Originally Posted by analog

For me personally, I once dated a girl for about 8 months... and then we were exclusive fuck buddies for a year after that.

It was pretty much a lot like when we were dating, except without the title or strings attached. There was still some emotion involved from time to time.

I wouldn't recommend ever getting into a situation like that, unless you pretty much hate each other and are just mutually agreed upon using each other for sex. We didn't hate each other... she still loved me and I had made a huge mistake in breaking up with her... then made an even bigger one by never getting back with her. Of course, I didn't realize any of this until well after she'd finally met some other guy and we broke off our exclusivity pact so she could date him.

She married him like 2 months later. That's when I realized what I'd done.... that was not a happy time for me. lol

Our "rules":

Sexual exclusivity... you could see someone if you wanted, but absolutely nothing beyond a kiss on the lips (the ones on your mouth, I once specified for comedic effect). Not even groping. The major reason for this is we were both very straight-forward and honest people, and neither of us wanted to think about someone else with their hands on the other while we were being fuck buddies. I think the depth of this rule as we used it would only work for some people, and is mostly because we'd dated and were still very close, but knew we didn't work as a couple (this turned out to be my mistake, but that's how we learn in life).

The minute you wanted to end the situation, like to get it on with a newfound interest, you make a call and that's that. No discussion or anything- and even more importantly, no details. Neither one of us wanted to know anything about what the other might leave for, because then judgments could come into play.