Come and settle down? They don’t know how to leave? They understand, it’s nice for them, but you’re already yawning because you get up early in the morning? Or are you just bored of them? Everything has its limits… Don’t worry, we have found some valid tips for you to follow to get them going as the evening draws to a close.
It’s past midnight, and your guests are still getting a story from Kulin Ban? In the end, “come for coffee” turned into an impromptu evening. The clock is ticking, and you want only one thing: to be alone at home.
Quite a delicate situation, especially when you dare not ask your loved ones to leave. You no longer participate in the conversation, look at the clock every five minutes and start to lose patience…
But how on earth can you make your guests understand that it’s time to put on a jacket and hit the road? To help you get your message across subtly, here are some tips to follow.
The first thing you need to do is stop serving your guests, either drinks or food. Erin Dierickk, an American psychologist, stated in a column Best Life that “these two elements, especially alcohol, bring people together”.
If you keep refilling your guests’ glasses and plates, they are less likely to leave. On the contrary, if they realize that there is nothing on the table, they will realize that the disaster is approaching.
Friends are also there to help us in this kind of situation. And with them we are not afraid to be honest and fair! You can take him aside and ask him to go first, which should encourage the others to follow. Sometimes the guests are just waiting for one of them to get the ball rolling…
To prevent the evening from dragging on too long, you can simply start clearing the table, throw away all the trash lying around and put away the dishes. In addition to saving time after they leave (no more cleaning), this technique allows you to gently show them that it’s almost time to say goodbye. You can also lower or mute the music volume.
This question works every time! Towards the end of the evening, you can ask your guests how they plan to get home. If they take public transportation, you can remind them that soon there will be no more buses or trams.
“Olala, it’s already one in the morning!”. If you express this type of sentence with surprise, you will imply to your guests that it is already late and you would like to go to bed. While some may answer “that’s true, I’ll go soon”, others may suggest that the evening ends at a bar or nightclub. It doesn’t matter where they go next, as long as it’s away from you!
Rubbing your eyes, yawning repeatedly, pretending to fall asleep on the sofa… If your guests realize that you are tired, they will decide to leave on their own. You can also emphasize the fact that you have to get up early the next morning and that you have a lot of work to do during the day. And that’s why you shouldn’t go to bed too late…
Well, if none of the above works, go to the bathroom, put on your pajamas and bathrobe, and go out in front of the guests with a toothbrush and start brushing your teeth… don’t let their surprised faces confuse you… because everything is as it should be to be.
Source: www.sitoireseto.com
