“No Strings Attached”: An In-Depth Look

If you only want to deal with another person for sexual gratification, “no strings attached” or having a “friend with benefits” can be used to describe the situation at hand. There’s lots of choices out there for sexual partners. People can easily use apps to find people nowadays so it makes finding these connections easier.

There’s people that may only desire a physical connection, but in dealing with a physical connection that’s really good may start to get attached to that connection. This person may start thinking about how good the connection is and start developing thoughts, feelings and a natural attachment to that connection. There may have been an agreement that there was to be no commitment or obligation in dealing with a specific physical connection, but someone may naturally be drawn to a specific person and continue to want to see someone for more than sexual gratification. This is where overwhelming confusion can start to take place if an agreement was made, but an emotional tie drives someone to break this agreement and want more.

We are humans and not robots. We work more complexly. We do not run on an automated program. If we feel drawn to someone, we are going to want to be with that person. It may really hurt emotionally or mentally to let go of a “no strings attached” connection if we’ve been seeing someone just for sex and we…