Do relationships start with hookups?

Summary: Relationships that start with a spark and not much else arent necessarily doomed from the get-go, new research suggests.

Can something casual turn into a relationship?

But when it comes to these fleeting run-ins with someone you care about, can you turn casual sex into a serious relationship? Its absolutely possible—and not uncommon—for the relationship to become something more. Like all matters of the heart, starting a new relationship doesnt happen instantly.