I like the "going and picking them up" idea (but I don't have a car right now).
I also make an internal, more-accurate meeting time with certain people (like friends who are usually half an hour late). Then I'll meet up with them at that time. I try best to convince myself that that *is* the meeting time so I don't get annoyed with them when they're late / "on time". I find that most people are consistently late by some amount of time. My college roommate used to leave our apartment at the time that class started. Always.
I did have a friend who randomly ditched us without telling us (until at least an hour after the fact). I stopped being friends with her. Sometimes you just have to cut them off. I put this choice down under self respect.
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