Charlatan, don't go editing your post while I'm responding to you. 
  
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				Do people really have these sorts of things? 
			
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 Yes, they do exist.  
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				How solid is a plan B?  Is it just someone from the past that you thing you would have a shot with if your current partner leaves you (or it doesn't work out for any number of reasons) or do you have to maintain it? 
			
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 That's the problem I think in these situations.  Sometimes, the Plan B person could be just a friend and not even realize that they are seen as a Plan B. 
Other times, it could be very obvious that the person is kept around as a Plan B because of conversations that take place.  It can verge on an affair without the physical intimacy.