Do you really mean it when you say sorry?

For me when I say sorry I really mean it.I wouldn't be comfortable when I can't say sorry to someone I have offended.And I will feel guilty and can't think properly knowing that I have hurt someone with my mistakes.It is not also good if you will just say sorry to someone just for the sake of friendship,for work etc. We should not abuse the word "sorry" for it is good to have a clear conscience and that no one is angry/mad at you.

well you are partially right, the word sorry seems to be ingrained in our daily speaking some times we can speak this even when it is not necessary and it comes out of our mouth as a part of habit. but when we are really apologizing, then sorry seems to be a hard word to say. it is very difficult sometimes to say sorry when it comes to the person you really care about and then the sorry is right from your heart and you mean it completely for forgiveness.

I usually being apologetic when'I've done something I know that hurts or offended someone. It is not always that easy for me to say the word sorry, because saying sorry means that you accept that you made mistakes. If I uttered the word sorry, I mean it for it means that I did it unintentional.

Yes, you're right, I also noticed that some people say sorry like a greeting and does not mean it. In my place, we say "sorry" and "excuse me" with the same words in our language. So many of us may be not really expressing sorrow or apologies when we say sorry, but when I'm really saying sorry I'm really meaning it.

Hi there: I seldom express the words "sorry" just as "I love You." Why? I don't want to inflate their meaning and lose their value in the long run. Not that its hard to say them, rather to act them out is the hard part. Remember King David? Out of his lust for his general's wife, he caused the latter to die in battle. Hit hard by conscience after the thrill is gone, tore his clothes and put ashes on his head in repentance. Now, there's a very sorry spectacle indeed. If I accidentally do harm to others, am I willing to do reparations to the damages and be willing to be stripped of my most precious possessions for the sake of the one who suffered from my stupidity? That's my only way to say "I'm sorry".

It depends on the person, and the feeling he says it with. Some really mean it, some use it to get out of a situation.

Hi silentcandle,No why not If I have done some sort of mistakes knowingly or unknowingly then I really mean "Sorry" and do it as promptly as possible even at some instance I do it by touching the person to whom I may have inflected some thing wrong. On the other hand when I say sorry, on the background of my mind I think that he/she may not have taken it kindly and must be abusing me,and by this sort of thinking I myself get irritated and it generally keeps lingering on that particular Time and takes long time to subsidized. Happy mylotting,really Sorry to answer you so late.

I am the type of person that will only say I am sorry if I really mean it, and if someone tells me that they are sorry for something, you can look in their eyes and know if they really mean it. I do believe that that word gets tossed around way too much and has lost its true heart felt meaning. I believe if you are truly sorry for something you have done, you would have never done it in the first place.

I say sorry when i felt I hurt you or caused you discomfort whether or not its intentional. If the person repeatedly makes the same mistake then say sorry he/she does not mean it. Sorry means you don't have to say it again and again.

whenever i accidentally bump against a person i automatically say 'sorry'. sometimes, said says sorry too, guess we both think it was our fault. maybe it has lost its true meaning but sometimes even though it came automatically it makes us feel a little better. of course, when i know i am at fault i say sorry. there are times that i just say sorry because the person wants to hear it, like saying other things that's right at that moment but not entirely my true feelings.

When I say sorry for a blunder/mistakes that I may have done I really mean it. I think it sometimes humbles us to say that word, since it is like admitting that we had make a mistake. It is our decision whether to apologize with sincerity or not to utter said "sorry" if we don't mean. If it is insincere then do not say sorry.

When the mistake was done by me I would say sorry. When I say sorry I mean it and I say it sincerely. I want that the person I say sorry to will feel I am really sorry. If the things are not important I may not say sorry. Maybe I will just give a shy smile and scratch my head. Sometimes it's really hard for us to say sorry. But in my opinion we should say it out loud. Once you try you will get used to say sorry when you make mistake.

If i do mistake then i say sorry from my heart and i really mean it.I say sorry and ask for forgiveness.Sometimes it happens that you dont do anything and your friend or someone close started blaming you for things,at that time i say sorry and apologize,just to make him feel good and for the relation we have.because i want people to love me so i should not have an ego.

You know, no matter how angry you are but when you say just the "sorry", every ting changes, I mean it will soften you heart. That is what I feel every time I say sorry to a certain person and of course they can feel that I am so sincere if I say sorry. If you want to end up a fight with good mood, just say you are sorry and of course be sincere and every thing will just be smooth and running. Trust me!

It is hard to say sorry when you mean it. It is easy for those who does not. But for me, I would always mean it when I say sorry. Although, I cannot say that I may not be able to commit it again, yet I believe that it gives me peace in mind when I say it and mean that I am sorry for what I did.

When I'm sorry, I really mean it. When I say it, I really do mean that I'm sorry. I don't really lie about this kind of thing.

No if I mess up. I apologize immediately and I mean it. I even apologize for my husband when he does something wrong to my family because he won't apologize to them.

I do not say I'm sorry casually. When i say these words, i do mean them. These words don't have any meaning unless you believe them. They can be hard words to say sometime, but they need to be said.

well, i mean what i say, the whole feeling is let out when am apologetic, if its your fault you must say sorry to at least ease the fault done onto other yea some dont care, that doesn't stop us saying sorry. some thing its a matter of reputation saying sorry is letting down yourself. that is really not true you are understanding yourself to be welt mannered.

Hello for me saying sorry means a lot. I still say sorry. It respectful and shows you care about the other person or what you did. You are accepting the consequences of your actions. For most people today I think sorry still goes a long way! Thanks and have a great day! Sincerely Unique16