Why Is Punctuality So Ambiguous For Women?

[Ornery]

Punctual seems pretty damn clear to me. Where do women get the idea that being somewhere on time is open to interpretation?

Actually, it pisses me off. The later somebody is, the more pissed I get. 90% of the time, it's women who pull that crap, but some men do, too. They'll usually discover that I won't wait for their sorry ass, either. I know I'm not the only person who feels this way, and wonder why women are usually the offenders. They attend the same schools, and functions men do. They're raised by the same parents. When and how does this schedule apathy creep in?

 

I'm always 5 minutes early for everything.

In fact, I set the clock in my car to be 5 minutes fast, so I can at least feel like I'm on time for stuff.

 

[Kelemvor]

I always try to be on time for everything but more often than not, my wife lags behind getting ready or finding things to do before we go somewhere, etc. Ticks me off when we get somewhere for something that has already started.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
I always try to be on time for everything but more often than not, my wife lags behind getting ready or finding things to do before we go somewhere, etc. Ticks me off when we get somewhere for something that has already started.

this. is. every. woman. (and wife)

 

[Tiqua]

I'm female and I hate being late for anything and am usually 5min early. Altho, it came from my mom always being late when I grew up.

 

[Fritzo]

I'm late for everything. Usually because whatever I'm doing previously takes longer than it should have. Oh well, if you can't wait 5 minutes, the event must not have been worth doing in the first place.

 

[meltdown75]

i'm late for everything too, except for my tee times.

 

[Ornery]

...the event must not have been worth doing...

Like, starting work on time? This is why I LOVE time clocks. Maybe this is why women never learn to be prompt. They get the jobs that don't require a time clock?

 

[anno]

if I'm late for anything other than picking up a kid from the high school (in which case I'm late on purpose), it's my husband's fault.

 

[Liquidh2o]

I got annoyed once because my wife showed up late to a movie we were going to see together (she was just being lazy). The next day she told me she was late. I've kept my mouth shut ever since.

 

[olds]

if we have to leave by 9:00 AM, I tell my wife we have to leave by 8:30 AM. That way, we are sure to leave by 9:15 AM.

 

[MrDudeMan]

it has nothing to do with sex. it has everything to do with irresponsibility, and i have noticed more women have that trait than men. why? i dont know, and im not sexist either. i tend to think women have more going on in their head than we do, but they just cant think outside of their own needs, so they do what they need to do for themselves first, then they go where they need to go which is usually later than it should be. sorry if i offended any women...this just from years of observation of my 4 sisters and mom plus several others.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Liquidh2o
I got annoyed once because my wife showed up late to a movie we were going to see together (she was just being lazy). The next day she told me she was late. I've kept my mouth shut ever since.

this makes no sense. next time you tell a story please include details pertaining to the story. thanks.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: Liquidh2o
I got annoyed once because my wife showed up late to a movie we were going to see together (she was just being lazy). The next day she told me she was late. I've kept my mouth shut ever since.

this makes no sense. next time you tell a story please include details pertaining to the story. thanks.

I'll translate for you:
She was late to the movie because she was having sex with her boyfriend. Then she was late having her period.
Is that it?

 

[BobDaMenkey]

It's not always women, my dad usually ends up getting late, but that's because he's always trying to help his girlfriend do whatever the heck unimportant thing that doesn't need to be done right now before we leave.

If I'm ever late, it's because I had to wait for someone else who didn't have their sh!t together when it was time for us to go. As such I've only been late to work twice, once because I thought I was working at 3 instead of 1, and the second because I just didn't care (was quitting a job at a movie theater, and didn't feel like making pop corn on time).

 

[Ornery]

My wife is supposed to pick her aunt up at 12:30PM... she's just now leaving the house. :roll:

 

[BurnItDwn]

Women are always late because they have to "get ready." And for one reason or another, I still havent figured out why, it takes them more than 5 minutes to achieve "ready" status.

 

[Ornery]

Get ready?

If, on Saturday the 29th, I'm supposed to be at a movie theater at 8:45PM, it doesn't stop me from shopping, sprucing up the yard, washing car(s), and other assorted chores in order to "get ready" for the scheduled movie. Some things may get postponed, but I'll have those tickets in my hand, ON TIME!

 

[PetunZ]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th

Originally posted by: Liquidh2o
I got annoyed once because my wife showed up late to a movie we were going to see together (she was just being lazy). The next day she told me she was late. I've kept my mouth shut ever since.

this makes no sense. next time you tell a story please include details pertaining to the story. thanks.

I'll translate for you:
She was late to the movie because she was having sex with her boyfriend. Then she was late having her period.
Is that it?

Bingo! Congrats

 

[Geekbabe]

The people who screw up my life the most by being late/not showing up at all are men.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Women have boobs. They are life's little "get out of jail free" card.

 

[StageLeft]

I try to be on time.

 

[Isla]

I always try to be a little bit early. I can't stand the feeling that I am going to be late, so I just make sure I have MORE than enough time to do whatever it is I need to do.

I'm a teacher and most of the teachers (the majority of whom are women) I know are like me--- on the early side.

I think you might be able to look at personality type rather than gender for this one.

<---generally organized and considerate

 

[RegularK]

I'm usually early to everything or at least on time for everything. This is probably due to the fact that I don't care about my looks very much and it takes me like 15 minutes to get ready.

 

[jjones]

My wife's idea of being punctual is to arrive anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour late. My idea of being punctual is to tell her that we have to be some place 30 minutes earlier than we actually do.