Interesting article. Had *I* written it, I would have definitely
gone into much more detail about how different types of people
can handle different types of scenarios. And while, ‘no strings’
is described there as one night stands, consider this:
It IS possible to have no strings sex, AND know your partner very
well at the same time. Just as it is possible to have very close
friends of the opposite sex, and NOT have sex with them. You
just have to be there on that same certain level together, where
you both realize that it doesn’t go any further than the
parameters you’ve set.. it’s not that difficult to grasp. I
think that the people who don’t understand it are the same ones
writing the articles giving so-called ‘one night stands’ a bad
name. And on another note, I don’t think I’ve EVER had a one
night stand.
*They all kept coming back for more*

Right. I SHOULD have said “I don’t think one night stand sex is better” instead of “no strings attached” sex. I belive it’s possible for friends to have pretty intense “no strings attached” sex. But it’s because you get to know them very well. You learn what they like and don’t like, what buttons to push. There doesn’t have to be a “deep emotional attachment” for it to be great. Naturally, if you are comfortable enough with someone to have sex, possibly often, there will be feelings. Those feelings don’t need to interfere with either friend’s other relationships, wether it’s a marriage or the same type of relationship with other people. Like you said, it’s not difficult to grasp. It’s very hard to explain to someone who isn’t capable of it, though. And there are a lot of people who could not handle that type of relationship. Fortunately, we can.