Technically I’m lying, but it’s for a good reason.
Some members of my husband’s family are always late. Because of this, we have ended up sitting in restaurants for over half an hour, waiting outside a theater, missing the beginning of tours or excursions, going to their place for Sunday dinner at 6 but not eating until 8, etc.Miss Manners: I was annoyed by the fuss over the cost of my dinner
To get around this, I think it’s best to lie: to tell them dinner is at 6, when it’s really at 6:45, or that the movie starts at 8 . My husband disagrees with this method, but the constant waiting is getting really old.You could handle a moral objection by saying, “We have to be there by …” instead of “it starts at …”
In future, either plan events for which the start time is not important, or tell them you will meet them inside the theater.: A couple of times now, colleagues have mentioned to me that they are taking a day or a half-day off to undergo medical tests, without giving details.I have settled for responding with, “I hope everything is OK.
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