How To Have the Perfect Summer Fling!
Yes, it has been GORGEOUS out so far this summer, breezy, hot but not too hot, lots of free outdoor concerts, etc. But , let’s face it, something’s still missing, right? Yes, so, you probably need to get a little somethin’, if you haven’t gotten something (or someone!) already. That what I’m hearing? Here are some tips to get you in the right mood, primed and ready to go for the Perfect Summer Fling:
Lesson One: It’s Okay to Have a Summer Fling.
Yes! This summer has been awesome, as stated above, Make it better! (!!!)
Lesson Two: Do Weird, Fun Things
This is not as erotic a sit sounds. Basically, I mean: If you spend the day at Coney Island, get stoned on the beach with some friends, ride back home for an hour (!) on the F train waxing philosophical with the guy in the Motorhead T-shirt next to you about the movie “Foxes,” then go to a sweaty, outdoor bar, with said same friends, your bathing suit still underneath, sporting your sexy , rookie tan, your hair all wind-swept and tousled (maybe?) chances are, you’ll probably get laid. In other words, mix up that routine of yours. Turn your weekends into little staycations. Get six people together, and split a bottle of Rose in the garden of the Bowery Hotel. Read our website, on how do these things on the cheap. You are bound to meet someone fun, if you are feeling it, and having fun. Men and women, boys and girls, included, here. You’re golden, I promise, if you just really enjoy yourself.
Lesson Three: Date Someone a “Little Different”
This means, if you’re a Wall Street type, go for the chick at the museum who looks like she’s channeling Patti Smith, and if you normally like scruffy, broke asshole-y types (ladies), camp out in the lobby of a fancy old hotel, bring your laptop, and wait for someone dashing, charming and older to ask you what you’re “working on.”Also, if you’re a girl, go for a sweet, younger guy, and if you’re a boy, try your hand at taming that cougar you’ve had your eye on in the West Village. It’s now or never, and the summer’s almost over, people! Live a little. Date outside your type. That’s what a summer fling’s for, right? Yes.
Lesson Four: But Not… Too Different
A fling still has to be fun. Remember, it may not pan out the way you’d like it to, so, make sure your expectations are in check. (Don’t you hate when people say that?) You are not on vacation, so, (unless you really are, of course!), or (extra points!) are super-duper smart, and have already chosen someone just visiting. Remember, you may be constantly running into them in your neighborhood, which is either good or bad, or, worse case scenario, both. Which brings us to our final, closing lesson:
Lesson Five: Location is important
Just keep in mind, where you meet your new Summer Fling is just as important as, well, almost anything else. If you are a cool cucumber, don’t worry about it, but if you are nice, normal, and tend to get attached like a regular person, then, do yourself a little favor, and frequent neighborhoods outside of your own. Screen where your future summer fling lives before forging forward. It sounds a bit sort of calculating, but, trust me, it’s not.
I hope this helps. Next week, we will cover what to do if you are looking for the opposite of a summer fling. (Stay tuned!) And good luck. Make it a hot one!
