When you realize that someone dressed like a cast member from That 70s Show has followed you home from the bar, there are a variety of actions that can be taken. Speaking from personal experience, my recommendation is as follows:
The second the flame of that candle you just lit reflects off of his groovy belt buckle, illuminating his lava lamp printed shirt tucked a little too far into a ladies bootcut jean– an escape plan must be set into motion.
Excuse yourself for a moment and hastily evaluate whether your acting skills are in tact enough to execute a believable onset of nausea and vomiting. If not, send yourself an emergency email that a 6am meeting has been scheduled at work and if you oversleep you will surely be fired… so he really must leave at once! Do not attempt both, or your credibility may be weakened. And don’t try to take the easy way out– sitting on the floor in the middle of the room, eating a slice of cold pizza with your eyes closed, hoping he will simply disappear (I’ve tried it, it doesn’t work).
The polite thing to do is to take a raincheck and offer your number to Wavy Gravy on his way out the door. But do not be alarmed when you wake up the next morning to several text messages expressing his disappointment that the two of you didn’t get a chance to “cuddle” because you kicked him out after a hot five minutes of candlelit pizza eating and fake barfing.
