So it occurred to me today that greater than 50% of the women I know have a regular fuck buddy in addition to the men (plural) they date. Having been out of the dating game for the better part of the past 5 years, this is new to me. I'm always taken aback when a woman I meet tells me she has a fwb situation going on, because I'm never sure what she's trying to communicate or how I should take it. Usually it's, "well, if you're already getting dick, I guess I'll go find somebody else more available."

Is she trying to impress me? Is it a way of saying she's desired by other men? Is it some sort of come-on? Or is she saying she's all full up in the man department and I should move on?

Obviously the surface message is that she fucks. But since women ALWAYS mean something other than the literal meaning of their words, what's the real message?

Edit: these are not women I'm sleeping with. I was considering it, but my first rule is to never complicate my life for the sake of of sex. Most are self-imposed as off-limits for my sanity: like coworkers or neighbors. I've communicated this to them. So now it's mostly an academic exercise. Is it an attempt to shield the ego from rejection?