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How Not to Ask for Forgiveness: 4 Unsuccessful Phrases
10.10.2024 07:20
If you decide to ask for forgiveness, do it as sincerely as possible and take full responsibility.
Falsehood will make your requests meaningless. It is possible that the situation will only get worse.
And your attempts to justify yourself may anger your interlocutor.
So, what phrases should you not use when trying to apologize?
"Let's not remember this"
Your job is to admit the mistake, not to make everyone “forget everything.”
Moreover, it is impossible to “erase” someone’s memories.
Therefore, there is only one way out - to apologize, and not to ask the other person to “just forget the bad thing.”
"Sorry, I was just pushed around"
Don't try to justify yourself or explain your breakdown in any way.
Excuses won't help you at all. In fact, they'll only make things worse.
"I'm very sorry that my actions upset you."
Don't mention the emotions of the person you are apologizing to.
It turns out that you are not asking for forgiveness for having done something bad, but are surprised by the reaction of the interlocutor to this act.
"I apologize. But you must admit that you are partly to blame."
Don't even try to blame the person you are asking for forgiveness for anything.
If you sincerely consider him guilty, then it’s better not to apologize at all.
