A colleague of mine was recently on a first date with a girl who, to put it mildly, didn’t really click with him. According to him, she said a lot of inappropriate things and he felt uncomfortable. So he excused himself to go to the restroom, exited the restaurant where they were dining and hopped the subway home.
I cringed when he said this. Now, we’ve all been on dates where we’ve wanted to escape as quickly as possible. But is high-tailing it to the exit and sticking your date with the bill really the right way to go, no matter how irritating they may be? There are other ways to end the date quickly and painlessly, without being rude and hurting the other person’s feelings, or letting them wonder where you went. Following are a few tips:
1. Have a back-up plan. Mention at the beginning of a date that you have an early mornin …