c/personality·Posted by u/maya_patel·1h ago

Why do I get so irritable when someone changes plans at the last minute?

Friday I had dinner with a friend at 7. I'd already picked what to wear, left work on time, and was mentally done with the week. At 4:12 she texts that something came up and can we do Saturday instead. I typed of course no worries. Then I sat at my desk and was furious in a way that felt bigger than dinner. I wasn't even that excited about the restaurant. It was the shape of the evening disappearing. I had built the hours after 6 around it, and now there was a hole, and I didn't want to fill the hole, I wanted the original plan back. My sister says I need to be more flexible. I can be flexible when I choose it. When it gets chosen for me I go sharp. I'll still show up Saturday and be fine. The 4:12 slot is the problem. Is this control, or is it just how I handle time? How do you not take a moved dinner like a personal insult when you know it isn't?

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