Salvaging a Bad Date

Aug 12, 2009 No Comments »

So you’re a bit nervous, perhaps? You’re saying the wrong things, doing some of the wrong things, being the wrong person? Don’t fret. Bad dates happen.

The key is to know how to salvage a bad date. Doing that depends on what exactly is going wrong. Assuming you’re just letting your nerves get the best of you, or causing embarrassments for whatever other reason, then the ideas below will help you make the bad date good. Give it a try.

Don’t make excuses – The last thing you should do is start to make excuses to your date about your behaviour. First of all, things probably aren’t as bad as you think. They probably aren’t bad at all. Most “embarrassing” or “awkward” dating moments only get that way because people point it out and show how embarrassed they are by it. If you just let it go, you’ll probably be okay.

Make a joke out of it – So, maybe things are as bad as you think. Still, they don’t have to be bad. Make a joke and show that you’re aware of the situation and willing to laugh. It will also show that it’s okay for them to laugh too. The worst dates aren’t the ones who make things bad, but the ones who are too oblivious about it to realize that’s the case.

Get up and change locations – If things are a bit more messed up than simply fumbling over words and tripping over a stair or two, but you really like the person you’re out with, then just get up and take them somewhere else. Use this as a chance to fully recover and even start again. Show some spirit and show off some class. Stand up, take him or her by the hand and tell them that this just isn’t you, “…so let’s go get a beer and start again.”

Tell them to join the club – Why not? There are no membership fees. In certain situations this kind of thing can be applied and work well. Let’s say you’re dancing, but realize you’re embarrassingly bad at it. Chances are, no first date is going to judge you on your dancing. If you think it’s going to turn it into a nightmare though, tell them to stop outdoing you and dance like a fool too. Tripped and fell? Tell ‘em to join you on the floor. Telling bad jokes? Stop talking and have them tell a few. Hey, have a bad joke contest. The point is, if you let yourself own the situation, it won’t ever become a bad one.

There, hopefully this will make things get better. So stop reading blogs and get back to your date. They’re probably wondering what happened to you. When it’s all done, come on back and make a comment or two. Just click the link below. You can also share your thoughts about other things as well!

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