I had some very good and some iffy "casual" sex, but it was all in all an enjoyable experience. If you don't treat the sex as casual, then when it's over everyone feels good and loved. For the time while I'm playing with someone, it's love.
I do prefer sleeping with friends than with strangers, though. It just adds a nice intimate level to a relationship, and sometimes breaks the sexual tension that tends to be there. My social circle tends to be a bit incestuous, and most of us have slept with some of us. There's a surprising lack of drama.
Also, because I tend to get into long-term relationships with men, but I love being with women, it's nice to have semi-casual sex partners. Good friends that want to play with each other, then go home to their boyfriends.
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