Do you find it hard to say sorry?

@pawnee (187)
October 20, 2008 5:05am CST
Hello peeps, For most of my life i have found it very hard to say "sorry", mostly because I have felt like I am in the right, and maybe a little because I am a bit stubborn. I generaly feel the the majority of people are a bit stupid too, so this didnt realy help much either. But rescently I have found that saying "sorry" even when i know that its not my fault, is a real good way of defusing the situation, making it more possible to chat things threw logicaly and without anger. Its just so much less stress. Its something thats been playing on my mind for a while now and i just wanted to know what the general public thought about the subject? Do you have trouble saying sorry? Do you find yourself saying sorry alot, even when you dont think YOU should of been the person apolagising? Anyway, Happy mylottin folks. Cheers. Pawnee
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@phyrethyme (1267)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
When I mean it, it is difficult to apologize. But when I'm blamed for something I shouldn't be blamed for, I apologize sarcastically, like that. For example: "Sorry for not calling you back because IT WAS MY FAULT YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER." Anything to get back at the person. Haha. Fun!
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
Hahaha.. it's really kind of immature but I do that too. Instead of keeping the peace though it's like putting more wood in the fire, it always makes the other person blare up! =)
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@pawnee (187)
23 Oct 08
LOL! The way that women argue ;)
• India
20 Oct 08
i am very much feel to sorry to any person ask help or any thing they wnat from me to do for their need i loss my money and time to waste for that to tell sorry i am not doing
@argie713 (1809)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
Sorry is a word frequently used by humble people. People full of pride usually don't say sorry. It takes guts to humble yourself and say sorry. I admire people who can say sorry even though it was not their fault. I always say sorry just to end any misunderstandings. Although most of the time I think I'm right, I have to say sorry for us to talk in a nicer manner. Sorry also lifts up the feeling of the person you are in conflict with.
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@pawnee (187)
23 Oct 08
Spot on ther argie713, Thanks for your reply :)
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
It actually depends on the situation and to whom I am to say sorry. If it's someone who's one of my acquaintances, then it's quite easy for me, unless of course he/she has hurt me deep in the first place. Otherwise, if it's someone I'm close to, it's really funny but I have a hard time saying sorry to them. I don't really know why, but maybe it's the pride that comes along us that tends to keep us from saying sorry to that someone we are closer to. I think the main reason why we can say sorry or I can say sorry to those I don't know pretty well is the fact that I'm unconsciously putting my best foot forward and am somewhat trying my best to keep the peace with that acquaintance. On the other hand, when it's someone I love or someone who's closer to me, there are no masks, thus I am somewhat free to show them who I am and how I feel about it, maybe that's why I have trouble saying sorry most especially when I'm sure that it's not my fault and the other person should say sorry. As of right now, I do have problems saying sorry with my partner. And we have frequent petty fights and I always see to it that I point out his mistakes and I am guilty because I know that I have my faults too. But am working hard to keep my pride lower because I know in every relationship, one must learn to be gentle and should learn to say sorry and mean it. So, even though we have fights, I always see or we always see to it that the day doesn't end us fighting. It may sometimes resort to me or him saying 'sorry' for the sake of saying it or in order to keep the peace, but at least it's a huge step for someone (me) who's not really fond of saying sorry and this is the main reason why I love my partner, he's always patient enough and mature enough to be there even if I'm being immature.
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@pawnee (187)
23 Oct 08
Hi ya Laydee, It seems that you and your partner are in the same place as me and my girlfriend. Like every body else, we argue and sometimes shes the one who says sorry and some times its me but thats relationships right? give and take. Thanks for your reply, I hope the arguments get less frequent for us all :) Cheers. Pawnee
@zipk11 (98)
• India
20 Oct 08
If i have done something wrong then i wont feel ashamed to say sorry..... but if i am not wrong and i am forced to say SORRY then it will hurt my ego big time....
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• United States
20 Oct 08
Apologizing can be difficult for me because it means admitting I made a mistake and I hate that. I'm pretty stubborn. The hardest apology to make is to apologized to my kids. I'm not talking the easy stuff like, "I'm sorry I completely forgot that you asked for some juice so nicely five minutes ago!" I'm talking about things like dissapointing them by having to go back on my word or when I flip my lid over some thing that really didn't need to become a big deal and then I realize I overreacted and have to apologize for it. Although, that is a good lesson to them in itself...but still very hard to do.
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@chileman (967)
• Australia
21 Oct 08
Elton John put it well in "Sorry seems the hardest word". For me it isn't hard, actually even if I'm right and know it I'd prefer to say sorry than start a fight or argument with my wife......but sometimes that is very hard *wink*. It's human nature to think you are right all the time, good for the soul to say sorry every now and then.
