Ettina wrote:
On my side of things, I will always wait at least 30 minutes, and possibly much longer. I always carry reading material, so waiting isn't a big deal for me, and if I have time to hang out with them I have time to wait. (If we were arranging something time-sensitive, such as catching a train, I'd plan for us to arrive quite a bit early.) It just seems reasonable - some people tend to be late, and it's not some sort of hidden message or anything, just ordinary human error. Even failure to show up at all doesn't mean you don't care.
And expecting some sort of call before getting together? What the heck is that about?
This was with one particular person only (should have clarified in the OP). He gave a confirmation call about 20 min before I was scheduled to arrive. Each time he didn't, I found out that something had come up and he was no longer enthused about meeting. Same with calling him prior to arriving and only getting a vm. A few rounds of this, and I pretty much stopped showing up if there wasn't the expected call.
Others, I would
not subject to this exacting standard, lol.
31 Jan 2013, 10:51 pm
