Is lateness a sign of disrespect?

Being late is an extremely rude habit. It sends the message that you have no regard for another persons time. Yes it is very disrespectful.

Yes, chronic lateness is not only a very bad habit, but also a sign of disrespect for everyone else. It appears that YOU were brought up with good manners.

And tell your girlfriend this -- if a person is always late and known to be late, it's very unlikely that anybody would ever bother to go looking for her on the one time she is in real trouble and needs help.

Definitely one of my pet peeves. I cannot be late to things, or I feel like I've slighted someone and/or missed something. The worst, for me, is movies. If I show up and even the previews are on, I'd just as soon leave as I would trip through the darkness to a seat.

My wife is pretty accommodating now, but we had out spats before when I would get pretty irritated with her draggin on and causing us to be late.

I don't appreciate when someone else is late, and I try as hard as I can to be on time every where I go.

Yes, I feel that way, but you metion disasters, there is also traffic, etc. But for somebody to constantly be late is wrong.

I don't do this myself, but I have known of girls and women who are late on purpose. And believe me, if I took a couple of hours to make myself up it could help a few things. But some girls will make themselves late on purpose, possibly even to 'make an entrance'.

I even knew of one woman in the 60's with a teenaged daughter who told her daughter that when a boy came to pick her up for a date, always, always keep him waiting for a few minutes. I doubt if that is your girlfriend's reasoning, but some of that thinking might still be out there in one way or another.

If you are meeting somebody else, then you should be where you said at 7, if you said 7. In the days of cellphones on everybody's ear, then she should be able to at least call and say "Traffic is bad. I'll be a few minutes late."

Most definitely. That's how I was taught. That's in school, work, weddings, everywhere. Even in the army, there's no excuses, you're doing PT if you're late to formation. Better not be late or everyone's wondering what was so important that you couldn't show up on time.

I personally think being late is a sign of disrespect. It shows that you don't appreciate the other person's time. If there's an accident and you're late, I guess it's okay. But if you're late just to be fashionable, then that's not cool.

I once had a boss, who i swear would kill time hiding under a bridge if he was at risk for showing up on time

but....if anyone was late for HIM

well, that was another story

he was a real jerk, and i screwed him over big time after i left the company

It definitely is, and what it shows the person is that you have no interest in or respect for them at all.

Whenever I do someplace, I'm there 5-10 minutes early; but thats just me, maybe I'm the a$$hole.

I can't even stand it when I'm late and when I make plans with someone, if they are late, I get irritable. It IS a big sign of disrespect. And irresponsibility, as well.

It's actually one of my big pet peeves.

disrespectful, unreliable, irresponsible... just imagine the respect you would get from others who are always on time!

unless of course you have a REALLY good excuse !

that's about an 8% chance.