Your guide to leaving the party in the most faultless way possible.
Don’t leave (even for the bathroom, if you can) when a speech is being made.
You can leave after dessert has been served.
Exit quietly, but first bid farewell to your host.
Let’s not be Cinderella. Look down to see that you have both shoes on before leaving.
If you can’t find your wife, look for her and take her with you before you go.
If the hotel staff are cleaning up, you’ve definitely overstayed your welcome.
And below, some of the most memorable departure cues we wanted to immortalise.
1. “My Uber is here.”
2. “I must leave now. My dog is all alone at home with no one to feed him.”
3. “My children have woken up and are already calling me to ask for breakfast.”
4. “Did you hear about the other party down the road? I’m taking my tablemates there now!”
5. “I made sure to come to your party first! I have to rush off to the two other important events now.”
6. “I only just realised that I made a mistake with my RSVP! This is not the event I had wanted to go for.”