We all make excuses at some point in our lives, why we're late for work, why we didn't finish that 20-page paper or why we didn't apply for that job. It's not unusual for us to do it in our personal lives as well; the biggest excuses we make is why we don't want to be in relationship.

Here are four popular excuses we've all heard or used to end a relationship.

It's not you, it's me: Women use this line more than men. It's usually because women don't want to hurt people's feelings, so they pretend it's their fault the relationship is not working. Women will exaggerate flaws they have and convince you it has nothing to do with you. In reality, 99 per cent of the time it actually has everything to do with you, and nothing to do with them. They just wanted to let you down easy.

I'm not looking for a relationship: This is the most common excuse people give for not wanting to commit to a relationship, which usually translates to "I just don't want to be in a relationship with you." I'm not going to lie; I may have used this once or twice when I didn't see any kind of future with someone. Let's just say karma's a bitch, because for every person I've said that to, I've had two more say the same thing to me. The funny thing is, even though I know what that really means, I believe them every time. Then, not even a month after we end things, they have a girlfriend. Have you ever seen that movie Good Luck Chuck? Everyone Chuck sleeps with gets married to the next guy they meet. I feel like Chuck sometimes because every guy who uses that "I'm not ready for a relationship" line ends up in a serious relationship with the girl right after me. I know so many people who fall victim to this exact line and will agree to casually date that person until they leave them for someone they want to date.

I just got out of a serious relationship: People who just get out of a relationship aren't necessarily looking to jump right back into the commitment game. They want to enjoy the single life, doing things for themselves, a.k.a. the "selfish stage." There's nothing wrong with wanting to be selfish once in a while, in fact, I would say it could be good for you. If you hear this excuse, I would suggest running in the opposite direction, because they will use this as a reason to treat you like garbage. If they really wanted to be with you, they would be.

I'm too busy, I have no time: Being in school this is probably the line students use most — they just have no time. Between work and school, they have no free time for a relationship and the best they could ever offer you is a booty call every time they decide to take a break from school and go out and party. The truth is if someone really cared about you and wanted to be with you, they would make time to see you. It may not be as often as you want, but they would still make an effort.

There are more reasons why people don't want to be in a relationship, but to me these are all excuses. If someone wanted to be with you, they would be. I'm not saying it will always work out, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't try.