The majority of us have been in a situation where we are with someone but we don’t like them enough or there is something about them that is just not quite right; however, we don’t have the courage to tell them and be upfront with them. Instead we create these “reasons” called excuses to leave them without making them feeling bad or making us feeling terrible. It is very difficult to tell the person we are dating, "I’m not attracted to you and prefer to call it quits.” Interestingly, in the aspect of men and women trying to call it quits in a relationship, we speak the same. Well, at least let’s learn how to translate these expressions. That is, to read between the lines and understand what people really mean when they say:

• I’m not ready for a relationship: I’m not saying it is a lie, but being honest, who is really ready for a relationship? Someone comes into your life and if you really like her or him and that person likes you but says "I'm not ready for a relationship" then this person is trying to say that he or she is not ready to have a relationship with you. Or in other words, he or she doesn’t see things clear with you.
• I’m too busy: Can be one of the biggest lies someone can say. If you really like someone, you are never “too busy,” you always make time for that person.
• It is better if we stay as friends: This only means "I don’t find you sexy," therefore, I wouldn’t sleep with you.
• I don’t know what I really want: This is not a lie but if you were the "right person" for him or her, then that person would know that they want to have a good relationship with you.
• I have done so much damage in the past, or I still have to get over my ex: If you really like that person, you would never tell her/him you broke someone else’s heart nor that you still love your ex.
• I want time alone; I need to spend time with myself: This is a valid excuse when the person cannot say that you are busy and that is not brave enough to say that he or she only sees you as a friend.
• “Wrong time, wrong place:” it even sounds romantic, but is only an excuse.
• I’m sorry I’m having a hard time: Translation: my life is so miserable now that I don’t want you to complicate it even more. It can also means that he or she is depressed or going through a difficult time, this individual is actually doing you a favor, believe me!
• Here is the coward's excuse: You deserve someone better! It looks like a compliment but it’s not. What he or she actually thinks is that you are not good enough, and that he or she thinks they are too much for you.
• It’s not you, it’s me! This is a narcissistic excuse for not wanting to face the disappointment of others. They actually blame themselves in order to keep that image of the “good guy or chick.”