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" Even after telling your good friend that her lateness -- as much as half an hour!-- is rude, she hasn&amp;#039;t mended her ways. How do you make her more punctual?  1) Arrive an hour late to your next lunch date. Do this until she gets the point. 2) The next time you make plans, tell her you&amp;#039;ll wait 15 minutes and then you&amp;#039;re leaving. 3) From now on, arrange to meet 30 minutes earlier than you intend on arriving. The correct answer: If your friend didn&amp;#039;t shape up after you zapped her for being inconsiderate, she won&amp;#039;t respond to subtle (or devious) tactics either. Your only recourse is to be even more up-front and set a clear boundary (2). Though her behavior is infuriating, part of the problem may be that she underestimates how long it takes to get from here to there. So by letting her know that you will wait only 15 minutes, you&amp;#039;ll force her to calculate her travel time more carefully. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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