Sexual · Question 60 of 100

What “Had or have a friend with benefits?” means

Item 60 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Had or have a friend with benefits?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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What the question is asking

Item 60 asks whether you have had, or currently have, an ongoing sexual arrangement with a friend outside a romantic relationship. The present-tense phrasing "had or have" is unusual on this checklist, which almost everywhere else asks only about the past.

Where people disagree about what counts

The line against item 36 is where takers disagree. Item 36 covers any encounter outside a relationship, including one-off encounters; item 60 requires that the arrangement was ongoing and that the other person was a friend. A single encounter with a friend fits item 36 but is generally read as not enough for item 60.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 60 fits with the items around it

Item 60 is a bridge item. It closes the sexual block and opens the emotional run at items 61 to 65 by describing an arrangement that is deliberately defined by the absence of a relationship — which is exactly what the next five items are about.

Item 59, before this one Attended an orgy? Item 61, after this one Been in love?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 60 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 60

How is item 60 different from item 36?

Item 36 is any encounter outside a relationship, including one-offs. Item 60 requires an ongoing arrangement with someone who was a friend.

Does a current arrangement count?

Yes. Item 60 is one of the few items on the checklist written in both past and present tense.

Does it have to have been sexual?

Yes. The phrase describes a sexual arrangement between friends; a close friendship on its own does not satisfy it.

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