I voted Yes, but it really depends on the relationship.
If I'm in a new relationship that I feel has potential and could eventually turn serious, I let things happen naturally. When sex is rushed in a new relationship I do think it complicates things because it sometimes makes people assume that the relationship might be more serious than it really is and so forth and so on. It can confuse a lot of people if done for the wrong reason.
I don't agree with having sex with a friend, or "friends with benefits" , because if someone is your friend, you don't have sex with them. It's not part of a healthy friendship. Things almost always get misconstrued. Especially when one friend starts dating!
Sex should be reserved for a loving, healthy relationship and then it would never be seen as a complication.

i THINK IT DOES.
I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT AT TIMES TO SEE IF THE RELATIONSHIP IS GOING ANYWHERE BEFORE WE GET INTIMATE BUT WE ARE HUMAN AND GIVE IN SOMETIMES WHEN IT FEELS RIGHT.

THEN LATER THINGS GO BAD IN A RELATIONSHIP AND YOU WONDER IF SEX HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. MAYBE NOT, MAYBE THE SEX IS THE GOOD PART BUT THEN ITS BAD BECAUSE YOU FORGET ABOUT THE OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS IN A RELATIONSHIP.

I HAVE DONE THIS TOO MUCH AND I THINK I AM GONNA STOP DATING FOR A WHILE IN GENERAL.

Having sex in my last relationship definitely seemed to complicate things. It wasn't a case of rushing into it (we'd been together for three months and had exchanged "I love you"s), but after we had sex he began to behave differently. He would disappear for days without calling me, and only came around when he wanted in my pants. Basically I went from being a gf to being a booty call, and our relationship ended shortly thereafter.

That's a longwinded way of saying it is possible to complicate a relationship by having sex, particularly if you're dating a jerk, haha.

I think anything that's over 50% capital letters should automatically be filtered.

It's hard to look at, and even harder to take seriously, regardless of content.

i think it depends on the situation. sometimes it complicates it, sometimes it doesnt. it depends on feelings to start with--etc.

I don't think friends should be having sex unless they're prepared to face the consequences their actions may cause. Once you have sex, there's no going back from that. It may complicate things and could result in one person think they're in love with the other, for example.

I think it does, yeah. But complicated isn't always a bad thing.

Only if you let it.

Depends on the relationship. Depends on whether those involved is ready to take that step, and handle it. And like bella said, complicated isn't always a bad thing. I don't buy into the whole not having sex raising a red flag. Not having sex doesn't equal bad. But I guess some people believe that if you're in a relationship with someone and not having sex, then it's a bad relationship?

Some people are really good at making sex just that. Sex. But from my personal experience it's a 90% yes.

For me, it would. Being intimate with someone makes me more attached to them, so I couldn't have sex with just anyone. It would make things complicated on my end.

Yeah, I agree with Kadbunny, but alot of people aren't. I 100% agree with missangelique999. Sex should be saved for a healthy mutual relationship. But it does depend on the situation.

I think sex makes things complicated in that it takes you to a place of no return. It's a big step, and the relationship is bound to change from that point on. It most definitely can be a good change though.

There is no such thing as "just sex". Okay, maybe if you pay for it, but even then...

I have a few "friends with benefits" and they weren't complicated, but I guess that's only if both parties are honest and no one is harboring deep love for the other.

I on the other hand have had friendships were emotions complicated the relationship and there was no sex. See I don't think the issue is sex, it is the emotion that it can represent.

I think it depends on the situation. Don't make someone who's only booty call material to be a relationship type and relationship types into booty calls. If both parties are open and honest about what they are looking for then there shouldn't be any problems.

For me, personally, sex ups the emotional ante. I have a tough time being intimate without some kind of attachment.

Having said that, my most recent heartache was a guy friend I never had sex with, who I totally fell for. I decided to cut him out of my life at least for now, because it was really too painful seeing him date others. I know that sounds lame, but I fell hard. I hope time and dating others can diminish those feelings and I can approach the friendship again someday, because I miss him so much.

So, I guess the point is, sex CAN complicate a relationship, but only if there are underlying emotions there to begin with.

I don't think it has to, but I think in most cases it does complicate things. At least for me it does, emotional attachment and all.

I think it can be a NASTY tangler. Been there, done that. I think in my case, though, I was confusing sex with intimacy, and it was the latter that I was after. I have long since figured out that the two do NOT go hand in hand, and 86'ed any attempts to turn a booty call into a lover.

Sometimes you go in thinking one thing, and leave thinking another, though. That's just how people are. But that doesn't negate the need for honesty with a "partner of convenience". Just be honest about how you're starting to feel, but know that that honesty could cost you the lovins. Better to know it ain't happening than to continue sleeping with someone who doesn't CARE about you, I figure.

I think Sex changes the dynamic of a relationship for sure, but does not cause any problems for me unless that sex resulted in STDs or pregnancy. I think people complicate things. You can have one of the most complicated and dysfunctional relationships without there ever going to the point of sex. And I think in most situation where people vote yes, sex complicates things, the situation was complicated way before sex became a factor.

"Being intimate with someone makes me more attached to them, so I couldn't have sex with just anyone."

Same here.

I guess I think like a dude because I can totally have emotionally disconnected sex. Sometimes the Chemistry is great and the sex is phenomenal, but personality wise neither one of you likes each other that much.

I think we have this societal view that for women sex can make things complicated because we automatically attach emotional strings to the person that we are with. Yet society does not hold men's understanding of how sex changes relationships into accounts. Women can compartmentalize sex as being just sex just as easy as men can

jessie!

And with that said, not all men view sex as sport, and women their points on a scoreboard. Just to clarify .

Well, in my opinion, sex can be just sex. Not everyone is looking for something more out a person. I have known many people who had sex and it didn't mean that "oh wow, I love you and want to be with you" -- all it meant was "hey, I need to get laid".

Personally, I wouldn't have sex with someone I didn't care about, and neither would my man.

I believe the man or woman who has sex with someone and likes that person as more than just a sex partner complicates things. The person makes it complicated, not the act of sex itself.

Hmmm I think it all depends.
My bf and I have a very stable, loving and healthy relationship. When we make love, that's just what it is. Love. We are so infacuated with each other we just get the urge to do the deed. It's really hard to explain...I dunno!

It complicates it but in a good way, I think. Well, I guess that depends on the relationship. Either way, that kind of intimacy with a person definitely takes things to a whole new level!

It depends on the situation. Sex can make it makes it bad complicated or good complicated

Err, it's been a long morning already. I meant to say sex can make it bad complicated or good complicated. I am not sure where that extra "makes it" came from

lol complicates ... cuz I usually get emotionally attached or feel a connection towards that person ...
I wish I could just go to a bar and get laid some night (I have been single for almost a year) but thats never goin to be me ... too complicated

In this topic, sex always complicates things. For instance, lets say you are dating someone for around 7 months and you break up. If you still talk to the person over the PHONE its okay. However, once you cross that boundary and they come over and you have sex its a different story. Especially in a guy point of view. B\c even though you are not together you are still having sex leaving him free to roam around and speak to other women while still coming back to you for some good lovin. Its happened to me with a ex. I was so blind sided by him and so OBSESSED that I didn't mind. Then I realize I didn't love my self enough. good thing that was back in HS. I'm much older now and I learned from my mistake.

i don't think so. not for me anyway.

in my case sex started the relationship.
we somehow went to a fling, to f*** buddies, to best friends, to bf/gf

If it does then you're doing something wrong. ;p

ofcourse it would complicate things. for some girls, and guys, sex isnt a big deal. but ofcourse it is. you shouldnt do it with just anyone. you should do it with a special someone. girls who do it with just anyone in my opinion are sl*ts. sorry but really, how cheap could u be to f*ck just anyone? if it were me, i would totally stick with the person i do it with.

I believe sex complicates things...when people enter into relationships and they are NOT honest with themselves or honest with the other person. This is where "complications" enter the picture.

A small percentage of women can separate sex from intimacy it's a necessary evolutionary instinct. Many women lie to themselves (again with the honesty thing!)

Let's say you meet ONLINE (big thing these days) and you say I just want sex...you meet that person *wham!bam!* You don't expect anything and neither does that person. You don't expect a phone call...it is what it is!

Let's say you meet the same person online and both parties say they are interested in intimacy and a LTR...well...if both parties are honest...then sex won't complicate things (unless you rush in that is. When you thinking long term you should always take your time. We spend more time thinking about a new car purchase).

So...take your time if you're going to have sex and be honest about your intentions. There are less complications then. But MEN and WOMEN have a hard time just being honest...therefore...
...complications!! I tell this to my male friends all the time when they date so-called "crazy" women!!!