"I'm sorry" has to be the hardest word phrase to utter, especially when you are not guilty. Although it has a way for resolving disagreements among individuals, reestablishing a relationship, and building trust and providing reassurance in a friendship. When I say, it helps give one assurance, in a situation when there are two persons involved, there is always that one person who apologizes for both his own wrongdoings and those for which he is not even responsible in order to bring about peace and because he values friendship. By doing so, you're assuring the other person that you'll never leave. (although that is effective in the most of relationships)
Even though it really doesn't take much to say "I'm sorry," it may be challenging to get somebody to swallow their pride and do so, as well as to acknowledge that they have hurt the other person's emotions and apologize for it. I had this conversation with a friend last year after we had a major argument. We were reminiscing on what actually was the reason for the quarrel and who was to blame for it.
When we initially met, we were friends first, then best friends. I gave her my attention, treated her as if she were a member of my own family, and we discussed updates that would generate us cool money. She trades forex and cryptocurrency as well, and she's very good at it, if not better than I am. Often, we did act as if we were really in a relationship, until love-like feelings started to creep in. Although I did love her, I wasn't really prepared for a relationship the way she had anticipated. She desired a relationship, but I didn't want to muddy up our friendship. We have had many disagreements and problems, but we have dealt with them.
Fast forward to when the major incident happened. I was to get close to one of her friends. She got my contact on my birthday and decided to wish me well. We started talking and all of that and after some months, she's already in love. Man! That was a really tough position because I did not warn my best friend about her friend's intentions towards me and I let things progress between us. My friend was upset and hated me for it when she learned about us.
I was also upset at this point and didn't want to apologize. She also went out with other guys and was closer to them, which I didn't mind since we weren't in a relationship. But it became a problem when she found out I was spending time with someone else. After everything, I understood how much pain I had caused her, took responsibility for my mistakes, and apologized. We didn't speak in months, and I was envious of her being with someone else, so it was a pretty awkward scenario
However, in certain cases, apologizing may not be enough to repair the harm done, but it does go a long way toward repairing the relationship and restoring the trust that was broken. That doesn't make you a weak person.
Well, until next time Do have a wonderful day.
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