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How to Get Friends to Leave at a Decent Hour


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Posted 08 Feb 2011
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It's getting late and your friends show no signs of leaving - how can you gently nudge them out the door?

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So you have friends over and you're having a great time - too great a time. The hour is getting later and later, and you're tired. But everryone is having so much fun you hate to mess things up and ask them to leave. What do you do? Here are a few simple ways you can gently nudge people out the door.

  1. Yawn. A simple yawn can trigger others to yawn, and someone may realize that they are tired too.
  2. Start cleaning up. Putting away games and food will signal that the fun is winding to an end. Some people may take the hint, and a few may even help out with the clean up - leaving less for you to do once they are gone.
  3. If you have kids and they are still up, send them to bed. But be careful - this might be taken by some that it's now "adult" time, and they'll stay another hour or two.
  4. Begin bedtime preparations. Take your contacts out. Put on some slippers.
  5. Turn off the TV or music. The absence of background noise will help convey that it's time to wrap things up.
  6. Check the weather outside. This one works best in winter in colder climates. Saying it looks like the snow's coming down harder can push people to go.
  7. When all else fails, be honest, especially if you have a legitimate reason for being tired or going to bed. "Sorry to ruin your fun, but I got up at 5:30 this morning and really need some sleep" can work wonders. If you feel rude sharing this with everyone, just tell the friends you know the best. One or two people leaving can trigger a chain reaction.

Hope these tips help!

Katie Hart has loved books since infancy (she has pictures to prove it) and wanted to be a writer since elementary school. With homeschooling, her writing counted toward her grade. As the oldest of nine children, she never ran out of things to write about. Katie loves promoting fellow authors and has published more than 200 reviews and many articles. She is currently writing a fantasy novel devoid of spells, talking animals, and hobbits.

waterfallbooks has a website at www.tvbreakroom.com

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