Does he provide her with health insurance?

If you got my Big Bang Theory reference, then yay, we are probably great friends. If not, I'll explain. Sheldon's character is socially inept, although he's a brilliant scientist. In one particular episode, he asks what "friends with benefits" are. And truth be told, the first thing I think when I hear the word "benefits" is health insurance. Maybe because I am so concerned with health and well being, especially now that I realize that I'm not 18 anymore.

Yet, I think I'm a bit more socially educated and progressive than Sheldon, so I know what "friends with benefits" are. And I'm all for that. What two consenting adults do together is none of my concern and I've always felt that way. Yes, I know how it works. You get to have the physical part of a relationship, without the emotional strings. Drama free, no obligations. People have biological needs, okay? It's your body, you do what you want with yours, let me do what I want with mine and we're square.

But, what are the other rules? Like, can you have more than one FWB at a time? What happens if you meet someone and you want to actually date them? Do you then dump your FWB? How do you dump a FWB? What's the social media protocol? Do you follow each other on Twitter? Do you ask how their day was? Is being FWB kind of like have a one night stand with the same person, several times?

I like to think that I'm pretty non-traditional, but there are reasons why it seems the overwhelming majority of people seek out relationships or at least the appearance of a relationship. The reasons range from moral to functional to financial, which are again, your business, not mine, but they make sense. I know it's something I personally prefer to other situations.

Don't let Hollywood trick you, I'm sure it's not like that Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman movie, or the Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake movie. But, by the same token, I bet it can be difficult if one or both parties start to develop feelings which is why those movies exist. In an anti-relationship, where do those feelings go? There isn't a place for them. Well, what do we know about emotions that don't have an outlet? They have to manifest somewhere. And that somewhere can be unhealthy.

I'm not trying to ruin anyone's game here. I'm sure for a lot of people, it works. Maybe you're a busy person and not looking to date someone. Maybe you suck at relationships and would rather not have one. But what I am trying to learn is where the "drama free" part is.