I stopped apologizing for my pain. I stopped trying to hide it. I stopped trying to pretend like everything is fine when it’s not.
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I'm a human being and people get involved in bad situations some times. That's really all I can say.
You can stuff you sorries in a sack, mister!
— David Mandel, Peter Mehlman, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com
All right, George, all right. I'm sorry. I'm very, very sorry. I'm so sorry that I didn't want your rather bulbous head struggling to find its way through the normal-size neck hole of my finely knit sweater."
— Jennifer Crittenden, Jason "Stanky" Hanke, James Spader, imdb.com
Anyway, I um, I just want to say that I'm sorry. I lost my temper and I probably shouldn't have. I took it out on you and, look, if I've caused you any problems as a result of my behavior, well then, I'm sorry. I apologize. Even though, Barry, between me and you, we both know that you started it. I…
Please! Please!! I take it all back, everything! I take it all back, every word! I love you! I love YOU! I can't live without you, I'll do anything.
What did you go out with me for?! Just to dump chocolate on my shirt and then just dump me altogether?! I don't deserve that kind of treatment! What, you don't have the common courtesy to return my calls?! To apologize! You think I'm some sort of a loser, that likes to be abused and ignored?! Who's…
I have stopped with contingency apologies. “I’m sorry if I was a little ____ last night.” Trust in other people’s right to tell you they’re upset. And then live like no news is good news.
I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly. Repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching and I’m committed to beginning that effort. It is now my full time job.
I'm sorry I believe in fairy tales. I’m sorry I expected you to give me what you don’t have. I’m sorry I asked you to be someone you don’t want to be. I’m sorry I wanted us to go somewhere that doesn’t exist.
…And we used ‘I love you’ like an apology for the things we couldn’t give each other.
This is an apology letter to the both of us for how long it took me to let things go.
I am sorry they made you feel like being wrong is a crime. You don’t always have to say you’re sorry, not with me.
I love you and I always will and I am sorry. What a useless word.
Strong women accept apologies but know when to stop accepting them and walk away.
The truth is that nobody is owed an apology for anything. Apologies are lovely when they happen. But they change nothing. They do not reverse actions or correct damage. They are merely nice to hear.
Apologies require taking full responsibility. No half-truths, no partial admissions, no rationalizations, no finger pointing, and no justifications belong in any apology.
Anxiety makes me feel like I have to apologize for everything. Apologize for thinking too much. Apologize for talking too much. Apologize for texting too much.
Forgive others, even when they haven’t apologized.
If you find yourself apologizing all the time for things you know you shouldn’t have to feel guilty about, it might be the wrong relationship for you.