Oops! Accidental One-Night Stand: A Survival Guide for returning to normal after fun with a Friend

Praveen Kumar
5 min readJan 24, 2024

As we all know it’s an unexpected journey across the friendship boundary after a spontaneous one-night stand with a friend can be a mixed experience of fear, shame, guilt, and downplay. Fear not, for in this guide, we’ll navigate the accidental post-romantic landscape with humor and wisdom, rebuilding the normal bridge one witty plank at a time.

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Acknowledge the Elephant in the Room with a Chuckle: The first rule of the accidental friend-with-benefits club? Don’t pretend it didn’t happen. Sweeping it under the rug like a rogue sock won’t make it disappear. Acknowledging the unexpected symphony with humor after the curtains fall on your unexpected duet is paramount. Break the ice with a well-timed joke about the one-night stand escapades. Take a deep breath, channel your inner awkward Turtle, and have the “we need to talk” conversation. Be open, be honest (but maybe skip the juicy details about your newfound foot fetish), and remember, laughter is your best friend which naturally brings openness in talks.

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Praveen Kumar

An Engineer with artistic thoughts striving to know about the past, get an awareness of the present & Idea of the future on events & people which matter most.