Anonymous wrote:This is why you don't see your boyfriend every night. If you're not going to spend the evening together then just skip having him come over. Men get bored easily and women like to play house. See him 2-3 nights a week when it'll be special. He shouldn't just be coming over to get in bed.
This plus what pp said that later means different things to different people.
Work backwards from the impact it had on you to what can be done differently the next time. Like if you were waiting up and tired because you thought he would be by earlier, next time ask “are you able to make it over by x time? If not, why don’t we get together tomorrow. I’m really tired tonight and we will have more time to spend together tomorrow”. If you were prevented from running out or starting x activities, then set the time later like “can you come about 8:30-9, I have some errands and things around the house I have to get done.” If you had no place to be, nothing to do, and could wait up for him and it was more of worried something happened to him figure out how to phrase it so he knows it’s okay if on those iffy/last minute plan fall apart ...just send you a text so you know not to wait up and he is okay. Mention the the reverse that if said you would stop by and never showed up and never texted, that he might be worried.