How to end a bad date

If your date turns out to be everything you never wanted and more, follow these tips to end your outing effectively and tactfully.
You Will Need:
* A first-date policy
* Grace
* Tact
* Honesty

Step 1: Have a policy
Have a dating policy. Meeting for a weekday lunch will provide a limited time frame and a safe, public location.

Step 2: Be graceful
Be graceful and keep up your end of the conversation, even if sparks aren’t flying.

You might actually make a friend of your bad date if you let go of any romantic expectations.

Step 3: Remain tactful
Remain tactful. Express disappointment without negativity. Say, “I’m having a good time but I was hoping we’d have more chemistry.” If your date seems nervous and awkward, tell them you’re feeling the same way and suggest ending the date.

Step 4: Be honest
Be honest at the end of a bad date and say why you don’t want to go out again. For instance, “You’re nice but we don’t have a lot in common.” Or, “You have interesting things to say but the conversation was more one-sided than I like.”

Take advantage of a lull in the conversation to end the date. Say that it seems you don’t have much to say to one another, thank them, and leave.

Step 5: Get up and leave
Get up and leave if a date is touchy-feely, rude, abusive, or drunk.

Fact: One in five high-school-age girls has been physically or sexually abused by a date.