there are of course legitimate reasons to be late, but in most cases people who are late are jerks who think their time is more important than yours. In your world, it seems lunch was a building block to a future relationship. Shortcasts launched a couple of weeks ago, and my podcast, The Baggage Reclaim Sessions was part of the launch line-up alongside folks like Malcolm Gladwell, Dr Laurie Santos of The Happiness Lab, Farnoosh Torabi, The Doctor’s Kitchen and Nico Rosberg. The truth was, I just couldn’t get it together, and didn’t understand the concept of wasting other people’s time. Go have some fun. He tried to intimidate me when I first started. I’m sure it stung and felt dismissive to hear that she’s engaged and that her time is limited. When I have called her on it she says ‘but I wouldn’t be interesting if I don’t have a little quirk’ – er, NO! that being ‘good’ and striving to be ‘perfect’ is the route to not only getting what you want but also being *worthy* of it. He’s always late. Xmas is my favorite time of year. Who knew lateness could be a symbol of deep rooted issues. My cars are show room clean. He will hit it and quit it for another 4 to 6 weeks. You could just shrug it off – some people be effing bleep bleeps and thats life. And do they even care about my feelings, my needs, my security? So we need to check in with ourselves and loved ones, especially the ones who tend to always be helping, perfect or pleasing, or who pride themselves on being the life and soul. For those of you, that seem to ALWAYS be late-- whether it is work, school, meeting friends or some event-- your friends know you won't eve be the first one there as most likely you WILL be late. it depends a lot on the circumstances. I hated the way I felt..and I realized that this negative talk has always been my go to behavior when I run late, and in my life, I was always running late. Every last thing we do as humans is about trying to meet our emotional needs. Yours and my EUMs are man-boys. After we broke up he told me in a joking way that, “I guess I am just not a planning ahead kind of guy”. #baggagereclaim #trustyourintuition #trustyourgut #trustyourgutfeeling #emotionalintelligence #recoveringperfectionist #recoveringpeoplepleaser #listentoyourself #boundaries #healthyboundaries #selfworthquotes ... One of the things I’ve learned is that consistently feeling my feelings even though it’s very bloody uncomfortable at times is infinitely better than the results of suppressing and repressing them. Take care of you. What this post has done is help me to see her point of view. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. And it should be to him too. And so it goes. My time is equally valuable and if someone doesn’t respect that I don’t bother with them any longer. I’m also going to use this anger/rage I feel now that the shock and terror have worn off and channel that into self protection. @ Veracity – some more. So first, you are always late and then you are not accepting responsibility and blaming the other people for calling you out on it? It's so selfish on his behalf and it will always continue to be like this 9.I don’t know what I want and that’s my problem to solve. Months later he told me it was because he was trying on every nice shirt he owned trying to look his best. Plus she’s newly married in the last year. We’ve got to quit with this bullsh*t, super busy malarkey, tell you what they think you want to hear. In my promise to be a bit more shouty about things I’m up to, here’s a little something I’ve been working on over the last few months Blinkist, the app that creates short versions of bestselling non-fiction reads has launched Shortcasts, short versions of, yep, podcasts. And Calla, I think he is also priming the “bootycall” pump. And when you can accept that you’re not perfect or capable of Jedi mind tricking the universe with your goodness, you can finally forgive yourself for not being perfect and be more you instead. Shows up late and acts likes it didn't even happen: losing major points. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Curiosity goes a long way with helping you to learn to listen to yourself. There are ways around this, you have to find your style of dealing with people, that style has to be professional and has to help you get ahead in your career. If the guy is late and shows up and is genuinely sorry, let it slide. 7. Somebody called my boss (the director?) My mentality has changed, and I’ve become skilled at dealing with adversity. I can relate to every one of your stories. Only say yes to what you can stick to. I’d count backwards — okay, I have to report to work by 8:00, so that means that I should plan to be there by 7:45. I am not upset I use to be the same way. Too bad so sad if no one is there when they turn up – late as usual. To have the self-honesty and self-awareness to say these things usually indicates someone who, if not totally available, is consciously working through availability issues! Total inconvenience either way though…, Once and first time round though and not letting such be an occasional thing that I put into practice for the late comers (friends, family or otherwise). Reading this post has made me think whether it is passive aggressiveness on her part or does