Punctuality, rather lack of it, is something that used to really irritate me. JJ and I used to have to meet to pick up/drop off the child for the weekend. She was always at least 30 minutes late...one time she was almost 2 hours late. We basically would set a time and then show up about 30 minutes after that so the wait wouldn't be that long. Then I started wondering why it bothered me so much. It was because it was wasting my time. So...
I always ask people to meet us somewhere close to a bar or coffee shop. That way we can at least get something to drink or eat while we wait. I find that it is more enjoyable this way and doesn't seem like such a long wait. I also do not have to stress over being on time because in Chicago everyone is late due to the reliance of public transportation. So I find that I'm more relaxed knowing that I can be a little late and it won't matter much.
However, if it is really bothering you, you should have a conversation with them telling them that it upsets you that they are chronically late. Maybe they can help you with a solution or at least they will know that their tardiness is bothering you and may try to get there in a more timely fashion. Fashionably late is good, but overly late can be a pain in the...
