As the queen of "excuses", I always appreciate hearing creative get out of jail free lines. A way to soften the blow, if you will. Although I have never actually been stood up on a date, I have had a couple of lame excuses used on me. To be honest, I actually like hearing them. I am shocked I don't get more thrown my way. I never take it personal and find it more comical since I am the 'Excuse Queen' and constantly using them to get out of dates, dinners, and anything that ends in shower. The excuse I heard this week in Denver with my drop dead gorgeous girl Mindy was something blog-worthy.
"Hey darlin, so I just got home from work and my dog has gotten into my fishing gear. It looks like she might have swallowed some fish hooks. I have to take her to the vet for some X-Rays. Probably won't be able to make it out to show you girls around but text me tomorrow".
Men tend to suck at excuses and should stick to straight up lying (there is a difference). For one, anytime a guy sends a text message that is longer than one sentence you should always be suspect. They are either lying or gay. Second, my general rule of thumb for excuses is never using sickness of a family member, friend, or pet as an out. It's just bad karma. This excuse dragged his innocent dog and a hobby into it. Now they are both jinxed (good one dude, good one). And finally, pick and choose when you really need to use an 'excuse'. My girl and I had just asked for a good place to go to brunch as we were from out of town, nothing more. Don't waste good excuses on people unless you are planning on seeing them again. Period, end of story.
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