Originally Posted by Sly

Couple weeks ago I posted an ad on Craigs List looking for a house keeper. I received about 10 replies and one specific one really stood out. So last weekend I emailed the lady and told her I would like to meet. We emailed back and forth every day this week, deciding on a time and just making any final clarifications. So she was supposed to show up today at 1. No show.

Why? Why do people do this? I never understood. Why would they make the effort to answer my ad, email me several times, set the schedule, give their phone number, and just not show up? It makes absolutely no sense to me and I've had it done to me quite often, especially with roommates.

Anybody have a good answer?