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We Met At Acme

The Rules For Friends With Benefits

We Met At Acme

Dear Media, Lindsey Metselaar

Education, Society & Culture, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.22.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

On today’s solo episode, I break down the rules for friends with benefits. We discuss the rules for friends with benefits, how to not get feelings, setting boundaries, and how you can thrive in this situation.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The following podcast is a dear media production.

0:04.0

Hey guys, welcome back to We metadakme.

0:10.0

I am so excited because it is solo episode week over here.

0:17.0

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and we are talking about

0:21.6

friends with benefits today.

0:25.2

And I hope that you can find something in this episode that's relatable to you, even if you

0:31.6

are married with seven kids. to you're

0:35.0

are married with seven kids because you never know

0:37.0

when you're gonna have a friend with benefits again in your life.

0:40.0

But for real, I think that this is gonna be a fun one. I think it's a topic that we definitely need rules around for sure and

0:48.8

Friends with benefits should be something that works out really well.

0:53.0

But we see in these movies all the time,

0:55.0

you know, Friends with Benefits, No Strings Attached,

0:58.0

that it doesn't because one person gets feelings

1:01.0

and then someone gets hurt or maybe they end up together because it's a

1:04.0

romcom but that's unrealistic. What is realistic is being able to set healthy

1:11.2

boundaries and guidelines so that you can successfully have a

1:16.2

friends with benefits. I want to start off this episode so I recorded this

1:21.5

like before this is like a pre-

1:25.0

episode recording so I recorded it before you know you'll you'll figure it out

1:29.4

but I want to take a major shout out to my incredible husband

1:34.8

who is so, so just wonderful and confident

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