#1 Fix a timeline at the start
Sometimes, it takes less than a few minutes to know if a date’s successful or not. In fact, a second glance could help you make up your mind.
If you’re stuck in a date like this, be warm and pleasant to start with. Don’t sit in the next table, don’t nudge your date with the restaurant mop and don’t duck under the table if you see someone you know at the restaurant. Pretend like you’re having a wonderful time and enjoying your date.
A minute or so into the date though, speak in your most sincere tone and tell your date that you’re really sorry but can’t stay longer than half an hour because an emergency’s come up and you’ve got to babysit your nephew or comfort a friend who’s lost their uncle. You know your mind, so come up with something believable and inescapable. It’s easy, you spend some time with your date and you walk out. No hearts broken and you walk out with dignity.
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