Last Call // Human Habitats

Human Habitats: Close to home for most people, literally, neighbors can often find themselves with a few sexually interested or interesting others in their midst as time moves on.  Apartment buildings, especially those with elevators, lend themselves to residents seeing each other on a regular basis.  Keeping things brief, as in “elevator conversation” brief, is the safest.  Meanwhile, if there are buildings of similar height nearby, they can lead to many others having a direct view of one’s living room, bedroom, and bathroom for that matter.  Non-see-through shades should be the first thing one obtains in any apartment or gated community.

Who one decides to share a house or apartment with can set the stage for just how often one will be seen scantily clad or even naked during the course of a given calendar month – even with keeping the shades down.  Dating someone who has no choice financially but to live with an opposite-sex person or people can certainly create a challenge over time.  Whether the respective roommates are straight or gay, anything is possible when their friends visit and crash over, so the safest bet here is to figure out a way to either live alone or at most with just same-sex roommates.  If not possible, one-gender bathroom designations and use is the way to go, at the very least.

Actually, when living arrangements are co-ed, or one needs to borrow sugar from a neighbor, the female white tank top or cami without a bra and male boxers-only looks are very questionable when not having sex with any of those roommates or neighbors.  This is where investing in several full sweat suits makes sense, and makes for excellent gift giving from any non-cohabiting current partners.  A full-coverage robe is second best.

Use of apartment building common areas such as the laundry room can also have risks associated with them, even before any life positions or conditions like bending over take place.  Sometimes it can be tempting to quickly drop a load or pick one up while in nothing but lounge wear, which for the female is now yesterday’s sleepwear and lingerie.  The aformentioned white tank top or cami, especially if braless, might be all that is needed for getting a third-party male sexually interested.  The aforementioned shirtless and fit male in just his boxers can do the same for any co-laundering females.

Other shirtless or scantily clad scenarios include common areas such as a spa, gym, pool, or rooftop sundeck.  When taking advantage of such amenities, anything can happen from a sexual attraction perspective.  If they allow for the consumption of alcohol and music, especially as a part of the amenities, it is only a matter of time before a neighbor strikes up a conversation.  From there, more than the heat could end up being included in the monthly rent.  Use of such human preserve-related common areas might be less risky if one’s current partner is not only mentioned by first name, but introduced at some point.

When living in the suburbs, use of a pool or hot tub located in the backyard, or just washing one’s car in the driveway, can lead to third-party sexual interests.  And of course, sunbathing in the yard, especially with the landscapers, gardeners or pool service folks running about, can lead to more than just the lawn getting mowed.  Any of these activities can arouse sexual interest from others, and even lead to digital photos and videos given the technology-enabled voyeurs who exist today; possibly transposing to human animation-related risks for sure.  Final answer: if there is a potential unblocked view in any of these shirtless or scantily clad scenarios, keep it conservative bathing suit-wise or simply save it for the beach.