It's beeter to be friends first before lovers; most often, people start
out lovers first, really know nothing about each other, when the sex
dies down, there is usally nothing else there, no real friendship, ot
after you get to know the person, you've invested all this time only to
find out you really don't like this person;

When you start out friends first, you get to know that person, know
whether or not you like this person, then you can become lovers knowing
you really like and know this person;