I used to always be early. My dad was in the military, and we arrived early for everything. When I got older I also heard the same thing about being late.

My husband is always late for everything. Unfortunately in the years we've been married, I've started arriving later and later to things, and now I'm chronically late. :(

I don't like it, and it really stresses me out. Then I start berating myself for not being better organized and not training my kids in being more helpful as we try to get out the door.

I tell the kids that we're running late a lot, but that's my late.  That means we're barely going to be on-time. 

If I want to be on time, I have to tell my husband the wrong time to be there. I always tell him a 1/2 hour earlier. He fidgets at the door, always needing to check something, grab something, it drives me nuts because I used to always be on time. I still am without the husband in tow. 

I hate being late. I always try to be early or at least on time. I agree with Toni, by being late you are giving the message that the other person and their time is not valuable to you. 

I am always early- by 10 or so minute. I cant stand being late :)

I hate being late.  Sometimes it is unavoidable and I have accepted the occasional late arrival but it really annoys me when others show up to my functions of any kind late so I do my best to always be on time or early.  My  husband slows us down.  It amazes me that I can get myself and three kids ready and be out the door and waiting on a grown man that only had to get himself ready!  Honestly!  I still love him anyway!!

I try to get places at least a couple of minutes early.  I really don't like being late and we hardly ever are.

I do feel like people who are late are being disrespectful. It isn't that hard to figure out how long it takes to get ready and arrive someplace on time!

I hate to be late and if I'm going somewhere alone or with the children I'm never late (unless we have car problems, someone throws up in the car or another unforeseen event) . 

However, we tend to be RIGHT ON TIME when my husband is running things.  I prefer 5 -10 minutes early depending on the place that we are going.

I'm always early. Recently, we planned to make the 4:25 matinee at a theater in a nearby city. When we got to the ticket window, the woman said, "I'm sorry, you can't make the 3:40, you'll have to go to the 4:00." Heehee.
 
My husband is always late. I give him his own deadline which is about 30 minutes before mine. Doesn't always help. He was in the military for a total of like 12 yrs, so I don't know why rolling socks & underwear is a priority, but being on time isn't. (He was never late in the military or to his civilian jobs.)

His chronic lateness has taught me to relax more about the times I can't control being late. It happens. But I really have to work hard at not being the first to arrive.

Unfortunately, we are half and half. Sometimes early, sometimes late. I could blame it on my three boys, two of which have some challenges, but to be truthful, it is often me. My wife, if she had her druthers, would be always early.

Tim