Sex File: Can a friend with benefits help me?

The term 'friends with benefits' is often misused. Most of the time, the people involved are not actually interested in being friends, they are only interested in finding someone to have casual sex with.

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I'm still smarting from my divorce (instigated by my ex-wife) and not ready for a new relationship, or even dating, but I miss sex and intimacy. 

An old female friend in a similar boat has suggested we become 'friends with benefits', to have sex with no strings attached. Is this wise?