the failed date

now, although i'm a stickler for punctuality, i can understand people being a bit late. stuff happens, etc. but an hour and a half?

D. was supposed to come over and we were going to watch a movie he'd rented. i said i'd be home for 8pm, so he could come roundabout then. living where i live, buses are not so frequent, so for him to be at my place at said time, he could only take the 7.40. but then, if he missed that one, he'd be here at 8.30. except there was no sign of him. nor at 9. he finally appeared at 9.30. without a word of apology.

when i, later on, asked what had actually happened, he explained his friend, who was supposed to drop something off at his place, had been late and only arrived at about 8pm. following which they'd made their way to the bus stop, but as he didn't want his friend to feel like he was being 'thrown out' or whatever, he took the time to spend some time with him. so that when he did get to the bus stop, he'd of course missed the bus (the 3rd one, in fact).

while i can understand there isn't much you can do about someone else being late, at that stage, i would have said 'thanks for dropping this off and i'm sorry but i actually have to go now'. i mean, this wasn't some meet up with friends. this was a movie date. thank god we weren't going to the cinema! plus, if he was still at home at 8pm, he could have called to say he was delayed! i'm not for calling people when you're 10 mns late, but an hour and a half, i'd certainly like to be informed...

honestly, when he did show up, i was tempted not to open. the only reason i did, was that he'd come all the way out to my place to see me. but honestly, had i lived in town, i wouldn't have bothered.