HAMPTONS UNWRITTEN RULE #24: Getting some is good; getting some in a house on the beach is better.
Especially in the summer, when it’s possible to make a little love “en plein air,” the temptation to snog on the beach is understandable. Even if you have a beach blanket as big as Rhode Island, save any greater intimacies for indoors. Remember how uncomfortable it was to have sand in your bathing suit as a kid? Multiply by ten.
HAMPTONS UNWRITTEN RULE #25: Hold your head up high during the Walk of Shame, Share House Edition. You got some—wear it loud and proud.
You think you’re fooling anyone with that baseball hat and the college sweatshirt over last night’s LBD? Everyone knows what you’ve been doing, so just own it. Strut down the street like it’s the Catwalk of Shame and your its highest paid Supermodel.
HAMPTONS UNWRITTEN RULE #31: You may be “the one” … but probably not “the only one.”
If you think that your summer love might actually last until fall and possibly beyond, then it’s crucial to keep this rule in mind. Even if it annoys the heck out of you when your mother/older sister/know-it-all best friend says, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” when it comes to summer love, this might be the best advice of all. Until Labor Day has come and gone, do not assume you and your new honey are exclusive. Actually, never assume it until it is discussed and stated for the record. As I always say, hoping is not the same as knowing.
HAMPTONS UNWRITTEN RULE #33: Just because you’ve gotten yourself home safely doesn’t mean that you still can’t get into trouble.
Step away from the computer, cell phone, and other mobile devices. There’s no weaker moment than after you’ve just gotten home from a great first encounter or first date. You made it home without giving it all away in the first five seconds (and I’m not just talking about sex), so don’t blow it. Sleep on it—“it” being whatever impulse you have to send a follow-up message or invitation for the evening to continue—and reevaluate in the light of morning.
