{"id":12408,"date":"2015-01-01T08:05:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T13:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/six-reasons-why-science-and-winter-say-you-need-a-fck-buddy\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T08:05:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T13:05:17","slug":"six-reasons-why-science-and-winter-say-you-need-a-fck-buddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/six-reasons-why-science-and-winter-say-you-need-a-fck-buddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Reasons Why Science (And Winter) Say You Need A F*ck Buddy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Six Reasons Why Science (And Winter) Say You Need A F*ck Buddy<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Winter has arrived. The days are cold. The nights are long. Enter your friend-with-benefits&ndash;also known as a&nbsp;f*ck buddy or FB,&nbsp;for those who prefer not to use the F-word in polite company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/thesaurus.php?term=fuck+buddy\" target=\"_blank\">Urban Dictionary<\/a> defines a&nbsp;friend-with-benefits as &ldquo;two friends who have a sexual relationship without being emotionally involved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is someone you can get away with&nbsp;drunk texting on Friday night from a bar after your fifth cocktail and not take hell for it. (Just make sure it&rsquo;s Freddy your FB, not Freddy your boss. Yes, it has happened.)<\/p>\n<p>It can also be someone who you would never date&nbsp;for various reasons (he rides a motorcycle, he eats crackers in bed, he&rsquo;s a Republican, etc., etc.), but whom you nonetheless love getting <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">naked<\/a> with from time to time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Just in case you needed them, here are <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>, er, <em>six<\/em>&nbsp;reasons why everyone should have a FB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/images.jpg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&rsquo;s good practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/study-young-men-suck-at-sex-bottoming-doesnt-hurt-and-1-in-2-guys-bareback-20111018\" target=\"_blank\">2011 study<\/a>&nbsp;examined&nbsp;the sexual behaviors of more than 24,000&nbsp;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">guys<\/a>. Researchers found that young <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>&nbsp;aged 18 to 24&nbsp;didn&rsquo;t score well&nbsp;when it came to their lovemaking abilities. Of course, this isn&rsquo;t all that surprising. With age comes experience, after all. Maintaining&nbsp;a steady,&nbsp;no-strings-attached partner to practice with&nbsp;is a great way for those of you in the under 24 category to hone your&nbsp;craft. As a young <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a>, you are fortunate to have plenty of time and opportunities to improve.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/gay-men.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/gay-men-360x261.jpg\" alt=\"gay-men\" width=\"360\" height=\"261\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&nbsp;encourages&nbsp;mentorship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the flip side, for older gents who may not need any additional&nbsp;practice in the sack,&nbsp;being a mentor to a younger&nbsp;fella&nbsp;can be a beautiful, beautiful thing. Think about it: You&rsquo;re&nbsp;teaching him valuable tricks of the trade&nbsp;which he can then&nbsp;employ&nbsp;for the rest of his life. Talk about making a real difference in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/Gay-black-man-PF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/Gay-black-man-PF-360x376.jpg\" alt=\"Gay-black-man-PF\" width=\"250\" height=\"261\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&rsquo;s beneficial to your mental health<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To the surprise of no <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> on earth, a study published in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/spp.sagepub.com\/content\/early\/2014\/06\/03\/1948550614537308.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Social Psychology and Personality Science<\/a>&nbsp;earlier this year found that people who engaged in regular casual <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> reported lower stress levels and higher levels of happiness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/1001SL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/1001SL-360x312.jpg\" alt=\"1001SL\" width=\"250\" height=\"217\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Live your fantasies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you always&nbsp;dreamed&nbsp;about being&nbsp;bound, gagged, spanked, and\/or peed upon? (If so, you&rsquo;re not alone. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/just-how-unusual-are-your-sexual-fantasies-this-study-will-tell-you-20141108\" target=\"_blank\">This sex study<\/a>&nbsp;found even the wildest of fantasies aren&rsquo;t nearly as&nbsp;uncommon as you might think.) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmercury.com\/portland\/sex-survey-results-2014\/Content?oid=14137611\" target=\"_blank\">This 2014 survey<\/a> found that 47% of respondents&nbsp;fantasize about acting&nbsp;out their favorite types of kinky porn in real life. Now, you may not feel comfortable doing these &ldquo;taboo&rdquo; things with the future father of your children. Enter your FB. He&rsquo;s the perfect person with whom to explore such&nbsp;activities. You know him. You trust him. And he won&rsquo;t won&rsquo;t take it personally if you never <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> him again after things go unexpectedly awry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/male-friends.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/male-friends.jpg\" alt=\"male-friends\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>He can provide you with more than just <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Got an extra ticket to the Giants game? Need a date to&nbsp;your friend&rsquo;s art opening? Call your FB. Not only will he provide you with some hot company to make others jealous over during&nbsp;your outing, but he&rsquo;ll&nbsp;give you something to look forward to&nbsp;afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/55842692.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp\/docs\/2014\/11\/55842692-360x360.jpg\" alt=\"55842692\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>It&rsquo;s fun &amp; convenient<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite what your parents&rsquo; church may have tried to tell you, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> is good. And <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> is f-ing awesome. This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmercury.com\/portland\/sex-survey-results-2014\/Content?oid=14137611\" target=\"_blank\">2014 survey<\/a> found that one in three people have&nbsp;a friend-with-benefits with whom&nbsp;they regularly hookup. That has to be proof of something.&nbsp;Having someone to sext&nbsp;for some late night hanky panky at a moments notice is&nbsp;fun,&nbsp;not to mention far more convenient than hunting for it at bars and on Grindr. &lsquo;Nuff said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/nude-pic-etiquette-five-tasteful-tips-for-photographing-your-junk-20140802\">Nude Pic Etiquette: Five Tasteful Tips For Photographing Your Junk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/midsummer-night-flings-six-tips-for-taking-up-a-gay-lover-in-august-20140808\">Midsummer Night Flings: Six Tips For Taking Up A Gay Lover In August<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/fashion-faux-pas-what-not-to-wear-to-a-hookup-20141003\">Fashion Faux Pas: What Not To Wear To A Hookup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Graham Gremore is a columnist and contributor&nbsp;for <\/em>Queerty<em> and <\/em>Life of the Law<em>.&nbsp;Follow him on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/www.facebook.com\/grahamgremore\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grahamgremore\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=jUkav85HkoU:hLIBK1PmLBM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=jUkav85HkoU:hLIBK1PmLBM:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Graham Gremore<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/jUkav85HkoU\/the-benefits-of-keeping-a-fck-buddy-20150101\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/jUkav85HkoU\/the-benefits-of-keeping-a-fck-buddy-20150101<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Reasons Why Science (And Winter) Say You Need A F*ck Buddy Winter has arrived. The days are cold. The nights are long. Enter your friend-with-benefits&ndash;also known as a&nbsp;f*ck buddy or FB,&nbsp;for those who prefer not to use the F-word in polite company. Urban Dictionary defines a&nbsp;friend-with-benefits as &ldquo;two friends who have a sexual relationship &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/six-reasons-why-science-and-winter-say-you-need-a-fck-buddy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Six Reasons Why Science (And Winter) Say You Need A F*ck Buddy<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Six Reasons Why Science (And Winter) Say You Need A F*ck Buddy - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/six-reasons-why-science-and-winter-say-you-need-a-fck-buddy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Six Reasons Why Science (And Winter) Say You Need A F*ck Buddy - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Six Reasons Why Science (And Winter) Say You Need A F*ck Buddy Winter has arrived. 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