she just spread herself too thin? Perspective – balance, rather than black or white thinking – about myself – let alone what anyone else thinks or asserts on me. I wouldn’t be very pleased with someone who kept asking about another (available) woman on what were supposed to be dates with me. Usually people say they're late because of traffic or the bus beforehand. They put the key ideas and actionable insights from an episode into under 15-minutes. And at some point, once we’ve had our hand burnt a few times, we have to stop giving them the benefit not only of us doubting ourselves but of us not being truly honest with ourselves about what we’re doing. When a guy cancels a date, what to say is very important because this will really leave an impression to the guy. if your office prefers women to be more ‘going along’ with things then its better not to be that no-nonsense person when the crap hits the roof. He was 45 minutes late picking me up because he underestimated the amount of time it would take to put on his tux. Dates? For me, it’s always, ALWAYS the same pattern and I get my heart broken every time. And then I joined the military, where the consequences for being late to your post can be harsh. it depends on how late he is, if hes more than 15 minutes late, and he doesnt have a valid reason (like traffic or helping someone or something along those lines) then it shows that hes not very punctual and is probably a bad planner and will be consistently late. Also, I discover the easy steps to do, which help give me a sense of accomplishment and encouragement to complete the harder steps, etc. Felt feelings are ultimately energising because they connect you to yourself and what is. It is a big red flag. Just half kidding. We would make no plans except last minute plans that always involved sex and no time for anything else before he was back out the door again…I mean, now that I think about it, who knows how many others he was seeing while seeing me. I realized that I was treating her like a priority, when she was treating me like an option. Fascinating. Not every woman can deal with dating a busy man or has the commitment to change things in a relationship to find the best solution to answer How to date a busy man. I’m glad you found out & got away. When he finally showed up, he was nice enough. Ok no digging holes. Like a lot of recovering people-pleasers and perfectionists, asking for help isn't my strong suit. I did NOTHING but grieve. It got me thinking… what would cause me to respect my EU? Which I think, is a variation on the whole “I don’t respect your time” thing. Someone who is keen on wasting theirs or yours is not someone who cares enough. And waited. He also did it becuase he was so incapable of getting out of bed in the morning that he did actually NEED the movitvation a call from me would give him. If you think it’s rude, IT IS. If women always tell you, “You’re a great guy but I don’t feel that spark…”. You’re meeting up. We are worth our weight in gold.. always remember that peanut and all the other fabulous women who refuse to be treated like mugs. What we all fall into the trap of doing at one time or another is trying to get people in our present to fill old voids by meeting unmet needs from our past, particularly from childhood. I guess that’s over and done with. For me when I am broken hearted the last thing I want to see is a dirty house or things out of order. (just to clarify I wanted to get to things 15 minutes early – not two hours). But I know his wife has to “ride” him to be on time to things they do together…I’ve witnessed the phone checks. The whole point of Andy’s post is that he finally became aware of his bad behavior and now he wants to fix it. When we lose ourselves, and so we forget who we are and what matters to us, it's time to halt. Others know what is and isn't permissible when you communicate it. A lot of it is down to procrastination and a manifestation of depression, but having read this I’m starting to understand that there is a slight passive-aggressive element in there relating to my parents and wanting some sort of control. And refuse to discuss it with them. BTW, she has a car and I have to take public transport and she is still always late. Can I ask if you have anxiety at the idea of leaving at a certain time ~ are there other things you’re trying to get done that you feel you have to do before you leave? He was just playing with me because here he is, calling me now!”. I don’t know I don’t walk in his shoes. If you’ve discussed a date to the extent that you know when and where to meet him, it can be quite perplexing to determine the best course of action if the man in question has gone radio silent. *I have told him no and he doesn’t like it. This leads her to almost be in a constant state of spreading herself too thinly. Finally, she stood me up at yet another movie. I do not for one second regret voicing this. Calla, You seriously need to block this guy! I didn’t want to do it alone. I come from a family which is pretty chaotic, and was brought up to think it somehow funny to be flakey, unreliable and have no boundaries. Something has caused us to become disconnected. I think he was definitely  PA too, if anything. But we all need it. *I have been actively