If I’m in a room with people I know and I plan to leave the room for a long time, I tell them where I’m going. If it’s for a short time I do not.
What (if anything) is an appropriate time scale to leave a room without announcing when/if you’ll be back?
I’d say anything longer than five minutes, with anything less getting at most a “I’ll be right back” with a gesture in the direction you’re going.
Time doesnt really matter. The way to exit is pound your drink, shatter glass on floor, say “later bitches”, chicken strut out the door.
well if you say youre going for smokes i know you arent coming back
I’d say that it depends on whether you expect them to be there when you return, and/or if your presence is expected in the meantime for whatever reason.
Just have some situational awareness. Normally it wouldn’t be an issue to leave a room to get a soda from the fridge and then return. However if you’re in the middle of a timed game or while moving heavy furniture, then it would be rather annoying for the rest of the people if you just suddenly disappear without explanation.
Always depends on context. If you are out somewhere it is good to let them know so they don’t think you left to go home. If its at somebody elseshouse probably no need to mention, if you are the host then good to let this m know if you had something that will take you away for extended period so they aren’t left wondering. Read the room/situations.
