We have all been on bad dates

Dating is a major part of life. Sometimes we find ourselves on amazing dates we wish would never end, with people that we hope to see again. But a record of amazing dates wouldn’t be complete without the infamous bad date. We’ve all had them. I once went out with a guy/girl who was, what I would assume to be the most narcissistic guy on planet

The Bad Date – Okay so this person isn’t too bad, but you’re still not feeling it. Here’s what you do:
1. The old “there’s an emergency” shtick-sure this one is pretty common but it usually works. If you don’t think you’re a believable liar, excuse yourself from your date, call a friend and have them call you later on with your excuse. How can your date challenge that?

2. Fake an illness – Simply tell your date you aren’t feeling well. If you want to be really convincing, excuse yourself to the restroom and don’t come back for a while. When you return, tell your date you think you ate something bad or have the flu. I doubt your date will want the gruesome details.

3. Tell your date that you’d hate to cut the evening short, but you forgot that you have to be up early the next morning.

The Unbearable Date – Your date is definitely getting on your last nerve and you can’t take it anymore. Try one of these:

1. Start talking about your most recent ex…and don’t stop talking about them. Mention how your ex is an extremely jealous person, has anger management issues and how furious that person would be if they saw you on a date with someone new. At some point, look around and say, “Hey, I think my ex is here.”

2. If your date still doesn’t get the hint. Gross them out. Talk about, in vivid details, what happened to you that time you got food poisoning or tell them the graphic details of a colonoscopy and how your grandpa just got one.

3. If you’re at a restaurant, hit on the waiter/waitress, bartender or the person at the next table.

The Worst Date – You’ve had about as much of this person as you can stand. You need to escape, fast! These should do the trick:

1. Excuse yourself to the restroom…and don’t return.

2. Say you have to make a phone call. Assuming you are in a restaurant, once you’re out of your date’s line of sight, find your waiter/waitress and tell them that your date would like to buy everyone in the restaurant a round of drinks. Then skip out of the restaurant.

3. Tell your date that you have to leave because you’re late for the second date you have
planned for the evening. This will ensure your date won’t call you again – ever.

If none of these excuses work, there is one that will. Just be honest with your date. If you’re really uncomfortable, not feeling a connection and just want to go home, tell them.

I found this rather amusing reading

When to Let It Go

Okay, so you know that song by Keyshia Coles, “Shoulda Let You Go”? I believe I am the poster child for that type of situation! It took me two years to finally get the hint that his ass just wasn’t for me. It came at a price, but you aren’t given anything you can’t handle. For me there was nothing tying us together so I was able to make a clean break. For some it doesn’t come as easy. Sometimes children are involved and if the parent that has custody is petty, then you’re in for a hell of a fight. Especially if you are the one who broke it off. If you live together, someone has to move out and let’s face it; rent isn’t exactly cheap unless you have some kind of assistance. So then you are stuck together in an emotionally cramped apartment.

So when do you realize it’s time to just go your separate ways?

1. ZERO communication. I’m not one for expressing my inner most thought. I am known to just ramble on aimlessly, but if you can’t talk to the person you say you love about what’s going on with you emotionally then that person is not for you. And if you have to fight for them to tell you anything then you are just wasting your time because if they aren’t talking to you now they sure as hell won’t be talking to you five years down the road.

2. Cheating. This should be #1 but why post the obvious first? LOL. If all you want to do is jump in and out of bed with the next chick or guy you think is hot then that person you’re with is not for you. Why take yourself through unnecessary drama if all you want to do is cheat, especially if you live in that emotionally cramped apartment.

3. Dreading the end or your work day. This is important, if you can’t stand going home to your partner, then maybe it’s time to re-evaluate the relationship. If o'clock hits and you’re looking for more work maybe you need to get out while you still have some sanity.

4. Dreading Sex. This could probably go under number 3. If you can’t stand having sex with them then this relationship is doomed. I don’t think an explanation is necessary here.

These are just a few of my favorite Shoulda Let You Go warning signs. Of course there are a 100 more but no one has time for that.

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