2008 Woodie Awards
She Said: How do you handle an awfully rude date that has gone wrong?
Rachelle Murphy
Issue date: 2/15/06 Section: He Said/She Said
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Dates are a stressful event in anyone's life. When a date turns rude, this can lead to an awkward and uncomfortable situation. Here are a few tips to help you handle your rude date.
First, you should give the person the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps your date is just having a bad day and needs to be in good company. You can just be nice and ignore the rudeness. Maybe your date needs some cheering up, and you should just be patient.
On the other hand, perhaps your date is just rude all the time. You should never have to deal with that. If your date is being rude to the waiter, you and anyone else he gets in contact with, I think it would be time to end the date. Excuse yourself to go to the bathroom, and call up one of your friends. Ask them to call you back in a few minutes and tell you that there is an emergency. Then make sure they pick you up. This will let you go without having to deal with such an awful date.
Just remember that it is only a date and you are not married to them, so you shouldn't feel bad if you leave them because you can't handle them. Maybe next time they will learn how to handle themselves and carry out some manners, at least for their date's sake.
First, you should give the person the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps your date is just having a bad day and needs to be in good company. You can just be nice and ignore the rudeness. Maybe your date needs some cheering up, and you should just be patient.
On the other hand, perhaps your date is just rude all the time. You should never have to deal with that. If your date is being rude to the waiter, you and anyone else he gets in contact with, I think it would be time to end the date. Excuse yourself to go to the bathroom, and call up one of your friends. Ask them to call you back in a few minutes and tell you that there is an emergency. Then make sure they pick you up. This will let you go without having to deal with such an awful date.
Just remember that it is only a date and you are not married to them, so you shouldn't feel bad if you leave them because you can't handle them. Maybe next time they will learn how to handle themselves and carry out some manners, at least for their date's sake.