You should be patient when waiting for somebody
Kate's husband Eric asked her to give him a ride to work because his car broke down.
Eric wants to go to his job.
Eric waits 10 minutes and gets nervous Kate isn't coming, so he calls her, and she says she is almost there.
Eric waits for 10 minutes and gets nervous that Kate isn't coming, so he walks to work.
Kate is happy Eric called because she would have been angry for coming all the way for nothing.
Kate arrives minutes later and is now mad at Eric for making her waste her time.