Which statement correctly distinguishes hookups from friends with benefits?

• A. Hookups involve long-term romantic relationships.
• B. FWBs involve ongoing, nonromantic friendship-based sexual activity.
• C. There is no distinction between hookups and FWBs.
• D. Hookups are typically one-time; FWBs involve ongoing, nonromantic friendship-based sexual activity.

Answer: (B)

The key idea is how the relationship is framed and how ongoing it is. Friends with benefits are defined by ongoing, nonromantic sexual activity that happens within a friendship. That ongoing, friendship-based context is what sets FWBs apart from hookups, which are casual encounters that don’t rely on a continuing friendship or romantic commitment. So stating that FWBs involve ongoing, nonromantic sexual activity within a friendship best captures the distinction.

The other options are less accurate: hookups aren’t inherently tied to long-term romance; there is a genuine distinction between the two; and while hookups can be one-time, they aren’t universally so, making the ongoing friendship-based description the clearer differentiator.