Are you always late or prefer to be early?

I am phobic about being late, I shake, get stressed and would prefer to not go somewhere if it seems I am going to be late.

Duvetdiva

Early I have never liked being late for anything. I like to be prompt and if meeting someone I expect them to be on time.

Always early or on time. It is, in my view, the height of bad manners to be late and assume that ones own time is more valuable than that of the tardy person.

Depends on the occasion. Prompt if it is a 'timed' event. On the other hand 15 minutes late for the dinner parties of my chronically casual friend - husband is a 'never' late fiend and we have in the past turned up while friend is unshowered/outfitted, and the kitchen is chaos. Not kind.

Try to be just on time & usually manage it - if I get there 20 minutes early that's a fail in my eyes. DH aims for 5-10 minutes late & that makes me really anxious.

I hate to be late it really worries me. I have to be at the theatre 30 mins before a performance otherwise I get very anxious. Everyone close to me seems to be last minute and it makes me anxious. I always arrive to collect the grandchildren from school really early as terrified they will come out and I’m not there🙈

GrannyIvy

I hate to be late it really worries me. I have to be at the theatre 30 mins before a performance otherwise I get very anxious. Everyone close to me seems to be last minute and it makes me anxious. I always arrive to collect the grandchildren from school really early as terrified they will come out and I’m not there🙈

I feel the same GrannyIvy. Have always been anxious about being late so my 'swing by the seat of his pants' DH drives me up the wall, he is never stressed and insists we will get somewhere on time even though I know he always underestimates how long it will take to get ready and then get where we are going. But as we get older he can see how upset I get by this so he lets me take the lead on when we leave etc.
We might have to hang around for a while but at least we will be in the right place at the right time.
My daughter once asked 'mum what do you suppose will happen if you ever are late?'
To which I replied 'well it won't be the end of the world but I will be too shaken and upset to enjoy whatever we are late for.'
She didn't pursue it further.

I had a very good friend who was always late. Even if I gave her a half an hour early time she’d be late.
My husband was in the RAF, and we're both 10 mins early people, so find it frustrating when people can’t be prepared and are always late, such as my grandson.

I have a friend who is always too early I can guarantee she will be at least 20 minutes early. Really irritating too, when you are busy doing things and could do with that 20 minutes on your own. Be on time not late but not more than 5 minutes early to someones home.

My mum and I used to regularly fall out over her wanting to arrive everywhere an hour early.

Alway early, so as not to be late.
Feel it's so unkind and disrespectful to the other party if they're left somewhere wondering where you are. If it's medical appt ,always aim to be early. I'm not a saint but ,especially NHS, it's vital that we do our best to help an overstretched system.

Can't abide being late and I'm normally arriving at things near too early, but at least I'm not stressed like the late arrivers! Sorry but there's very rarely an excuse for being late every time.

I am always early. It is a standing joke in our family that whenever I took the AC to the station they were always two trains too early.

I’m always on time. Exactly on time. I can’t bear hanging around waiting for people. I walk into the venue at the appointed time. Same when I was working- I wouldn’t turn up till my shift was to start.

Never late. Absolutely no tolerance for those who just can’t be on time to save their lives. None. It’s so unequivocally rude.

Just been looking over this thread and realised that the title is
Are you always late or prefer to be early?

I think both can be true at once!
I think most people would prefer to be a few minutes early - even the ones who are always late!

I agree if going to someone’s home I try never to arrive early, as I know that can be annoying as much as being late so will sit around the corner in the car if needed😂 My grandchildren think it is funny Granny is always early!!

I used to be always early,but now my ill health has slowed me down, I am always rushing at the last minute. It drives DH mad!
For that reason, my watch is set ten minutes fast. That annoys him too.

People who habitually turn up late for things irritate the hell out of me. Anyone can be held up on the odd occasions but I have family and friends who make a habit of being late all the time. I find it rude and inconsiderate to others. My Dad was ex-army and a stickler for being on time and that has rubbed off on me. I daresay I annoy the late comers with my time keeping as much as they annoy me.

I am known as The Late Mrs Cilia. But if I get a lift, then I'm early.

I would never arrive early at someone's home. I will sometimes sit in the car around the corner. To be fair I am usually early when I am catching a train, at the theatre and for appointments as there are consequences for being late.

I always make enough time and allow for traffic but I have a friend who is habitually late. Recently, after keeping me waiting over an hour the night before she kept me waiting for 40 minutes outside in the hot sun. When challenged she makes excuses and never apologises.
It is selfish, bad manners and really disrespectful and despite her good points I am beginning to feel that I should back off and cool it because it doesn't start the day off in a good way.
Sad but maybe necessary.

I was born dead on 4am and have always preferred to be early! I'd rather be 1/2 early for something than 1 minute late!

My hubby is the opposite, I don't know the time of his birth but he's always late for everything - by miles!

I was often late when younger and now think it wasn’t good enough.
These days, I’m usually early, sometimes on an earlier train than intended, or sitting in the car until the allotted time.
It’s better for my high blood pressure!
My husband was always by the skin of his teeth on timing Amy DS ‘swings by’, his expression at any old time. A chip off the old …