According to Match.coms Singles in America site, out of the 55% of singles who have had a friends-with-benefits relationship, 45% of them have had it evolved into a full-fledged relationship.

How common are friends with benefits relationships?

And it looks like people are catching on as a new survey by DrEd shows 57 per cent of people admit having had a friends with benefits relationship. According to the survey, which polled 500 Americans and 500 Europeans, women are more likely than men to engage in this type of casual sex.