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Is Your Friend With Benefits Boyfriend Material? This Handy Flowchart Will Tell You.

CROISEMENTDating apps have revolutionized how gay men hook up. Gone are the days of dark, smokey bars and online chat rooms making small talk with strangers. These days, all it takes is the swipe of a finger to locate your next bedroom conquest, zero feet away (and up!).

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But despite the simplicity of modern hooking up, dating apps actually create confusion, particularly when it comes to labeling a relationship. Because what do you call the guy who you’ve been having sex with every weekend for the past month and a half? Is he still just a f@¢k buddy? FWB? BF?

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According to a study released by the dating app Grab Him, 71 percent of gay men say they’ve found long-term love online. So how do you determine if the guy you’ve been casually boning is boyfriend material?

We’ve created this handy flowchart to help you figure it out…

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