We’ve all had nights where we’ve had a little too much to drink and ended up doing things we may not remember. This doesn’t make you a bad person, it makes you human. You may be happy about waking up in your dates bed. If so, great! If on the other hand it wasn’t what you planned, you can still get out of there without being a jerk.

Assess The Situation

Once you wake up and realize you aren’t at home, excuse yourself to the bathroom. This way you can go through the events of the earlier evening alone, without an audience. You won’t be able to hide disgusted facial expressions as you try to remember, and you don’t want your date to feel badly about what happened. Going to the bathroom is a good way to mask this while you try to figure out what happened.

Don’t Run Out

If they haven’t woken up yet but you want, or need, to leave, wake them first. No one wants to wake up knowing someone was in their bed but snuck out in the morning. Even if you don’t plan on calling again, you should give them a little courtesy. Wake them up and let them know you have to leave. Tell them you had a great time, and you’ll call later. This is the diplomatic way out.

Laugh It Off

If you had a good time and plan on seeing them again, you can just laugh it off the next morning. Offer to take them out for breakfast, or cook for them. Talk about the fun things you remember from the earlier evening. This is actually a good way to bond with someone, and can help you turn a mistake in to a meaningful moment.