Promiscuity Curbed

In a city as populous as New York, one might assume that it's easy enough to avoid an awkward run-in with a former bed buddy. Let me take this opportunity to tell you, that is simply not true.

In fact, it is more likely that the exact opposite will occur. Someone who you've never seen before in your daily routine will suddenly be in line at your deli, renting a movie at your blockbuster (does anyone even go to blockbuster anymore?) or washing their clothes at the same laundromat as you.

To minimize the chance that you'll fall victim to one of these encounters, here's a short, fairly obvious, list of people you should really think twice (or three times) before sleeping with:

Co-Workers: The equation is simple. Potentially jeopardizing your career + becoming the office whore X awkwardness 5 days a week = very bad decision*

*If you deem it completely necessary to date a co-worker it should be someone with a definitive expiration date (summer associate or temp), below you in the office food chain, preferably in a different department, and NOT married.

Personal trainers (or anyone else at the gym for that matter): I think it's safe to assume that we've already got enough reasons to avoid a work-out (lazy, busy, sick, etc.) Having had relations with your spin instructor should not be one of them.*

*If this is an impulse you simply can't control, make sure you're a member of the NYSC and have the option of going to one of their other 30+ locations in Manhattan.

Neighbors: By neighbors, I do not mean people in your neighborhood (that would just be silly). I'm talking about the people who live in your building. I can guarantee that if you sleep with someone in your building, an uncomfortable elevator run-in is inevitable and may make you contemplate an alternate route into and out of your apartment (taking the stairs? fire escape? learning to fly?)

That said, if you need to learn from your own mistakes, at least be prepared with a few staple items to survive an ONS. (A pair of old navy flip flops, breath mints/gum, and this miracle compact are clutch.)