Andrew and Angeline speak to their first guest, Ashley, about casual sex and friends with benefits relationships. Is casual sex really psychologically damaging? Will studies ever interview a demographic that is NOT straight, cis-gendered college students? Is it possible to have a healthy friend with benefits?

Sources discussed:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/10/casual-sex-one-night-stand-self-esteem-psychological-distress

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201303/how-casual-sex-can-affect-our-mental-health

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-weiss/is-casual-sex-healthy_b_5591593.html

www.casualsexproject.com