Why Dating Your Best Friend Is In Fact The Best

There’s a reason so many couples started as friends–friendship plus sex is a pretty rock-solid formula. They didn’t become friends with the intention of later dating, of course. But rather, when they realized they had feelings for each other, the fact that they were already close friends was an incredible perk. Actually, it came with countless perks. Many couples who meet online, on a blind date or at a bar should be so lucky as to develop friendship sometime between that phase when you can’t stop jumping each other’s bones, and when things calm down a little bit. Friendship is what keeps a couple feeling bonded, long after that hyper-sexual period is over. Think about your friends; you’d do anything for them, you enjoy their company any time (well, almost) and you imagine you’ll know them forever. If we are being brutally honest, not all couples can say the same about their partner. That’s because they’re not really friends–they’re just attracted to each other and hoping that sticks. But here are 15 incredible reasons why dating your best friend is the best.

You don’t need to impress their friends. They already know you and like you! In fact, you’ve already screwed up in front of them, and they still accept you.