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A man has asked the internet for advice after receiving a sexual proposition from his friend.

The anonymous Reddit user admitted that his virgin pal had recently been diagnosed with cancer and wanted to sleep with him before she passes away.

After being put in the tricky situation, the puzzled man admitted he didn’t know how to respond.

The Redditor wrote: “My friend has developing cancer and the prognosis is not looking good.

“She is a virgin (I am as well) and has said that she would like to sleep with me before she gets too sick to be able to.

“I am not sure of how to reply.”

The post has since racked up dozens of replies, with commenters giving very different words of advice.

The majority of internet users urged the man to sleep with his friend if he was attracted to her.

One said: “If you weren't friends – and had the weirdness that can come from that – would you consider her to be a potential sex partner? I.e. would you find her attractive?

“If the answer is 'yes', then I think that you should consider it.”

Another agreed: “If you want to, then I'd say go for it.

“If you don't want to, and you're thinking about doing it just because she has cancer and you feel bad, then you should probably say no.”

Others insisted that the man should sleep with his mate as an act of kindness.

A commenter remarked: “I think that is the most wonderful gift you could ever give and participate in.”

Another agreed: “Do it, even if you wouldn't do it if she weren't sick. Grant her that wish if she's really a friend of yours and you care about her.”

A third said: “Just do it. It's only sex.”

Despite these strong views, others feared that it was a terrible idea because it opened up the potential for stronger feelings to develop.

A Redditor wrote: “If you are feeling like having sex might lead to stronger romantic feelings, you wouldn't be in the wrong to decline.”

Another admitted: “I made a new friend in autumn who asked pretty much the same thing of me.

“It was lovely but in hindsight I wouldn’t do it again, she is a lovely girl but the intimacy and closeness made the thought of losing her even harder.”

The advice thread was started 17 hours ago, so there’s no news yet on whether the chap is going to fulfil his mate’s dying wish.

In recent months, many have gone to Reddit to ask for sex advice.

A man with erectile dysfunction explored the possibility of allowing his wife to cheat to keep their relationship alive.

Another bloke took to Reddit to reveal all about his girlfriend’s “disgusting” sexual fetish, which left a lot of stomachs turning.