About Friends With Benefits Dating

What this site is for

We built this site for one arrangement: two adults, a real friendship, regular sex and no romantic label. General dating apps ask you to explain yourself in every chat. Hookup apps are built for tonight. Friends with benefits sits between them, ongoing, casual and honest, and we built a site around that middle.

That is the whole idea. Not a relationship site with a casual corner, and not a one-night site that tolerates repeat visits. A place where wanting something regular, physical and friendly is the normal reason to be here, so nobody has to apologise for asking.

What we believe about FWB

Most friends-with-benefits arrangements that go wrong do not fail because of the sex. They fail because something important was never said: one person hoped it would become more, someone started seeing a new partner, or a testing plan quietly lapsed. Our whole approach is built on saying those things early and plainly.

• Say it early. The best arrangements start with both people stating what they want before they meet.
• Agree the rules together. How often, other partners, sexual health, sleepovers and how it ends.
• Consent is ongoing. Either person can pause or stop at any point, without a reason.
• End well. A kind, direct ending is a sign the arrangement worked, not that it failed.

We also believe the friendship half deserves real effort. Replying to messages between visits, remembering what someone told you about their week and being decent when plans change are what separate an arrangement people enjoy from one they tolerate. None of that needs romance; it needs basic kindness.

Our articles go deeper on each of these, starting with what friends with benefits means and the rules that keep both people honest.

How we keep profiles honest

We only describe features on our pages that we can stand behind. We do not publish member counts, activity figures or success rates, and we do not promise how many people are near you. What we do publish is our plans and prices, our guides and our safety advice.

We also ask you to do your part: be upfront about the arrangement on your profile, use real recent photos and tell people the truth about your situation. Before meeting anyone, check they match their photos on a short video call. If someone will not do that, or keeps changing their story, treat it as an answer and move on.

Our official address and how to spot look-alike sites

If you are unsure whether you are on the right site, think about how you got here. Typing our address yourself is safest; a link in a chat, an ad or an email is the most common route to a copycat page.

Use only friendswithbenefitsdating.com; see our safety page.

Look-alike pages often copy a name but not the details. Check the address bar for our exact domain, be wary of any page that asks for card details before you have created a profile, and close any tab that arrived through a message from someone you have only just started talking to.

Privacy and billing, in plain words

Every plan name, length and price is published on our pricing page before you are asked to pay, in US dollars, euros and pounds. That page also explains how billing works. We do not hide the cost behind a sign-up wall, and we do not use introductory prices that jump later.

On privacy, the most effective protection is what you choose to share. Keep your workplace, home address, surname and social media handles out of your profile, and use photos that are not already public elsewhere online. Share personal details gradually, once you trust someone. Our privacy policy and terms are linked at the bottom of every page, so you can read exactly how your data is handled before you sign up.

When you meet someone, the same rule applies offline: tell a friend where you are going, arrange your own way home, and do not feel you owe anyone your address after one evening.

Who it is for

The site is for adults aged 18 and over who want an ongoing, agreed and non-romantic arrangement, whether they are single or have a partner who has agreed. If you are in a relationship, an arrangement is only fair when everyone it affects has agreed, so be open about that on your profile.

It suits people who like the idea of seeing the same person regularly, enjoy their company, and want the terms clear. It is less suited to anyone hoping a casual start will turn into a relationship; that can happen, but it is not what people here are signing up for, and pretending otherwise usually ends with someone hurt. It is also not the place for one-off encounters with strangers.

Our local guides cover the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand.

How we write our guides

Our articles and comparisons follow a few simple rules. We describe other sites using their own homepages, FAQs and help pages, and we date those checks, because features change. We do not invent statistics, and where another site publishes a figure we cannot test, we say whose figure it is. We keep safety advice practical: what to do before a first meet, how to talk about sexual health, and how to end an arrangement kindly.

We also try to write for adults who already know what they want. You will not find pressure to upgrade or vague promises about who is waiting for you. If a guide does not answer your question, the articles page lists everything we have published so far, and we add to it over time.

Who the site suits

The site suits single adults, and adults whose partners know and agree, who want something regular and casual with one person. It suits people less well if they want a quick one-off or a long search for a life partner.

What we do not do

We do not publish testimonials, success stories or member numbers, because we cannot show you evidence for them. We do not describe features on these pages until they are confirmed. And we do not name other sites with similar names except where a comparison helps you tell them apart.

Next steps

Read how it works, see our features, or compare us with other sites on the comparisons page.

Questions about us