looking for feedback/support here to check/keep my reactions/responses healthy. During our friendship, there would be these “moments” when I felt she never really liked me. Good riddance. I was sitting and he was standing – I was in a very vulnerable position and he knew it. When it’s only our own time that we’re messing with, we’re free to do with it what we want although we’re not free of the consequences of not taking care of our time. I will use those techniques if he does it again. My two-year-old self served a twenty-six-year sentence for my parents breakup. ExAssclown always arrived late. Heart of gold. There are folks out there who've committed actual crimes who've served far shorter sentences. If he does NOT contact you within (at most) 2 weeks, then BLOCK HIM. When someone’s focus is on their intentions instead of our lived experience of their actions, they’re showing a lack of empathy and responsibility in that moment. It was his way of making sure I would not abandon him. I already packed for my July vacation that I am taking alone. First dates are always a risk. You know, these ACs and EUMs are fully able to get places on time when it is important to them. I leave after 5 minutes. Perhaps as you saw your mother doing all those years ago. I know what I’m talking about because years ago I was habitually late. In other situations, its more important to figure out ways to 1) react and respond, 2) avoid the situation, 3) figure out and strategize how to catch the person off guard and or at their own game. Not dropping my guard/giving the benefit of the doubt to that one. I know there’s some thought behind the idea that when everything’s in order physically, such as house, desk, car, then what needs to be in order emotionally rises to the surface. Why is it that when I was with BGE I felt super motivated to be organized but now for the last year+ I have been mostly apathetic about taking care of these same things? I'll send a quick text letting him know I'm there. Hardcore, and most definitely not warranted. A card from another woman sitting on the coffee table, or a gift from someone. His lack of response is telling you LOUDLY that this is not mutual. I think I allowed my initial reaction to his lack of communication, the person who trained me’s opinion of him, and my issues cloud affect my judgement. When my mind drifts I read or journal. My boss knew exactly what the other director had done! So, if he's always talking about himself and never asks you questions about your life, day, or passions, the guy's too self-absorbed to date seriously. While your man may always be busy and have needs, be sure to address your needs in the relationship as well. If your house was on fire, would you be late running out for your life? I am the person who arrives before the doors open. I hate waiting to transfer to a train that never arrives, realizing that I'm going to be late, and having no way to contact the person who's waiting for me. She is engaged to a former athlete who was a super star and is now on TV. Just share your experiences. It was a great opportunity for me to put all of the stuff I’d learned from Nat and others into practice – and it was empowering!!!!! It’s an awful habit and sometimes it is nothing but a crappy coping mechanism. Do you feel as though the pain you felt at being left waiting for your mum as a kid, has subconciously led you to feel a need to keep others waiting? Hi EC, thanks for your reply. It was really weird. This happens just about weekly. If he walked up to me and said: 1.I couldn’t offer you what you wanted or deserved. If you really want to go out with this man and are willing to make compromise, you can try something like, “Aww, I really feel sad because you cancelled our date. I'm late a lot too, so I don't really mind. My most recent ex wasn’t late, necessarily. I am forever holding the fort and picking up her duties that she constantly does not get around to. I didn’t want to do it alone. It always feel like I’m being manipulative or doing something wrong, but I think that may be old stuff. You are the one projecting all the “what does this mean” thoughts. And waited. My current bf, who is the keeper, was late picking me up for our first date. #baggagereclaim #takecareofyourself #recoveringperfectionist #recoveringpeoplepleaser #peoplepleaser #peoplepleasing #listentoyourbody #listentoyourself #selfcompassion #selfforgiveness #innerchild #innerchildhealing #innerchildwork #futureself #expressyourself #emotionalintelligence #healthyboundaries #boundaries #selfcare #selfcarequotes ... Every last thing we do as humans is about trying to meet our emotional needs. I hope you can give me some advice. I am sure he had a good time with you, but it was not a steppingstone to “more” in his world. I have never felt comfortable with her and it just hit me this morning when she turned up late after spending the night 10 minutes away from work that her lateness is a symbol of something deeper. Episodes so far by me include ones on friendship, bandwidth, over-responsibility, emotional unavailability and roles. It didn’t seem harsh. Frankly the boss sounds like a flake – next time laugh it off! I was sitting there thinking “Damnit, she better be in the hospital for an excuse this time,” and when I