what was the longest you've ever waited for date who was late?

[charlie and algernon]

my date was an incredible HOUR AND A HALF late last night in what is surely the LAST date. The ONLY reason I stuck around was because I possessed the tickets the concert we were going to see and I was really interested in seeing this band (They were actually very good and I bought their CD).

In her defense, she was apologetic and she kept a running commentary by texting me where she was, but 90 minutes is WAY too late, not to mention it was a third date and it was becoming clear we had little actually in common.

But how long have you sucked it up and stuck around for a late date?

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

1. Other

I've never had a date turn up late. Most of the time they showed up too early actually.

What was this woman's excuse? If it was some sort of emergency than I'd cut her some slack but if she was just off doing whatever for 90 minutes, she's a flake. Sounds like you've pretty much decided this thing is ending so good luck on your future dates with somebody who owns a watch and knows how to use it. :hi:

[charlie and algernon]

2. the excuse was that she was late

the times don't really match up, she says she's about to get on the metro and to expect her in 15 minutes and 45 minutes later she texts saying she's just at the first metro stop. :wtf:

I really don't mind if you're a few minutes late or you have a good excuse, but the timeline defintely wasn't matching up.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. sounds like, not only was she late but she tells lies, too ...

that is the deal breaker for me.

[gmoney]

37. well, maybe she thought she'd be able to catch it, but didn't and had to wait.

Public transportation can be a bitch, but at least she showed up and kept in touch.

[NewJeffCT]

4. It depends on how well you know your date

If she was not late to the first two dates, I might cut her some slack... however, I doubt I'd have the patience to stick around for 90 minutes, or even 30 minutes, for a date unless I had incentive like those concert tickets you mentioned and/or if she was really hot :evilgrin:

[charlie and algernon]

8. yeah, I had the tickets in my pocket, which I paid for

so I was going to the concert whether she was there or not.

[NewJeffCT]

9. Ah, I see

if I had the tickets, I would have called her to say that since you loved the band, you didn't want to be late to the show & would leave her ticket at the will call window. I usually don't like it when people are late overall.

[HamdenRice]

5. 8 - 10 hours on a regular basis

My ex wife was kind of going crazy at the time as a result of medication she was taking.

An hour or two was normal. But once a group of friends and I got together for her birthday. The idea was a performance piece at Neuricans Poets Cafe followed by drinks and dinner.

She showed up as we were finishing dinner and the restaurant was closing its kitchen around 10 pm -- about 8 hours late. It wasn't the only time she did that.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. oh man. it would have driven me nuts. what medication makes one late?

or did it disorient her?

[HamdenRice]

7. Prednisone -- ie an anti-inflammatory steroid

It saved her life, but we were not aware that for some people there is a side effect called "prednisone psychosis."

It's hard to explain the effect in terms of any existing mental illness, including psychosis, because it's not like she saw or heard things that weren't there. It just made her completely irrational.

This was like 15 years ago.

[bikebloke]

10. Except for one...

All the americans I've had dates with, have stood me up. All sorts of excuses. If it wasn't for Europeans and Australians, I'd have thought there was something wrong me.

[datasuspect]

11. i usually do my research before hand

so i know where they live, work, go shopping, who their doctor is, etc. before the date.

if they were late, i'd probably track them down.

[charlie and algernon]

12. I have a team that does that

I had my advance team check for her at all her favorite spots, no luck.

[NewJeffCT]

13. a team?

is that sarcasm? I can't imagine employing a team to check out a date... but, I haven't really been on the dating scene since 2000-2001.

[charlie and algernon]

14. haha, yes, that was completely in jest

I figured Datasuspect was joking, so I continued with the joke.

[datasuspect]

16. i'm dead serious

i dropped out of elementary school because they had recess.

i don't play.

[charlie and algernon]

17. haha, haven't had many dates then? huh?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

15. hmmm....when i was 17, i dated someone who was 28 and often stood me up for longer than a day

i mean he would say "i'll pick you up at 3" then i wouldnt hear from him till the following day. i was very depressed during that time so i sort of took it. he woudl make me clear up an entire weekend to say we would spend it together, then i wouldnt hear from him till monday.

one day, we were driving down in richmond, and he called a black woman driver a nigger. i dumped him the following day.

a dozen years later, i hear back from him this year, stating that he loves me and has always looked for me. i told him that i remember him as the biggest loser in my life.

i should have dumped him for the way he treated me, but i am glad i atleast had the strength to dump him, for being a racist.

[NewJeffCT]

20. I would say that anybody who isn't early for every date with you

is absolutely insane. :9

What was his excuse for blowing you off for the entire weekend, by the way? How long did you date before the incident in Richmond?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. he always had some excuse. about a year and a half

he was afghani. honestly, when the anti muslim sentiment amped up in this country, i often wondered how he felt now being at the receving end of racism

[La Lioness Priyanka]

22. oh i just remembered, he left me in an airport in an unknown city for 6 hours once

it was lovely

[charlie and algernon]

23. and you didn't dump him right then and there?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

24. nope i didnt. i was 17 -18 and deeply depressed. i am not sure how much longer

i would have taken it had he not used the N word. mixed blessings i suppose

[bigwillq]

18. I usually give 30 mins.

For traffic, and other issues.

I believe I've only been "stood up" once. I waited 30 mins and then left.

[charlie and algernon]

19. 30 minutes is fair

I've had to wait 30 minutes before, we were both driving into downtown baltimore and there happened to be a big event at the conference center. I showed up a little late myself, so I fully understood her showing up late as well.

[Rabrrrrrr]

25. 2.3 minutes, but that's only because my keys got caught on my coat sleeve.

Otherwise, it would be been 1 minute.

And then I sue them for breach of contract. Sue them hard!

[charlie and algernon]

26. "Sue them hard"

so is that what they're calling it these days?

[david13]

27. Dude you are supposed to go and pick her up. What kind of a

dude expects the girl to show up and take him? You are lucky she showed up at all.
I have never waited one minute for a date, I go and get them (back when).
Kids. Dude, where is your sense of Chivalry. Have you ever heard of the Code? Obviously not.
It's also known as how to win female friends, and influence them into bed, or marriage, should you so choose.
Why would you 'date' this girl? Just to have somebody go to a concert? Take a buddy, male or female.
dc

[charlie and algernon]

29. she wasn't taking me anywhere

she lives on one side of DC, I live on the other, we met in the middle, lol.

[david13]

31. Sounds a little better. But. You should still have gone to pick her

up. Or isn't she worth it?
Rule #1. Find out where they live (what part of town, nation, etc.)
If any distance is involved. Smile say bye, turn around and walk away.
Move on to the next prospect.
Etc.
dc

[rcrush]

28. Its been 4 years now...

She'll show up I know she will!

[david13]

32. Well, yeah. Me too. I guess I am still wating for some of them. dc

[AsahinaKimi]

30. 2 hours .in the rain

and never again

[Withywindle]

33. About 7 years.

My problem, I know. Once I fall in love, I stay that way. Indefinitely. :shrug:

[dysfunctional press]

34. when we were dating, my current wife was over 45 minutes late once...

but when she got there(my apartment), i had left.

that was the last time she was that late.

[XemaSab]

35. My then boyfriend was once 6 hours late

To give it some context, I lived 6 hours away from him.

But still... 6 hours is ridiculous.

[kwassa]

36. Over an hour on the FIRST DATE.

We had agreed to meet at a restaurant.

She had decided she needed something better to wear and went shopping.

The restaurant owner took her to task when she showed. I was glad I waited, though, it became one of the best relationships I ever had.