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social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > sexuality > friends with benefits

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friends with benefits  

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  • We all know that friendships between men and women differ from heterosexual romantic relationships. To give one example, sexual interaction typically occurs in close, intimate, romantic relationships whereas friends generally eschew these encounters. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Friends with Benefits]

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