When Smiljana Peros moved into a building with an outdoor pool 16 years ago, she imagined weekends full of swimming parties, poolside gossip and sunning with her friends. “It was like ‘Oh my God, I ...

During the pandemic, I put a pool in. I love swimming and it became an oasis for me. Now it is a headache. I made the mistake of letting my sister have her daughter’s birthday pool party at my place.

Swimming is overrated. You jump in and it’s fun and it’s wet and it’s…really just fun and wet. Chilling by the pool is where things get interesting—where you can hang with your friends or doze off on ...