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Background: I'm in my late 30s. When I was growing up, people still talked on the phone, and texting was not used widely. If a man called, say, on Monday to ask for a date on Saturday, and you both agreed on a time and location, then there was no need to confirm the date the day before or the day of. It was assumed that you would both be there (barring an accident, medical emergency, etc.)
I've noticed many posts and comments on FDS expressing a requirement for men to confirm the date the day before or the morning of the date. I did not grow up with this rule. In my teens and 20s, this would have been redundant.
My question: What should be the FDS-approved rule for date confirmations? There's nothing in the handbook about this.
I think it’s common politeness to confirm somewhere around 24 hours before the date.
I do this with important client meetings, when the parties haven’t met in person before. And I believe it’s the least he can do, to confirm.
It takes 5 seconds to send a text. He can do this.