Love is never having to say you're sorry

@winterose (39887)
Canada
April 24, 2007 10:39am CST
Love is never having to say your sorry was a line from a famous movie called Love Story starring Ryan O'Neil and Alli Magraw back in the 70's. What do you make of this expression, Love is never having to say you're sorry? do you do things that are not right to your love ones: parents, kids, spouses friends, and expect them to just understand and take it from you because they love you? Do you forgive you love ones because you love them nobody what they do? Do you make them take responsibility and love doesn't matter, wrong is wrong and they have to pay the consequences even if those consequences are really severe? Does it mean it is because you love them that you make them pay for their own mistakes? What say you? What does love means never having to say you are sorry to you and why?
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@4cuteboys (4099)
• United States
25 Apr 07
I think it means that unconditional love will forgive no matter what, even if you dont come right out and say "sorry". That being said, I think it's still important to use manners and say sorry when need be reguardless of love. My husband is always very polite with me and I appreciate it and think its a good quality. I say sorry often to my love. It's just out of respect. I dont think he NEEDS to hear it, but I think it's nice to say it, and for him to be able to hear it.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
25 Apr 07
that is exactly what it means hon,
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I don't agree with that saying. To me love is being able to say your sorry when it is needed. love is being able to admit a mistake when you make one, atleast to me it is. I have forgiven my family and friends for alot because I love and care about them, and I am sure they have forgiven me for a bounty of things I have done. But that is what family does and if you r respect and love them then you should be able to say sorry and move on and let it be a lesson learned. So as I said LOVE is being able to say you are sorry..
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
25 Apr 07
Even though love means embracing all the plus and minus of whoever, I am one who does not practice and believe love has to be such. I don't take love for granted and never like to be taken for granted. I do not agree that love is never having to say sorry for a wrong done, or that he can start doing all the wrongs and expect to be forgiven. I do not condone any wrongdoings whether there is love or not. Everyone is responsible for his own actions and love is no excuse. In fact, using love is a very lame excuse to get out of anything.
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• United States
25 Apr 07
I think this expression is all wrong, i apologize to my family all the time. Its a good thing to tell people that you regret doing bad things that affect them, or that you are remorseful for things that might have hurt them. I apologize to my husband whenever we get into a fight, or whenever i hurt his feelings. Its nice to know that the person is remorseful for hurting you, and that they are nice enough to admit it.
@easyzheng (666)
• China
25 Apr 07
On the contrary, love requires you say "I'm sorry" to your BF / GF or your hubby /wife. I know a couple who are quite well educated. Both of them are most of time gentle and graceful, all people around them thought they are a good couple who love each other. But actually the wife is not happy very often because the man never says sorry to her. She said: inevitably, we argue with each other as every couple does and of course this might hurt each other, but every time it's the wife who has to make a compromise first because she doesn't want their parents worry abou them. But for nearly two years, the husband never says sorry even though he knew he was to blame for the quarrels. the wife is very upset about it. "It's not my fault, but why it's forever me who has to lower the head first, I just want him to say "sorry" once. If he did so, I would forgive all the hurting he has given me." So I think, Love needs "I'm sorry."
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@feliniti (875)
24 Apr 07
I don't really agree with this statement, because no one is perfect. If you do something stupid, like forget to pay a bill. Then it would be courteous to say sorry. I can see where it is coming from in a way. You should never make someone feel sorry once they have already showed a lot of regret. Don't make them pay twice.
@feliniti (875)
24 Apr 07
that is meant to say, if "one" does something like that. Which happened to me recently and I was not too happy!
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
25 Apr 07
I do not agree with that saying as there is always a time to say sorry No one is perfect and there is always a time you will say sorry no matter what If I do wrong I will apologize no matter who it is even to my Kids as I do not expect them to understand why I did wrong My Kids have been brought up to apologize when they are in the wrong
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@gemini1960 (1161)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
Love is never having to say you're sorry means for me that no matter what the other half have done or mistakes done, as long as regrets are shown on ones partner we or i can still forgive him/her. Its the same also with my children.
@JhoeAnne (57)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
i think it's the other way around. when you love someone you shouldn't be afraid of asking or saying sorry to that person. it means that you are responsible enough to accept your mistakes and be ready for whatever consequences it had cause you.
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@jasdownie (165)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
I completely disagree with that quote. To me love is when you can say that you're sorry and truly mean it and work hard towards not repeating the same mistakes. And yes, it should apply to everyone you have some type of relationship with like you partner, friends, family...
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@mari123 (1861)
• China
25 Apr 07
sorry,i never watched this movie,but love is never having to say your sorry,this movie heard as a heart-warming story.yes,i do things all my family ,my parent.they can understand me,i can forgive my love one even hshe do some mistakes,
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@alex309 (45)
• China
25 Apr 07
in the world different people have different think,we can not make a line with all the advices.in my idea,I think the important is you know in the heart,you must know what you have done,what will happen if you done. sometimes no one can help you!
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• United States
25 Apr 07
That saying is totally false. If you want to stay married to the one you love, you have to learn to say sorry, sometimes when you don't really mean it!
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• Philippines
25 Apr 07
for a person to be able to say im sorry.. is a sign of love.. it takes courage to say sorry..
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• Bangladesh
25 Apr 07
Sorry is a unique word which posseses a wide meaning itself. Sometimes we see that a severe bad mistake is forgiven by hearing the only word "Sorry". but if it is heard from a person who is my dear one and I love very much, than it deserves to apprehend the deep meaning uttererd by my beloved one.Either she/he has some obligation that compelled to say'sorry". But in love there shoudnt be told Sorry..as the devine feeling of love cant be washed away by a simple word 'sorry'..if both lovers have such inner feeling to each other and repect each other.
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@jhoanee (598)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
for me love is never having to say im sorry is when u love someone and he/she done some mistake wither to you or to others, theres no need for them to say sorry coz u just easily forgive them. loving is understanding and scceptance no matter who or what he/she is. you can never say sorry for loving someone coz u just love them in ur own way even if they dont ask it from u.
24 Apr 07
Surely if you love someone "sorry" would be easy to say if you've made a mistake, that might be the point. (we shouldn't make them) Or at least appreciate it, but sorry's can be forced/faked so. ~Joey
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@ElicBxn (63608)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I heard a comic talk about that quote. He said it was the stupidest quote, that it didn't make any sense. I have to agree. Its an inane saying. I think families need to be ready to say their sorry to bind the family together if they've made a mistake. Of course, to heal the family in such a mistake the other person needs to forgive them.
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• United States
25 Apr 07
Oh, not a true subject line! Love is always being willing to say your sorry, even if you're not sure what you're supposed to be sorry for! Love means that the relationship is more important than your personal pride.
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@whywiki (6066)
• Canada
24 Apr 07
I think it is a true statement. Love does mean never having to say your sorry. I think that when you love someone enough you don't do something that you have to apologize for. If you do do something that bad and they truly love you they will just know that your sorry and you don't really have to say the words for them to know how sorry you are. Of course there always are the little petty things that you are sorry for and apologize for, but I mean the big things in life, when you love someone and they love you they just know that you are sorry and you really don't need to say it.