Let’s face it, everyone has been through a bad date, and have regretted not being able to get out it because things have gotten very awkward very fast. However, people who have been through the ordeal of sitting through a bad date have figured out ingenious ways to get out of one, so that in case things go south, you can enjoy the rest of the evening and spare the feelings of the other person as well.

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Here are 12 pretty ingenious excuses you can use when you want to ditch your disastrous date.

1. The classic friend’s emergency

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Have some sort of signal ready, or a fixed time when you can have them call you and scream about a non-existent emergency for which you “absolutely need to go.” The best part about this is that you don’t need to wait for your date’s reactions.

2. Have your friend “accidentally” meet you at the restaurant

Yeah, it’ll make your date feel awkward and cut your outing shot, which is exactly the point. If you have cool friends, then you can even have them stage the emergency then and there and tell you about something “horrible” that happened because of which you have to spend the rest of the evening with them instead of your sad date.

3. Be disgusting

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One of the most underrated excuses for getting out of a bad date- be disgusting. Fart out loud, chew with your mouth open…the options are endless.

4. Have your friend call your date

This is pretty smart, because then you won’t get blamed for ditching you date later. Something as simple as “you car is getting towed” should give you the escape window.

5. Have your friend come in and pretend to be in love with him

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If things get really bad, have your friend ready to enter the scene and pretend to be in love with your date. Very loudly. This way you can actually storm off.

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Suggested read: 10 easy and harmless ways to end a bad date

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6. Go for a bathroom break and pretend to get arrested

Because no one wants to date a con. Sound super frazzled on the phone and if you can make sure that you add some siren sound effects in the background.

7. Have an allergic reaction

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Make good use of that makeup kit and rub something red on your face and hands in the bathroom and have a severe allergic reaction to anything.

8. Bribe the waiter to pretend to be your ex

If you don’t have loyal friends who will be willing to be madly in love your date, bribe the waiter to be your ex and have him create a huge scene and rush out of the place in tears.

9. Tell your date you are willing to marry them

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Use reverse psychology to get your date to leave you by telling them that you are madly in love with them and want to marry them asap. Before that make sure you act as obnoxious as possible.

10. Talk about your cats (imaginary or otherwise)

Tell your date that they remind you of your dead cat, describe all your past and present cats in excruciating detail, and then get emotional and leave.

11. Keep calling him different names and….

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After you have finally managed to push him to the edge and he reminds you that that is not his name, act all shocked and say “That isn’t your name?!” and storm off after muttering “sorry wrong date.”

12. Blame it on the lady parts

Word of advice- men are scared of menstruation. Announce really loudly that you just got your period and no further explanation will be needed for your exit.

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