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I don't sweat the small stuff. To me being late isn't a huge deal unless its going to have consequences, like missing a plane. Lost my seat at a concert. But if someone has the courtesy to call and say they are running behind I would wait.
I agree with this.
They could be stuck in traffic. Things happen. If they apologize it's fine.
One of my biggest pet peeves with ANYONE is arriving late, ESPECIALLY if it's on a first date!
How late is acceptable to you before you throw in the towel on a first date and just leave? What about if the person calls you 10 minutes before you arranged time and they say they are running 10 minutes late and it ends up more like 20?
I've learned regardless of if they texted or called me that they were late that if it's more than 15 minutes, to just leave.
My now fiance waited 25 minutes for me to show up on our first date.
I was "stuck in traffic". I actually called her from my bed..
It wasn't until just 3 weeks ago that I told her I was actually in bed and just couldn't get up for our first date
This probably isn't something to be proud of... at all.... but hey when I was dating actually GOING on the first date was a difficult quest.
See I would think people know about things like rush hour, busy streets, etc. to actually give enough time to not keep your date waiting. I respect other peoples' times which is why I ALWAYS make sure to be there on time and know to give myself enough time considering there will likely be traffic, etc.
I just HATE excuses and being late due to predictable traffic means you don't value my time not caring if I'm waiting for you.
I am NEVER late and I get annoyed if others are late.
For a date - If I don't hear from him, I leave after 10 minutes.
If he texts that he is late, I wait. If he shows up then and apologizes and feels bad about it - no big deal. If he shows up and thinks being late is not worth mentioning or apologizing for - good bye!
How about if she was late because she was taking her time to look pretty for the date? Some guys would be ok with it and others would not.
That's the worse kind! If she can't even be on time for a first date, trust me it's not going to get any better going forward. She's going to be late for everything.
I'm always very punctual and I always try to arrive early and appreciate when others show the same respect. With that said, where I live traffic is usually a nightmare and the metro often has unexpected delays for one reason or another so I realize things happen. If they were going to be more than ten or fifteen minutes late I would hope they would call or text.
Before I had kids, I was anally punctual. My ex was chronically late. It was not a good match.
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