Do you ever swallow your pride?

Always. I apologize regardless of who's fault it is. And that's what I don't like about myself. My sisters and my mom are stubborn. Very Stubborn. When my sister and I fight, it will never end unless I say sorry. And I feel bad about it. Because they don't know how to apologize. I'm the one who always ends the fight. Of course, its a good attitude, but too much of it is bad. I feel like I don't respect myself anymore whenever I apologize to them when it's not my fault because it's like I'm just giving them the opportunity to walk over me.

I have swallowed my pride before although I will say it was a big pill to swallow. But it had to be done. I have no problem admitting when I am wrong. But it is tough when you are still angry about the situation to try to talk to the other person. Be sure to allow yourself and the other party some time to cool off a bit or you will find yourself at square one.

Personally I think in any situation, it often depends on what is going on and what is Best for the party involved as well. If it could further ruin my Reputation and standings on something, especially when it comes to beliefs a lot of times I will just let it go but making sure people see where I am coming from as well. But if the need be, I will apologize and move on hoping somehow in time that I can become friends with them as well. Why show Foolish Pride when in turn it could become your worst enemy in the end.

You have no pride in my opinion unless you can admit to swallow it and say sorry. It's all very to be headstrong but that isn't pride and for respect plays a major role in this. Yes, I say sorry and admit my faults as I like to learn from things I do wrong. Stubborn and headstrong in my mind doesn't equal pride. That's something that certain people tend to try put across as being the reason why they don't say sorry. It's men who say they don't cry because it's not a male type thing to do.

I believe when I have misunderstanding with my mother, although she was wrong, I swallow my pride and I do patch things up with her no matter what. Even with my sister, I do come to her to say sorry even sometimes she do not accept it. When it comes to my younger brother and my friends, they are the one who texted me after a misunderstanding. Maybe because I am more older than them. They swallow my pride for me. I also swallow my pride at work. I had meet so many disagreeing people at work. For me they are my enemy but I have to be professional at work so I swallow my pride and forced myself to talk to them even I don’t want to. I feel they are the same with me too. sometimes we have to swallow our pride to have a peace of mind and to not let the misunderstand gone to far.

Hello to you eddyspaghetti! Yes, I consider that from time to time. I believe this is important most especially when we want the best for our relationships with other people. “It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.” ? John Ruskin

hello, I have swallowed my pride many times. I admit it is the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life. But if you desire a healthy and long lasting relationship with anyone, that is the best way to do it. Swallow your pride and open your heart.

Hi Eddy, As a Zen practitioner, I am always aiming to swallow my pride. I don't always manage it however! This is because pride is part of the ego-mind and tends to be very shallow. The aim of Zen is to realize that all is one and therefore if all is one, there is nothing to be proud about! Pride is a judgement, and judgement separate, whilst true Self awareness integrates. A big task there to transcend the mind! _Derek

That is hard to do! WHen I was young it was a hard one but now tht I am older and realize life is too short I would swallow my pride. If I don't feel I am wrong I wouldn't but if I felt I was wrong for whatever reason I would argue my point but try to be tantful and respectful of the other person's opinion as well.

pride can destroy anything. if a person is mature enough to know the difference between what is right and wrong, i think it's easy for them to swallow their pride. when me and my sister had an argument and i know that it's all my fault, at first it's hard for me to apologize to her. i was still mad every time i see her, but in my heart i know that it's wrong. so i swallowed my pride and do the first move and the outcome was very good. i have realize that there are moments that you have to swallow your own pride to have good relationships with the people around you.

I had to really work hard for this transformation i.e. swallow pride when it should be. For me even saying sorry was extremely difficult. But one day it dawned on me that my way of thinking/behaving is not correct. From that day onwards i worked for this change. Now it is easy for me to say sorry when fault is mine. And I have reaped good results from this transformation. My relationship improved a lot. And now I can reason with anybody on any issue without getting emotionally disturbed if the other person does not hold the same view as I do and able to resolve issues to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. And so now I receive lot of cooperation and help and give also in more than equal proporation.

I swallowed my pride many times because I don't want to sleep without communicating to any member of my family. I want to wake up in the morning without seeing someone angry or don't want to talk to me. It feels good to be humble if you need to.

pride can destroy easily relationship and friendships and is kind of dumb to think like that from time to time.. for that reason is better to talk until the end, if one part doesnt want to listen is better to let it be. no one can learn from other head and become frustrated for the situation doesnt bring us any good.

I'm a bit prideful, but with the relationship that I have right now with my boyfriend, I've learned how to be humble and swallow my pride sometimes, for our relationship's sake. Sometimes it is necessary to swallow one's pride just to keep the peace in a relationship. It doesn't have to be done all the time; one must insist on something especially if it's really right, but sometimes, I'd rather be wrong and keep the peace in a relationship than be proven right and lose the person that I love.

Everybody has it's own pride and I have mine too but it is something I can always rumple with my own two feet easily if I wanted to. Sometimes you have to be humble and be the one to patch things up if some conflict arising between me, my friends, my family or love ones. I discover that If i can swallow my pride when the time ask for it it will be much easier for everybody involved. I just don't want to be in the hot water and be accused of anything else that I have done nothing of. And ask forgiveness or swallow my pride because that is not easy to do. But if some situation is not that heavy then I can always sacrifice my pride.

Yes I swallow my pride when I can feel that my partner is also having his higher ego than me. To show pride both can create quarrel so its better to swallow to have peace after it is cool that is the time you talk o each other. Many couples got break up its because pride prevail in their heart and mind not knowing and thinking the result of it. Its better to swallow the pride for peace than to have a trouble marriage relationship.

Hi Eddy..... I have swallow it few times. The most recently is when one of my best friend really hurt my heart and another 2 of my best friend seem in bad position because this matters and try to make peace for both us. I do forgive her although she never say apologize, for the shake our friendship and to respect my two others friend for the effort they made to keep us together.

Everybody, who is a normal human being has to swallow his/her pride sometimes in Life Time to make compromise and lead the life futher

Here are my thoughts on whether I have pride or not. I have lived the life and walked the walk. Basically what pride? It depends on how much you value the relationship; by that I mean friedship of course. If you are a cold hearted person, than there is no relationship to salvage. If you are a sincere and caring person then who is to say pride is something that should get in the way of a sound relationship. If you I were to take the first step and the relationship is still sour, then at least I am ease with my self. However, if I do not feel like I should be the one to initiate the salvaging than the relationship is and was not worth it all. This is my perception.

I on plenty of occasions have swallowed my pride and given in and called someone or said that i was wrong even when i clearly wasn't just because i myself are not one to deal with confrontation the best. I hate fighting unless its for the one i love or family. But with anyone i hate fighting and just to stop the fight i will be the first to say that i'm wrong and swallow that big pill called pride.