Your parents are hosting a Sunday night dinner at their house to meet your boyfriend for the first time. You’re a mix of excitement and nerves, and you know that your parents’ expectations are high. Unfortunately, your boyfriend is coming from a weekend away so you haven’t seen him or done any of the obligatory meet-the-parents prep talk beforehand. Would it be worse if . . .
This: He’s unbelievably late and doesn’t answer his phone when you call? You’re not sure whether to be worried or angry. He shows up an hour and a half late with dinner cold and only a mediocre excuse.
Or . . .
That: He’s right on time, even bearing a bottle of wine but then proceeds to be a rude dinner guest? He has zero manners and barely manages to answer a question with more than one word.
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I couldn't vote, because both would piss me off.
1I think it would be worse if he was rude. He can make up for being late over time, but I think being a horrible dinner guest would be more memorable (and not in the sense where it would be funny in about ten years if you two are still together).
2Sarah I agree. I couldn't vote either because they're both annoying situations to be in.
3I should probably edit that, both situations WOULD be annoying to be in.
4Yep better late than rude ( as long as he had a good reason and he wasn't rudely late)
5Rude is rude and late is rude. I have a hard time with late, so I voted with that.
6Both are incredibly rude, but I guess I'd rather his be late...
7I definitely would rather have him be late!! At least he could make up for it. Plus, my parents would say we're meant for each other, because I am notorious for my lateness
8both
9I'd rather him be rude. Not that I really prefer either but I just HATE lateness!
10That...
But he would get the boot for doing either one!
11well if he was just late this one time he's have a chance to redeem himself. Habitually really late all the time with lame excuses is UNACCEPTABLE though. My ex was like that, a lot of the time he'd call me right before or a couple hours after we were supposed to meet to tell me he wasn't coming. He put EVERYTHING before me. And that's why he's my ex. Anyway so if that's the one time ok. But if he's incredibly rude, I doubt that's going to change anytime soon.
12Both. He would get dumped either way.
13both are terrible but i guess i would pick late over rude, as long as he is a perfect angel for the rest of the dinner
14I don't really know. I think being late without an excuse would be worse. That is one of the rudest things to me even worse than manners at the table. Either way I wouldn't be impressed. When meeting the parents you should ride together so he can't be late.
15either leaves them with a bad first impression! I think that if he was late with a bad excuse, that would send a signal to my parents that he wasn't all that respectful of me, and that would be worse than being impolite, which I would probably be able to chalk up to nerves, and smooth it out easier..
16if he had a good excuse of being late, then i'd prefer if he was late rather than being an *sshole in front of my parents. even if he didnt have a good excuse, being late i much better than being so rude.
17late but he bettter have a damn good reason.
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