Friends with benefits?

Hey all, I know its been a while since I posted here. My life has been one hell of a rollercoaster ride and I've hardly had time to be online. But things have calmed down and here I am :)

Well, I have a dillemma. There's this guy in school that I'm pretty good friends with. I've known him since the beginning of last semester (about 5-6 months now), we've had 2 classes together each semester and usually see each other every day of the week. We always have a good time hanging out at school and whatnot.

Now here's the issue. The whole time we've know each other, there's been a definite sexual tension between us. We've talked about doing stuff together, both jokingly and seriously. I'm definitely attracted to him and think it would be fun to do stuff with him, but I know he's not the kind of guy I wanna be in a relationship with. So that basically leaves us with the option of a "friends with benefits" situation. Problem is, I dont want it to ruin our friendship or make things akward. Plus, a part of me feels like a slut even considering this...

So, what should I do? Should I just forget about it? Or should I talk to him about it and see what happens? And if I do talk to him about it, how am I supposed to bring it up? I know there are a lot of things that need to be considered here, and I would really appreciate some external input. Any advice would be great. Thanks!

monie