@pawnee (187)
21 Oct 08
Hi chileman I could not agree more these days, it took me a while to figure it out though. Thanks for your response :) Pawnee
@jhartana (1084)
• Australia
21 Oct 08
My wife always told me that it's easy for me to say sorry. Although I admitted it was my fault I kept say sorry in which my wife thinks I will do the mistake again. I think she almost had enough of me saying sorry too many times for small mistakes that I made over and over again. I couldn't type more as it just hurt my feelings.
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@pawnee (187)
21 Oct 08
Hi jhartana, I was thinking that maybe you should try to learn from your mistakes then? I know that sounds pretty obviouse and things are not allways that simple but have you tryed? Saying sorry for something that you know you will do again isnt realy a sorry, not in my eyes. Just my thoughts though. Thanks for your response and good luck. Pawnee
• United States
21 Oct 08
Yes I say i'm sorry all the time for everything that happens like when my sister and her husband and she's upset I tell her i'm sorry. Because I feel bad even thought its not my fault. Theres been several times before that I've said i'm sorry without being sorry also. Happy Mylotting!!!!
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@pawnee (187)
22 Oct 08
hello again lovemygirls! You dont have to tell me that you can say sorry to people, I do believe we both appolagised in our last conversation :) Thanks for your response, hope ya well? cheers. Pawnee
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
20 Oct 08
Tricky one. I get embarrassed if I have to admit that I made a mistake but I do say sorry. It is not easy but if I have made an error then I can accept that I must make an apology. However, if I am forced to apologize to someone because someone in authority makes me and I think I am still in the right then I am really angry about it. I do not like that one little bit.
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@pawnee (187)
20 Oct 08
Snap! Thats pretty much what ive been like... But saying sorry to an authority figure (Police, teacher, even parents) is a dam hard thing to do. Its like they are looking down at ya,like they think they know better and that realy gets on my nerves... No one knows better than me! lol
@kezabelle (2974)
20 Oct 08
Sometimes yes but only when I dont really mean as I feel a sorry said with no feeling and thought behind it other than to get something over with quickly doesnt mean anything at all, id rather stand my ground than say sorry and not mean it! When im in the wrong though il admit it and apologise as it usually is the best way to move on
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@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
20 Oct 08
Hi there pawnee. At times it has been hard for me as well to say sorry, while other times it has been easy because i knew that i was wrong. The thing is, that if you apologize even when it's not your fault you are proving superior, and in most of the cases the one that is really guilty will apologize as well (of course, if we are talking about people with some common sense).
@pawnee (187)
20 Oct 08
Hello matey :) i hear what ya saying man... Quote: "of course, if we are talking about people with some common sense" I think that maybe the problem, common sense often seems a thing of the past these days. thanks for ya response elitess. Catch ya soon. Pawnee
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• United States
20 Oct 08
i use to have a problem saying sorry, even when i was wrong. but as i grew older it has become much easier. if i am wrong i say im sorry and it isnt hard to do anymore
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@ememCz (139)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
Saying "sorry" should not be habit just because you just want to say it. It's like you are just doing that for fun. Say "sorry" if you mean it and you know very well that you have done something wrong. You will only become a great liar of all times if you will say sorry and you don't mean it.
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@pawnee (187)
22 Oct 08
Indeed, i agree totaly. Thanks for your response ememCz
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
26 Oct 08
no never. most especially if i am at fault, i always say my piece, and say sorry. i just have to reason out as to why i have done a certain thing but i accept it if i am wrong.
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@sunniek (286)
• China
21 Oct 08
yes, i am so not capable of saying sorry...maybe it's about the character. i hate that, it hurb my friends sometimes...
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@mjmlagat (3170)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
I don't find difficulty in saying sorry especially if I'm the offending party. It's just appropriate for someone to say sorry if hecaused pain to other people well, for fairness's sake at least.
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@kmurti (100)
• Russian Federation
25 Oct 08
what do you lose in saying sorry when you realise the situation is going out of hand..and causing a lot of heart burn?? i rather say sorry but this rule i apply only to my loved ones to pple i adore no one else even with my higher ups in my job scene i will not give in i will argue if i am right but never with pple i love..
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@Nhey16 (2518)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
apologizing is really hard to do especially when you know it's not you who should do the first move. when my husband and i had an argument, it's usually I who makes the first move in apologizing even though at times, i know that i should not be doing it. its very hard for me to do it, but since, i dont want any more arguments i think its best that i have to do it.
@kenchihi (121)
• Malaysia
21 Oct 08
Sorry is one of the hardest word to be said, especially when you have people with huge egos. I think its hard when people are asking directly for an apology. The other person would often go into the defensive and try to defend their egos and action no matter whether they were right or wrong. I feel more able to say sorry if not pressured. I would often go think over what I have done and then state my apologies when I think that I truly made a mistake. Is it hard? Yes, definitely, admitting that you are wrong is a really hard thing to do. People do not like to be wrong, people always feel that whatever they are doing is the best possible action. But of course that is never the case. Also, let's not say sorry too often, it dilutes the meaning of the word. Cheers! :D
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