21 things you think when you're alone for the first time in your fling's house

You know it's getting serious with your fling when you're left alone in his/her house for the first time. Where at first you had to leave at the same time, now you can suddenly stay in bed when the other leaves for work. That's of course a very exciting moment, because you know you have the place to yourself for a while. Time to explore. After all, you want to know who you've hooked up with, and what says more about someone than a house?

I absolutely don't believe people who deny that they snoop around their fling's place. It's simply impossible to suppress that curiosity, right? Well, I've always done this anyway, so I know that the following things go through your mind when you investigate your fling's home:

1. What could be in that nightstand? Is a nightstand very private? Yes, right? No, this can't be happening. Shit, it's already open.

2. My god, what a lot of condoms. Do other women still come here?

3. Are those handcuffs? Why have I never worn those? I can't start talking about this.

4. Just close the drawer, this is not for your eyes. Come on, close it.

5. Okay, I was allowed to pretend I'm at home, so I might as well see what's in the fridge. Winning: three eggs and a pack of quark. Well, I'll just fry an egg.

6. This pan is completely burnt on, does he ever clean it? This is really not going to work if it's this dirty.

7. Now that I'm washing this pan, I might as well clean the whole kitchen, he'll surely appreciate that. Or am I immediately putting myself in the role of the ideal housewife? No, bad idea, I was just cleaning the pan.

8. This is probably how he often eats his egg, I can get used to this. Except for that mess, I can't get used to that.

9. Should I go home or take a shower first? It's nice to freshen up here for a bit.

10. How strange that there's only one bottle of shower gel, does he wash his hair with that too?

11. Oh, no towel in sight, great. Well, I'll just dry myself with the doormat, there's no other option.

12. Do you think I could borrow a sweater? Probably, let's see what's in his closet. Yes, I want this hoodie, it's nice and soft.

13. What shoes are all these? Wow, I find those sneakers really worn out, luckily he never wears those.

14. Is there a cardboard box hidden there? Was it intentionally shoved to the back of the closet? Or have all sorts of clothes just ended up on it over the years?

15. Am I a bad person if I crawl into his closet to grab that box? No, curiosity is a normal and healthy trait. Just take a look.

16. Oh god: all photos with his ex. Why are those there? Is he perhaps not over his ex yet? Okay, this is really none of your business. Just put that box back.

17. Is this photo of them taken in Iceland? And this one was taken in Vietnam, I think. Did they travel a lot together? They look happy in this one.

18. Is that a letter? No, this is really going too far. You are NOT reading letters, and now get out of that closet immediately. How would you feel if someone snooped through your stuff like that?

19. To be fair: this is really a very sweet letter, I understand why he kept it.

20. Okay, now it's really over. Just put everything back in the same place and go back to your own house. You've seen too much already.

21. Can I leave something behind before I leave? Maybe a rubber band, to mark my territory? Yes, that's a good idea. I'll just leave my rubber band on the nightstand. There, now I can go. Next time I'll explore the rest of the house.