# Does your marriage have its own version of the "same old argument that never resolves," and if so, what is it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 13, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-marriage-have-its-own-version-of-the-same-old-argument-that-never-resolves-and-if-so-what-is-it/1030032 "2026-05-13T08:39:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 141
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-marriage-have-its-own-version-of-the-same-old-argument-that-never-resolves-and-if-so-what-is-it/1030032/141 "2026-08-02T14:44:35Z")
My intent isn’t to junior mod here, but rather to hightlight the ‘profile’ of the whole chronic tardiness thing issue. You … who grudgingly deal with it … are not alone: > [@Why are you always late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-always-late/942631): > > This may come across as a pitting but I honestly want to know the thinking process behind being late all of the time. This is one of the sticking points between Mrs. Cad and me. She is always late. ALWAYS. She says we are leaving at 12:15 to make an appointment at 1:00. So of course she gets up at 11:55, takes a leisurely shower and we may wander out the door at :12:30 if lucky and end up 10 minutes late to the appointment. EVERY F’ING TIME. How is it that people can’t figure out how to w… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-marriage-have-its-own-version-of-the-same-old-argument-that-never-resolves-and-if-so-what-is-it/1030032)._