Being late happens from time to time, but if it's your norm, it can make other people feel that their time isn't respected or valued. Since perpetual lateness can be irritating for those waiting for you, I've come up with five tips on how to be more punctual.
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You and a close friend have made a trip back to your college town to visit a mutual friend for the weekend. Since the friend you're visiting is married with kids, you both opted to stay in a hotel instead of at her house, figuring if you shared a room, it wouldn’t be too expensive.
One night you all head out for drinks and end up running into an old male friend who used to go to college with all of you.
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My boyfriend and I have been living together the past two years. Recently his parents visited from out of town to see my boyfriend and his two sisters. They were here for a few weeks, so the siblings decided to take turns hosting and showing them around.
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There's nothing as rude and hurtful as a critical comment dressed as praise or a joke. The truth is no matter how they're brushed off, you know when someone's said something to intentionally put you down. Anger and embarrassment are natural reactions, but an article from November's O magazine offers some more productive ways of countering rude comments.
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On a night out with a girlfriend, you head to the local bar. When you get there, you make your way to an empty table to settle down and order some drinks. Not two minutes go by before a couple of girls come over and demand that you move because they were there first.
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After you broke up with your boyfriend you both kept in touch, and though you’re not close anymore, you’re still friendly. He recently started exclusively dating someone new who you actually know through a friend of a friend.
She’s a nice girl, and you have no hard feelings towards her, but you’re caught off-guard when you run into her and she immediately starts inquiring about your ex.
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At a mutual friend’s going-away party, you encounter your ex and his new girlfriend, much to your surprise. Although you know the situation is invariably awkward, you decide to go out of your way to be friendly.
When standing with a group of friends, your ex comes up to introduce his girlfriend but conveniently skips over you — you can’t help but be offended.
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You just moved into a new apartment, and while you used to live on the top floor, you’re now living right in the middle. You haven’t had many issues with the building as a whole, and you’ve never even seen or heard your downstairs neighbor, but it only takes a week for you to realize your upstairs neighbor may be a problem. Would if be worse if .
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Dear Sugar,
My friend's wedding invitation arrived in the mail yesterday, and it was addressed to my name and "partner." My friends know that I'm not seeing anyone at the moment, yet they included this in my invite. As I don't want to go alone (I won't know anyone at the ceremony or party), do I just assume that this is giving me permission to bring a friend instead of a romantic date?
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