History Main / FriendsWithBenefits

But until that happens, they'll get together to knock boots every Saturday. [[RuleOfFun Just for the fun of it.]]

* The female Shepard's relationship with Garrus in [[MassEffect Mass Effect 2]] at the beginning fits this to a T. There is neither any romantic attraction between them at first, nor any that develops later on: Shepard just offers to sleep with Garrus in the middle of a conversation and Garrus replies [[IfItsYouItsOkay "Well, why the hell not?"]]. The dialogue that ensues is initially all about reconciling the fact that it's an [[InterspeciesRomance Interspecies Romance]] but the focus rapidly and subtly shifts to Garrus revealing [[TheWoobie how lost and lonely he really is, how he's filled to the brim with self-doubt]] and how Shepard is the only person in the galaxy who can give him even a moment's solace.

** Ted and Robin had this type of relationship in "Benefits", as part of the writers' continuing efforts to have them hook up at least once a season.

* In a film that will be coming out next February, Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman will be playing as these. You can really tell cause a. They're both getting redressed on the movie poster and b. It actually says on the poster [[TitleDrop "Friendship has its benefits"]].

* In ''ElGoonishShive'', Noah [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-03-31 tells Elliot]] that he and Melissa "provide comfort and pleasure to each other" while Melissa is still in love with Justin.

* The female Shepard's relationship with Garrus in [[MassEffect Mass Effect 2]] fits this to a T. There is neither any romantic attraction between them at first, nor any that develops later on: Shepard just offers to sleep with Garrus in the middle of a conversation and Garrus replies [[IfItsYouItsOkay "Well, why the hell not?"]]. The dialogue that ensues is initially all about reconciling the fact that it's an [[InterspeciesRomance Interspecies Romance]] but the focus rapidly and subtly shifts to Garrus revealing [[TheWoobie how lost and lonely he really is, how he's filled to the brim with self-doubt]] and how Shepard is the only person in the galaxy who can give him even a moment's solace.

Some draw a distinction between "FriendsWithBenefits" and "FuckBuddies". In this view, "FuckBuddies" are couplings with ''no'' emotional relationship, but simply [[strike:good]] great sex. "FriendsWithBenefits", by contrast, provide sex ''and'' friendship, but not as much emotional intimacy as a full-blown romance. Whether or not such a distinction actually exists is [[YourMileageMayVary highly subjective]].

* Nate and his friend in ''SixFeetUnder'', lampshaded by his sister ("So you're like, what, FuckBuddies?"). They eventually get a RelationshipUpgrade.
* In ''{{Sex and the City}}'', Carrie Bradshaw gets into a detailed discussion on the distinction between {{Friends with Benefits}} and FuckBuddies.

Best friend with benefits

* In ''JackieBrown,'' Louis and Melanie seem to have this sort of realtionship. However, YMMV on this, since Melanie seems to be a bit of slut, although she seems to like Louis- he's an old friend whom she hasn't seen in a long time. However, this all goes to shit when [[spoiler:Louis shoots her for trying to take the half million for herself, plus being overly annoying, even for her.]]

* Monica and Richard attempt this in ''{{Friends}}'', but it doesn't work out.

* A few have these have taken place (or are implied to have taken place) in ''OutThere'' mostly as a part of the back story: [[http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20080423.html Sherry and Steven]], [[http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20071204.html Miriam and Wally]], and possibly even [[http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20081126.html, http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20100526.html Miriam and Sherry]]; there is also a reference to a Friends With Benefits relationship between Miriam and a character named Carlos in one of the flashback stories in the third ''OutThere'' book.

* Deconstructed in the [=~iCarly~=] fan fic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5009447/1/iNever_Knew iNever Knew]] and its sequel, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5075276/1/iNever_Knew_This_Would_Be_So_Hard iNever Knew This Would Be So Hard]]. While Freddie [[RelationshipUpgrade wants to be boyfriend and girlfriend]], Carly wants to be friends with benefits, which they attempt. It doesn't go too well.
** More accurately, Carly is scared of a RelationshipUpgrade because she's used to her and her brother wrecking their relationships and never speaking to the other person after they break up. In a way, it's also something of a deconstruction of the GirlOfTheWeek format and how a real person would be affected by relationships which seem to only last {{one night|Stand}}, days or barely weeks.

* In {{Vanilla Sky}}, the main character has a "F*** Buddy" relationship with a model. The "buddy" in question takes things a little more seriously and when she finds out the true nature of the relationship, [[Understatement it doesn't end well]].

* In {{Vanilla Sky}}, the main character has a "F*** Buddy" relationship with a model. The "buddy" in question takes things a little more seriously and when she finds out the true nature of the relationship, it doesn't end well.

** Though it's obvious [[spoiler:Faye]] thinks of it as more than just random sex: when [[spoiler:Sven]] sleeps with another girl she gets all heartbroken and stops seeing him at all.

*** It's stated in a guest strip that Martin and Pizza Girl will get together, too, though. Anyway, no longer factual as of...a long while ago.

* In ''ElGoonishShive'', Noah tells Elliot that he and Melissa "provide comfort and pleasure to each other" while Melissa is still in love with Justin.

* But the Friends With Benefits does lead to the two eventually getting married and having a kid.

*The (very explicit) {{Yuri}} manga ''MakaMaka'' is about two women who insist they're just this - though it's blatantly obvious to the reader that their way beyond just friends.