The first people you meet in college are the ones who live on your floor, so it’s not uncommon for them to be the first ones you hook up with. With mostly co-ed floors, Binghamton is asking for the drama that comes with floorcest. It’s inevitable that floorcest is going to happen and, with a few tips, you too can better deal a sometimes sticky situation.

1. Expect the floor to know — If you’re a private person, floorcest is not for you. While it is possible to keep intra-floor hook-ups quiet for a while, it is inevitable that, at some point, everyone will know. Someone will catch you walking out of each other’s room at 3 a.m. or even hear you screaming his name (the walls are thin) eventually. You don’t have to send out a memo letting everyone know that you two are officially hooking up, but don’t be surprised if multiple people knock on your door and ask for details.

2. Don’t bring the floor into it — Even though everyone on your floor knows what’s going on, they don’t need to be all up in your business. It’s one thing to gossip, but it’s another thing to make the floor choose sides when your romantic endeavors don’t quite work out. Also, don’t badmouth your partner to everyone on the floor, even if you think you’re just being funny or they were being just a little too cocky. Let people form their own opinions, but don’t give in to the pressure to tell all. Like with all hook-ups, there are some things that should be left unsaid.

3. Don’t be jealous — Living on the same floor with the person you’re hooking up with (or have hooked up with in the past) can be hard, especially when it’s not exclusive. Don’t complain or cockblock when you see your favorite floormate with another “friend.” It’s okay to feel a little discouraged, but don’t blow it for everyone else.

4. Don’t make things awkward — Just because you’re hooking up and have seen each other naked doesn’t mean you can’t still have a normal conversation. When the two of you are hanging out with the rest of your floor, you can try to practice having a case of forced temporary amnesia to block out your vision of you two sucking face. As for the always-awkward first encounter after the fact, try to get it done as soon as possible. The longer you avoid each other, the more awkward things will get.

5. Don’t expect to sleep in their bed — The best part about floorcest is that after a fun night, you get to go back to your own bed. Not everyone wants to cuddle, so don’t be too needy and leave when you’re satisfied. Cuddling isn’t always bad, but isn’t sleeping in your own bed more practical? You’re on the same floor and you’re going to wake up to each other anyway, so you might as well get a good night’s sleep and wake up refreshed and ready to go the next day. The walk of shame just got easier.

6. Avoid roommates — Okay everyone, while hooking up with roommates isn’t always bad, try to avoid it if you can. As with all floorcest relationships, people may get clingy, and this can be even worse if you’re involved with two people in the same room. It’s okay to juggle multiple floormates, but do you really want roommates discussing how good you are in bed (because you’re obviously good)? You don’t want to be the one to break up a friendship or create tension within a room. It’s cool to be progressive, but not hook-up with your roommate progressive. There’s a line. That being said, if you’re in a forced triple, you’re forced to have a threesome.

Disclaimer: Hooking with your RA is always a bad idea, so just don’t do it. If you thought seeing the kid that you did the dirty with down the hall was awkward, wait until you have a floor meeting. He or she may be really hot and tempting, but stay away from the forbidden fruit. That being said, the best part of rules is breaking them, so whatever happens, just remember to have fun and long live your floor!