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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spouse A should have done this years ago. Being late when you're meeting specific people is SO rude. Being late to a reservation is rude to the restaurant. [b]Being 15 minutes late to a 50 person backyard party? [/b]No big deal. [/quote]

But then you're not really "late" - it's just that it didn't have a hard start time. Those events are usually "12-5" or whatever, so showing up at 12:30 isn't late, it's within the window. [/quote]

No, showing up at 12:30 is late. There is no such thing as "within the window". Would you say the same thing if someone shows up at 4pm? Isn't it still within the 12-5 window? It starts at 12 and you must be there at 12 otherwise you are late. period.[/quote]

I'm the PP and I'm a Spouse A all the way, but a 50-person backyard party does not have a hard start time (it might have a hard stop time). I wouldn't be bothered if someone showed up at 4 pm but I would be annoyed if they then asked me to make them some food because it had all been eaten.

Maybe you don't socialize much, but we throw big parties all the time at our house, the beach, the pool, the park, and I couldn't care less when people show up because I'm not cooking a seated four-course meal. The food will be ready at 12. If you show up at 1, the hamburgers won't be fresh, or they will be because we'll still be grilling. If you show up at 3, there probably won't be any potato salad left, but that's on you. [/quote]

But I bet that if all your guests are the Spouse B types who don’t care about punctuality, and all show up at 4pm, you’ll be mad.

You would have made everything ready by 12, and sat alone for hours waiting for the guests to arrive. Not fun.

Your parties go well because you have guests like Spouse A, who care about punctuality.[/quote]

I'm the PP and you're right. But to be honest, I only have one, maybe two friends who are like Spouse B. I generally can't stand people who think their time is more valuable than others so they're not the kind of people I'd be friends with and invite to parties anyway.[/quote]

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