realized I was thinking this I realized our “friendship” was over. They have a high turnover, not surprising. It’s a way of letting trusted loved ones in, humanising you, and also healing your neglected younger self. sexual harassment and we know how that often ends). The new hr director just started last week. She’d make a plan, then about 5 minutes before I expected her to be at my place, she’d call to cancel. While no man should always be expected to plan five-star dates, at the same time, the romance shouldn't just completely fall off a cliff at once. You are. I agree with other comments: Just stop doing that. You should not have sent that note. which sadly I should be surprised about but am not, having experienced it before – I have had to get other support to help do this – I tried handling it on my own which just didn’t work – too many years being made to feel so bad for things that just weren’t in perspective. I’m going to document everything and if he escalates, I will quit and will let HR know why I quit. I struggle with the judged harshly scenario regularly but with different situations, and overly and automatically take on the full responsibility most times which destroys my self esteem and confidence every time. I did have one incident early on in the friendship part, where he was 2 hours late with no notice as usual, and I just left my house and let him waste a trip (50 minutes each way). If that works in your office, do it. He seemed sheepish the one and only I’ve seen him. I had unrealistic fantasies of having an open man-sharing role, where I was a help to both him and his wife. And more importantly, I can now play politics much better because I dont get sucked into the moment and being reactive. Many men break out all the stops early on in the dating process, but by the fifth of sixth date, the laziness starts to creep in. I only shortchange myself. I’m working on thinking strategically in things like this. I was raised by the self-absorbed so I picked up some very bad habits. Who wouldn’t find a way to get there by noon? Talking about him on BR does not make it a relationship. She apologized the next day, sort of, in a text; “Oh, I got busy with my day and totally forgot!” I didn’t respond. Not a good sign for a therapist! I’m constantly a little late everywhere. I LIKE organized, but I sabotage. Send me your chore list and I will knock it out (smile). We cannot always just leave work because we want to or it is the normal time to punch out. So, how am I going to get to work, and how long will it take me to travel from the place I live to the place I work? I didn’t want things to look bad FOR HIM. There’s a ‘why’ in everything that we do, and knowing why we’re doing something, and so being aware of hidden motivations or competing fears keeps us honest and ensures, not just that we enjoy more successful outcomes but that we don’t hurt others and then cling to our ‘good intentions’ instead of taking responsibility. I don’t know if she realized how he handled it – making it look like it was my fault. How could that SOB do this to me? You are the steward of your boundaries and bandwidth. I'd be annoyed and leave after about 15 minutes. Last week, my podcast, The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, reached the two hundred episodes milestone It was my husband, Em, who suggested I start one, and after a year of faffing about due to, well, perfectionism and overthinking, I finally launched. I was thrilled. don’t know the exact title sorry but you can probably google it. I just expect of myself and work me to the end result. I was married for 20 yrs to someone who resisted and refused to tackle projects with me, thus I now have many. I can totally see that this guy has got me on a hook, big time. Getting excited and buying materials. @MJ, I checked out the project pages. This experience has taught me so much about commitment and releasing perfectionism. It took me a while to figure it out though…. Andy, it’s great that you recognize it and know it may be family history. It is like a test to see who will stay and who will leave. Day in and day out. So I started my mantra out loud again “Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable”. My boyfriend used to ALWAYS be late for our dates. They were sometimes prepared to make themselves and possibly others ill just so they didn't have to say no, and this realisation shook them up. I think he tried to manipulate my feelings by acting like a jerk to stay in control. It’s self-protection. I, like so many of us, have been conditioned, socialised, or as we’d say back home in Ireland, had it bred into me (!!) 7. It could be that in our pursuit of a goal, we’ve lost connection to other things that matter because we’re blinded by who we think we’ll be when we get what we want. I was just seeing the guy in my post above for a month (who I was crushing on for years at my gym) and he also did the same and made plans and didn’t go through twice. Link in bio and available on all podcast players. I know a few attractive, thoughtful men, but the thing is you will never meet them if you allow your time to be wasted via inconsiderate people. …power plays…politics. I think it is a combination of a presence of anxiety in my life and inability/disliking context switching. OMG talk about a huge pet peeve of mine. Habits are based on associations that become cues and triggers for us to think, feel and act. I don’t want to be rude – He may be a complete jerk, but I am not. Seeing the therapsit must have been an excercise in showing your vunlnerability. So now you get to be kinder to you. My boss came over quickly and was smiling and happy and said something like ‘did you just find it?’ And I said, yes, someone put it in there afterwards. You know like when we keep finding ourselves in repeat situations or the problem we’ve hoped will go away without us having to assert ourselves snowballs and becomes acutely uncomfortable. Thanks for the request. They gave in to him, every time. Even more outrageous was the fact that he said we’d go for dinner as some pseudo apology, then announced that he got an invitation to do something and made it clear that he was going to go do that instead ~ without an apology or any acknowledgement that he was bailing on the plans that he had just suggested. It’s bloody lonely, infuriating, soul-destroying and shaming. This means that a habit may have been formed to get back at someone else in their past and then it became their default and they haven’t realised how it’s not working for them when they for instance, keep pushing the boundaries with the time they show up at work. This was his way of making me prove my love. You will feel and know their interest. Maybe my words rang so true because I have lived it too. He’s not allowed in my office anymore – there’s no reason for him to be in there. A narcissist. Rest. And now that I am learning to steer my life, I am creating a lot more order in my home. What happened when my Dad finally showed up? 201: Who were you ‘getting to know’ over those texts? Then I noticed how much I had let neatness “go” in my environment. I have stood up for myself and been calm, cool and collected throughout our entire relationship and I think he can’t stand it. I don’t know what he wants. I have accepted responsibility for my mistake by asking myself what can I do? During one of our first dates, my boyfriend was very late at meeting me for an outing we had planned. Although on paper she is great to get a long with. We would make plans, such as, ‘Hey come over for dinner/spend the night,’ and I would make dinner, and he would show up HOURS late, apologetic but saying, ‘I do much better if you give me an exact time, otherwise I get side-tracked!’ So I started giving him an exact time. She seemed genuinely surprised and confused. I appreciate your input and patience with the long-winded post. So, hearing the words coming from them doesn’t really make a difference. My experience has taught me that the people in my life who were regularly late were also the people who treated me as less important than them. The anxiety and feeling of being placed in this situation is still with me today – it was dreadful – and this was 30 years ago! Remember – channel power and strength and professionalism. I am very busy working full time and getting may masters degree, and I met a guy who was generally last minute unless I planned ahead on a Sunday or during the week which he would follow (granted this is not an important Friday or Saturday night, no not enough to prove he’s worth my time). Date with a sense of fun and fearlessness and you’ll get there in the end. telling people about what he did. I have a friend who was always late. We had a business together, yeah bad idea, and had a lot of children activities to attend to. “You do like me, don’t you?” is what it sounds like. So, you start with your goal and plan it back. so when this started happening this built a huge paranoia – not helpful – that further eroded the non-trusting-relationship further – conveniently to my relief in the end – as you point out – seeing as I became frightened of her inexperience and what it was going to result in for me – which was in reality loads of trouble being labeled as something actually I am not normally. I told her I went out with a cousin, to which NPD coworker said “Oh, I guess we blew each other off, then!”. For stuff like dates, chores are done well in advance to avoid possible time conflicts and travel times have a healthy cushion in case of road construction. I do remember that my gut feeling as a result of this, was that she was inexperienced/focusing on things not important or happening – and I didn’t act on it because at the time I felt there was no other alternative – so no I didn’t want to be vulnerable with this person in reality and it may have been some form of unconscious control because I didn’t trust her? From that point on, if plans were going to fall through, he would text me around the time he should have been getting to my place. She is being paid to help you work through these sorts of things. I followed that mantra for 2 months, and it felt GREAT to not have any anxiety when traffic was unexpectedly heavy, or a train was late…I had plenty of extra time. Come to think of it, in my twenties I had a meangirl BFF who started standing me up at the last minute. Thats right – he was such a deeply unhappy person that getting out of bed was something he did not want to do everyday. 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