The Stand Up!

I awoke Friday morning with excitement; I had a date with Ross at 3:30 at Starbucks on Newbury. I met Ross through yet another event and we had been talking on the phone for a few weeks. Ross is attractive, smart, nice and overall appeared to be a great guy. Our date was to take place immediately after work so around 1 pm I text messaged Ross to confirm we were still on for coffee at 3:30. He replied immediately with a ‘Yes.’
I arrived at Starbucks with a few minutes to spare and there was no Ross to be found. I bought myself a tea and sat down with my book. As 3:45 rolled around, I began to grow a little impatient as Ross was still not there. I decided to text message him to make sure he was at the correct Starbucks on Newbury. I didn’t hear back.
After sitting at the coffee shop for 30 minutes, thinking about all the things I could be crossing off my To-Do List, I called Ross and left a voicemail saying I was leaving Starbucks. I was more annoyed that he wasted my Friday afternoon than the fact that he stood me up.
Around 5:30 the same night, Ross called and apologized profusely. His excuse was that when he was cleaning out his car he locked his keys and cell phone inside and had no way to contact me. I truly believed he was sincere but if he really wanted to see me then he could have gotten on the train and gone on the date, no matter if his keys were locked in his car or not.
How long do you wait for someone before leaving? Do you believe his excuse? Do you give him another shot if he asks you out again? My answers to these questions are: you call once after waiting 15 minutes and if he doesn’t answer then you leave 15 minutes later. The maximum to wait is 30 minutes.
So what happened with Ross and I? I believed his excuse and because he sounded so sincere I decided to schedule another date with him. Hopefully, he won’t stand me up again.