Being chronically late is a problem that many people struggle with. A chronically late person is late to almost everything they commit to, whether it is class, an appointment, an interview, or even a first date. Luckily, I am an expert at being chronically late and I can tell you everything every chronically late person wants you to know.

1. If someone is late, it doesn't mean they don't value you or your time.

Chronically late people are simply late by a personal fault. My lateness has nothing to do with how awesome of a person you are.

2. Us late people try our hardest to be on time. Late people hate being late.

No matter how hard we try, there's always something that makes us late. Lateness is never intentional.

3. Our excuses for why we're late are almost always a lie.

"Traffic" is not the real reason we were late.

4. We are usually late because we think we have time to do one more thing, but we actually don't.

"I was about to leave when I realized the shoes I was wearing weren't very functional, so I went back upstairs to change them. But the second pair wasn't as cute, so I changed them back. And that's when I realized how late it had gotten."

5. We don't usually realize we're running late, until it's too late.

Once we realize we are late, madness ensues.

6. If I text you, "I'm on my way," I actually mean, "I haven't even left the house yet and it will probably be another five minutes before I do."

"I'm on my way" along with "Traffic sucks!" are common texts used by chronically late people to stall.

7. If we make plans, you're allowed to intentionally schedule them with me 10 minutes before you actually want to meet up.

That way you don't have to wait around impatiently for me for 10 minutes while I'm running late.

8. "Better late than never" is a late person's number one life motto.

Followed closely by our second favorite motto, "I'm here now and that's all that matters!"

9. We prefer if you try not to act like a drama queen once we finally arrive.

We know we're late, and we're sorry -- it doesn't mean we don't value you and your time.

10. Chronically late people will almost always apologize for being late, and we really do mean it.

"Sorry I am late" basically becomes "Hello!" for chronically late people.

So, on behalf of all chronically late people, I would like to apologize for our lateness. I'd also like to remind you that it's not you, it's us. Our lateness is not a reflection of how we feel about you; we still think you rock and that you are totally worth our time. We just have a messed up sense of time and we promise we will try to be on time, next time.