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I do not say sorry but I will admit my mistakes, work to make up for them, and try to understand why I made the mistake so I don't repeat in the future. Sorry i
by mmcgaha 5y ago
I do not say sorry but I will admit my mistakes, work to make up for them, and try to understand why I made the mistake so I don't repeat in the future. Sorry is cheap and I refuse to use it.
- cinntaile 5y agoThere is nothing cheap about saying sorry if you do all those other things you mentioned?
- mmcgaha 5y agoThe problem with sorry is that it invites someone to say "It's OK" or even "It's not OK." Neither of these matter because it is about you not them.
- marstall 5y agohow does that work? do people forgive you, does the relationship/friendship return to what it was before? do you say "I made a mistake" or some phrase similar to "I'm sorry"?
- mmcgaha 5y agoYes, something along the lines of "I made a mistake" or "what I did was wrong". I am not talking about accidentally bumping someone and saying sorry; those really are shallow and just about being polite. So here is an example of how I want to to say "sorry" to others. I was rude and not contributing to the conversation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29835478 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29835478
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