One Night Stand Dos And Don’ts

by Sarah

One-night stands: for or against? The Daily Bedpost posed this question earlier this week, and readers responded in favor of the casual liaison. Em and Lo, in turn, laid out ten basic rules of the one-night stand.

After all, knowing you’ll never see him again does not give you (or him) permission to be rude. Some of our favorites (abbreviated, and with a bit of interpretation): Do make your intentions clear. Do not talk about your father’s alcoholism or your sister’s rehab. Do talk about safe sex.  Do not get mushy and romantic. Do it doggie-style. Do not kick someone out before sunrise. Do one-night it with an Italian. Do not update your Facebook status with said Italian’s name.

Of course, being a dating and relationships site, YourTango also has a guide to one-night stands. (Hey, we take care of you!) So to the above list we add:

Do tell a friend where you’re going. (Just in case.)Do not sneak out of his bed without saying goodbye. Do ask for his digits if you want ‘em. Do not leave your bra at his house. Do not go into a coma.Wait—that last one is not in our one-night stand guide, but after reading this essay on Nerve, we thought perhaps we should add it. “The Little Death” is possibly the worst one-night stand story we’ve ever heard.

She still isn’t awake. For ten minutes now my attempts to wake Katie have progressed from a gentle nudge to a violent assault that would likely get me arrested in most states. She’s still breathing, so she isn’t dead. Thank God.

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