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Repairing the pain or hurt you caused is the ultimate goal in saying you’re sorry, and it’s the best way to turn the page on that conflict and start a new chapter. Respond, don't react.
The case has been argued (and sustained) that some of us apologize too much .However, when an apology is...
At its best, an apology is an expression of sincere personal remorse for one's own actions, rather than a form of inflammatory rhetoric or empty emotional coercion. A non-apology apology, on the other hand, is seen as a way of qualifying, or even avoiding, a "real" apology, and may even be used as the opportunity for yet another veiled insult.
The responsibility of parents to nurture their offspring has been theorized to result in more hurt feelings for the parents than the child when hurtful communications occur. [13] While adolescence also feel pain from hurtful communications, adolescence may be less likely to verbalize their feelings perhaps due to the parent-child dependence ...
If you have a sneaky feeling you owe someone an apology, offer the apology. Apologising does not hurt you. Remember, though, that you cannot demand an apology from anyone else. It will only get their back up and make it either less likely to happen, or to be totally insincere if you do get an apology.
It’s well-known that perception is important to social context, but it's everything to someone who can’t apologize. Even if the person they’ve hurt 100 percent deserves an apology, they may ...
If you're not sorry for something you did, don't apologize for it. Spare both yourself and the recipient the demeaning "if"-apology, the passive-aggressive apology for someone else's (supposed) feelings, and the private apology for the public offense. You'll both feel better.