Mountain?

Are we talking  buddies here?

IF WE ARE, I HAVE 214 BUDDY'S ON MY LIST

Dammit, the filter took out the operative word.  I was asking if this is a discussion about f-ck buddies.

[A18]

Physical can mean a number of things. Someone could be your sex buddy or your punching bag.

That's what I mean. I've been a "physical friend" with a lot of people, as in I've only been friends with them to play football and tackle the living shit out of them.

Oh. I see nothing 'wrong' with that. I thought we were talking about sex.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

No

[A18]

Physical can mean a number of things. Someone could be your sex buddy or your punching bag.

That's what I mean. I've been a "physical friend" with a lot of people, as in I've only been friends with them to play football and tackle the living shit out of them.

Oh. I see nothing 'wrong' with that. I thought we were talking about sex.

I inititally thought along the lines of what Casey too, but given that basically everything seems to revolve around sex, I would not be surprised if the rather ambiguous statement also revolves around sex.

Out of curiosity, why do you think it's a bad idea to have sports-based relationships? It sounds like any other hobby to me.

[Smash255]

If both people involved agree & are fine with it no problem at all.  However, it has to be something both parties want & are comfortable with.  If one wants more it could be cause for quite a few headaches & some pretty big problems

[Gustaf]

I wouldn't recommend it, that's for sure.

[opebo]

I would recommend it.  In fact it is the only kind of interaction I would recommend.

[minionofmidas]

So posting to us on this board is not an interaction you would recommend?

You're probably right. It's awfully addictive.

[opebo]

So posting to us on this board is not an interaction you would recommend?

You're probably right. It's awfully addictive.

Hah, well I suppose technically it is an interaction, and is very far from physical.  I must say I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, unless the person was very, very bored.  But I suppose I was referring to the spectrum of romant-to-sexual relationships or interactions, rather than all possible human interaction.

[TeePee4Prez]

If both people involved agree & are fine with it no problem at all.  However, it has to be something both parties want & are comfortable with.  If one wants more it could be cause for quite a few headaches & some pretty big problems

At your age, yeah there could be a lot of problems.  Not saying it's wrong, but I actually don't recommend it.  Too often I've seen problems such as teenage pregnancy with an absent father and you could get a lot of headaches as a result and you really don't need them at 15 or however old you are. 

[Jake]

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