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What does it mean to be looking for a casual relationship?

I have never been in a "casual" relationship because I don't work that way. Could someone please tell me what it is?

Update:

I asked the question because as I mentioned before, I read a lot of profiles on dating sites and many of the guys state that they are looking for a casual relationship. What I meant when I said that I don't work that way is all the relationships I have been in have been serious (one-on-one). I meet a guy that I like and I focus on that one person. I have never serial dated. So it is hard for me to understand how people date more than one person at a time. Also causal to me means that we hang out, maybe there is some making out, but sex would be out of the question. I wanted to see what others definition of a casual relationship was.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A casual relationship pretty much means no strings attached. They just want to be friends with benefits. If your into it to, good for you, but don't compromise your morals for someone else, this is just a good way to get hurt.

  • 1 decade ago

    A casual relationship is considered more of "friend with benifets" type of thing or to put it bluntly a "F##k Buddy"...

    These relationships basically mean that there is no strings attached so you can have alll the benifets of a relationship without the commitment!!!

    Sounds great on the surface, but most of them end in disaster as a result of one person becoming attached and the other not wanting anything more from the relationship!!!

    My opinion is... Stay away from them, they are meaningless and have no substance to them!!! Your just a shag and that's all it will ever be!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    A casual relationship to me usually means sex with no commitment: Booty calls and maybe a little more, like some outings. If you don't work that way, then don't settle for that bullsh**. Just stay platonic friends with the guy with no sex. Some people (especially males) want to have their cake and eat it to, (then they usually end up not eating all of the cake, but leaving the rest of it to be eventually thrown out).

  • 1 decade ago

    A casual relationship is more like being friends than seriously thinking of marriage level.

    You will more than likely be dating other people at the same time as you are with the casual relationship person as will they.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No serious commitment and casual sex, which is recreational sex, without deep feelings or commitment. More of a promised friendship with sexual relationship. The downside is insecurity and uncertainty in trust, but it is a form of relationship that has been employed by both sexes,,it's just not a guy thing...many females have initiated relationships like these...All the sexual needs are met, but not the devotion!

    RB

  • 1 decade ago

    It basically means that the person is looking to date, have fun and maybe be intimate but with no strings attached. The person does not want a serious relationship.

  • 1 decade ago

    Casual means you are not commited, you guys can see other people while still seeing each other. Its sort of friends with benefits kind of deal.

    I prefer that over the regular relationships people seem to want so bad.

  • 1 decade ago

    A casual relationship pretty much means no strings attached. They just want to be friends with benefits. If your into it to, good for you, but don't compromise your morals for someone else, this is just a good way to get hurt.

    Good Luck...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Don't try if you are not inclined or else it will corrupt you.

    "casual" re;ationship is another way of saying "I want to use you for my selfish ego pleasure, will you let me use you ?"

    You will be surprised there are people who will answers "Yes, please use me so that I can judged you for what a selfish egomanniac and people user you are" , because I need to judge you so that I can feel like I am a better person than you. I get a "High" just like drug when I judges people for their sins . Besides I have such a great contempt for them (the drug addict) for needing me (the drug pusher) . I am their "god" they are my creation.

    They cannot do without me, I am their supplier, they are the user.

    So are you a user or a supplier?

    Both are bad man!

  • 1 decade ago

    It means that you never really commit, you never get attached to them and most likely don't even care about them. People do this when they just aren't at a point in there life when they can at all imagine settling down often due to career ambitions or fear of being hurt. If there's no attachment then you can't get hurt and you can leave whenever you need to.

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