My worst excuse had to have been in college. I actually successfully claimed that I had too much homework and had to head home to work on it (nevermind that it was Friday night). When the guy tried to set up another date later that week, I was able to come up with a major assignment due each day that week. At that point he just gave up and I was able to make my escape. What lame excuses have you used to flee a bad date?
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5 ways to escape a date
5. Come up with a lame excuse. Ok, this is a lame post…
4. You’re a nice person and do not want to hurt his feelings. So you do your best to be boring. Oh, since the date is boring, he may like you even better. Ok, forget that!
3. Be almost subtle: order desert instead of an entree!
2. Spill a glass of water on you. No, this would be uncomfortable. Spill a glass of water on him!
1. Best way: use escapemydate.com to have one of your friends bail you out!
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She’s a man, baby
Austin Power- It's a man, baby!
In the past unless you’re picking up dates at AsiaSF, you generally didn’t have to question your dates gender!
Boy how the times have changed…
My friend* just met this amazing person online and things were moving along great… Until their first date! Man hands, Adam’s apple, and hair extensions composed the trifecta of this dating nightmare!
With no where to go and no prior exit strategy, he was starting to lose hope! Fortunately, a while ago he came across an awesome FREE service to bail him out and took 3 short minutes to sign up for EscapeMyDate.com . When he was ready to make his escape, he made 1 short and discreet text. Within a couple minutes, he received an urgent and realistic call to get him away from his ladyboy!
*”My friend” is not my alter ego, I swear.
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5 best excuses to get out of a bad date
So you’re about to fall asleep while talking to some boring guy. Here are my top 5 getaways.
5. My curfew’s up. Your date might look at you funny, but then again, you can go out and hit the town afterwards!
4. Gosh, I just have so much work to do tonight. While this makes you at risk for seeming like a workaholic, you are actually saying that a) you are an overachiever and b) you are a workaholic. Both of which are terrible for relationship/booty-call material.
3. I have to go feed my cat. This line is magic because most people hate cats! This lets you go home early – and also almost always guarantees that you won’t have a second date.
2. I have to wake up really early in the morning for my flight. This one is great bc you are automically excused for a) going home early and b) not responding to contact for at least a week. Maybe 2.
1. Holy Shit – I double booked! I’m so sorry, but i have to go meet up with my friend at XYZ bar and its sooo hard to get in. Then you make up some birthday story and something about a list. If you want to be more upfront, you can just say that you always have a backup plan and look very busy and mysterious 
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What’s in My Getaway Bag
What's inside my getaway bag
Time and again I wonder how I get myself in these sticky situations. If only it was easier to say no to social invitations when everything sounds so fun! Here are some tips and an inside look at what’s inside my getaway bag.
Pro Escape Tips:
- Add all the events to your calendar, try to use the one on your phone since it’s usually with you. Paper calendars or organizers work, if you’re old school, that doesn’t work for me since it’s bulky.
- Get all the boring errands done first thing in the day after getting a great cup of coffee
- Make a point of scheduling enough time in between activities so you’re not running 15 minutes late all day – If I was this organized, I wouldn’t need to be an Escape Artist….
Inside My Getaway Bag:
- Nokia E71 smartphone to keep track of my appointments, email, Facebook, & Twitter
- HP Mini 1000 – when I need a netbook to get a few things done while I’m on the go, I’m a little bit of a geek
- 4 GB flash drive to move files and media around from one computer to another, ummm…yea I’m a geek
- Lipgloss, powder, sunscreen – still girly!
- Business & Credit cards
- Cash – not really
- Travel size Evian water mister for those high maintenance hot days working with the team in the city
- Keys – crucial!
Tune in for my next blog, where I”ll give you some of my favorite excuses.
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Too Nice To Just Walk Away
I must have “nice girl” tattooed across my forehead. Somehow, the most Boring Guy in the room always manages to trap me in a conversation. Boring Guy always seems to know that I’m just too nice to walk away or be rude. He doesn’t care that I seem more interested in my iPhone than his monologue on how great he is. Escape My Date gives me the perfect avenue for escape. I can broadcast my plea for help to Facebook and within minutes one of my friends is on the phone. I can quickly excuse myself, step out of the room, and let Boring Guy find another nice girl victim.
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Confessions of an escape artist
Now you see her, now you don't
When you are running around all day and the only thought getting you through it is knowing you are going to go straight home, put on a movie, and curl up in bed. Then you realize, you committed to going to dinner when all you want to do is pass out. Sometimes, you go and hope for some miracle which will quickly and gracefully get you out of there. I usually wish for my knight in shining armor to rescue me from these situations and I can tell you if you don’t have a knight, there is probably no one who’s going to save you.
In comes EscapeMyDate, we can save you from being over-committed and give you a much needed sanity break on the fly. Just quickly send a text message to our service and we will post a status update to your Facebook and/or Twitter account. In the background, through the magic of technology, we also ping the friends you selected during the registration process to initiate a call or text with a handy excuse. If your friend’s don’t come to the rescue, just like any escape artist, we’ve built your plan B for you and will call your phone in about 5 minutes with an automated message to help you get out of there.
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