I had a brief FWB interlude before I met my current gf of 2 years, was an interesting experience. I must say it's a good opportunity, if you're of the right mindset, to work on your sexual skills, knowledge and prowess and have it be judged purely on the basis of merit.

And at the end of the day, if you fulfill your needs for love and belonging elsewhere, it's a good way to pick up the sex. If you try to make FWB'ing into the be-all and end-all of your personal relationships then you're shooting your emotional well-being in the foot. My 2 cents.

>>8 I agree with you -- virginity is not that big a deal... though sometimes I can see why people would get into the serious relationship of their lives and regret having lost it to someone else. But then you think how awkward it could have been being virgin with the girl/guy of your dreams that first night and not knowing what to do like when you were in high school... and yeaah.... nah.

tl;dr virginity is overrated, FWB is good provided you don't try to make it into something it's not