I’m a man, and let’s face it, all men are pigs. And our pig nature reflects on our surroundings. This goes especially for those of us who live by themselves. Empty beer cans below the table, three days old dishes in the sink, you know what I’m talking about. Now, if low morale and cheap tequila somehow help you bring a date back home for some “coffee”, imagine the sheer horror she’ll feel when she tries to do a striptease between the piles of dirty clothes. That’s why it’s crucially important for every single bachelor to follow some simple steps to make his flat more suited for guests:

Get your bum off the couch and go do the dishes

I understand you. Those dishes could be done tomorrow and you only need 6000 XP more to gain another level on World of Warcraft, who would know. Besides when they pile up, you save energy and water from doing them all at once. Right? Wrong. As mentioned in the introduction you can always hope of having unexpected guests. And a messy full sink doesn’t really make you a suitable dating material. Besides food leftovers tend to attract pests.

It doesn’t hurt to clean the whole place once in a while

When you can draw her number in the dust on top of the fridge, this is the moment you should act. Carpet vacuuming, furniture dusting, windows cleaning, floor mopping. Do it all. It really makes the place fresh and any visiting female should be fascinated at how shiny you keep it. And if it’s against your moral principles of Lazynism, you can always cheat by calling professionals to do it for you. I personally call this company, but any other can do the magic for you.

Put those damn clothes in the wardrobe

The many hours I’ve spent playing Diablo had thought me a viable lesson. Leaving stuff in piles is really handy to find the said stuff faster when you actually need them. Clothes are a fine example. But nay, this was another habit I had to get rid off when I journeyed into the adventure of home-ownership. And so should you. To start throwing clothes around just to find the condoms you left in your jeans the other day usually is a deal-breaker.