Do you apologize?

When you make a mistake or hurt someones feelings?


I believe some people hesitate to apologize because of the fear of rejection. Troubled by the thought of being given the cold shoulder, they may not express how they really feel. Why, the person who was hurt might totally avoid the offender, making reconciliation very difficult.
However, the biggest hurdle to admitting a mistake is pride.

I do apologize, but probably not as much as I should..usually when something has gotten to big in my head I will avoid it at all costs..

Apologizies are powerful though... They resolve conflicts without violence, repair schisms between nations, allow governments to acknowledge the suffering of their citizens, and restore equilibrium to personal relationships. But unfortunately it is not the norm and that is why people hate each other more and more everyday..

 

I always apologize when i am wrong , it would haunt me if I didnt....I HATE hurting people's feelings...its horrible.

 

If I hurt someone's feelings, I always apologize... Sometimes if I even think that I hurt someone or did something and then realized later that I was wrong or that they took it the wrong way, I apologize or at least explain myself...

Though I don't really care if someone apologizes to me or anything, like when people do crappy things to me or something I don't really expect them to apologize before talking with them again, I usually just forget it and move forward...

 

i always appologize and im always ready to say i was wrong...

 

really depends on who and the circumstances surrounding the situation. i can be quite the asshole and totally not give a rats ass if i hurt someones feelings.

i own my mistakes though (when they do not concern peoples feelings)

 

I apologize more than I should sometimes.

 

oh yah

 

it's much too late to apologize

 

I sometimes find myself apologizing to people who werent even mad at me:toetap05:

 

sometimes yes, sometimes no. depends on how i feel about the situation and the person.

 

it doesn't matter if you are accepted or not when you apologize. it's for that person to decide if they want to accept it or not. why be fearful of rejection? fear of rejection of an apology? that's probably the most selfish thing I've ever heard.

 

hell yea

 

If I hurt someone's feelings without at least indirectly meaning to?

Sure.

 

Usually not, I'm more stubborn then I should be.

 

As I have matured my ability to overcome my pride and apologize has improved. In high school, if I messed up I would want to apologize, but I never did. It wasn't a fear of rejection, I think it was a fear displaying compassion and vulnerability.

Now in most cases I do apologize, and explain everything that I need to. I have to say it feels really good. There are those rare instances where I am a cold bitch, but when I feel apologies are due, I don't let anything hold me back anymore.

 

yeah.. i dont apologize to certain people, people who i know i should be apologizing to and stuff.. like my dad, and my teachers.. i find it kinda hard to do so... lol.

 

i'm sorry, but i've never apologized...

 

Of course, why not?

 

usually everytime, except for if its my brothers

 

If I've done something wrong and know that someone is upset I make an effort to apologize. Nobody can be perfect all the time, and there's nothing wrong with that as long as you're able to admit it. That's my opinion anyway. eace: