FWB

You heard me, FWBs. Just like every teenager in the world knows what "grrr" or "ttyl" means on text, every one old enough to have sex understands with an FWB is.

Now, be good boys and girls and nod your head in agreement!

My question is this: if you are an FWB or have an FWB, what do you do when there is still an entanglement present for one or the both of you? How do you handle it? Let's say you have an FWB that is still involved with her/his ex...and by involved I mean involved in the pseudo Biblical sense. You knew that going in...but at some point you realize that it just rubs you the wrong gosh darn way. What do you do? Do you break it off? Say "you know how to find me when you're done"?

(Definition: Friends with Benefits, aka F.B. aka Special Friend aka Booty Call)

I'm starting to think the whole concept of FWB-ness could be bad for my mental health. It's one thing to say "eh, we're just friends who knock boots", and it's another to really mean it. I mean, you develop feelings for people over time, regardless of the circumstance. If you and good ole Vlad Putin were the only two people left on the earth, and stuck together, you'd develop some sort of affection for him eventually, right? Digressing as usual, but it's bad for your mental health because you never know where you stand. Consequently, you might get a bit pissed off, or paranoid, or just plain upset. Since this is just an FWB, a conversation about one's feelings has no place...or does it?

If you are upset, what can you really do about it?