to wish DH would just bloody leave for work on time

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DH is always late. When we have to go somewhere I'm standing in the hall at the time I've said we need to leave, which is when he'll start trying to find his sunglasses/keys/wallet. The only way we can leave on time is if I follow him around asking where his stuff is and hurrying him up.

At the moment he works in another city which is an hour's drive away - every single night he says "I'll need to leave at X time tomorrow because I need to be in at Y time to do Z". And every single morning he leaves late, comes back for things he's forgotten, arrives in his workplace way later than he planned and then ends up coming home late as he has to stay and make up the hours.
This morning he was supposed to get the train (he usually drives), knew what time the train was at, arsed around until he's not left enough time to get to the station and is now leaving on a much later train meaning he will be back really late tonight.

I know this is a small, petty thing (and he is an awesome man and lovely DH) but it is driving me crackers that he can't just get his ass up out of bed, get dressed and go to bloody work on time! I can't believe that his employer doesn't notice that he's always late.

My DH is invariably late for things, although never misses a train or plane. He always starts getting ready too late, usually because he has been doing something, that needs more time than he has, immediately beforehand usually something pointless & non-urgent

We hang about waiting & he then sweeps down into the hall & out of the front door with us trailing behind, as if we are holding him up

We then have to rush & are often late, particularly for social occasions, which I hate & find really rude. He says he hates being late too I have never set off without him because he scoffs & says he's catch me up & overtake me in a few minutes as he drives too fast faster

We once watched a programme about Damon Hill, who admitted to driving his wife nuts by setting off late for everything because he likes the challenge of having to rush, drive fast & make up time - I think wannabe racing driver DH is the same, but he denies it

DH is the same. It makes me so cross. He once missed his train because his fingernails needed cutting before work . He more often than not returns to the house after going out for a forgotten wallet/work pass/inhaler.

I'm the opposite and like to get places with time to spare. This pisses DH off no end, especially if we have to wait in the car park for wherever we're going to open

Dh is the same. Every morning. Until I ask him to do something useful (seen as he is going to be late anyway) at which point he legs it out of the door...usually forgetting keys, phone or laptop. Also at weekends he usually has to have a quick shower or re-pot a plant begore we leave. We are ALWAYS late.