| We have all been subjected to a boring date at | | | | delayed excuse service you can set up on the |
| some point in the past or will have one at some | | | | web. |
| point in the future. There appears to be no way | | | | Set your date to a time limit i.e. suggest you have |
| out of that boring date and you are stuck with no | | | | to be up early the next day for work or meeting |
| good excuse to leave and with the will to live | | | | friends or family for some arranged event. This |
| slowly draining away from you. Boring dates don't | | | | allows you to sit out the date knowing you can |
| have to be a waste of your time and you don't | | | | leave as soon as the minute hand hits the right |
| have to suffer through them if you know how to | | | | time. If the date is going well you can always stay |
| get out of one. | | | | and say you will be alright to get up early or can |
| The best way to avoid a boring date is in the | | | | skip the event. |
| preparation of an escape plan that can be | | | | Go for small dates to start with, i.e. just meet for |
| executed as necessary. You will then be able to | | | | coffee and a sandwich for an hour and set a time |
| get out of that boring date with no hurt feelings | | | | limit again to enable you to leave when necessary. |
| and your sanity. Try these tips next time you go | | | | Again if it's going well can always arrange another |
| on a date. | | | | date before you leave or pretend the other |
| Prepare your excuses before you go. Get a | | | | event has been cancelled. |
| friend to call you during your date. Set a time for | | | | Go to the cinema, you can watch the film instead |
| them to call you and if the date is going badly you | | | | and always have something to talk about |
| can then pretend there is some emergency you | | | | afterwards. If you don't click with the person you |
| need to attend to. If all is going well then just | | | | won't be stuck trying to make small talk during |
| have a quick chat and hang up. | | | | the movie. Do pick something you can both |
| You can also use a web service to call you at a | | | | watch so if you hit it off you will both enjoy |
| set time. If you can't trust your friend to ring or | | | | yourselves. |
| text on time you could use a SMS message time | | | | |