19 Genuinely Sweet Ways to Apologize ...

By Neecey

19 Genuinely Sweet Ways to Apologize ...

There are two types of apologies: those where you feel you have to say sorry to diffuse a situation or just move past something, even if you aren’t sorry, and those where you feel genuine regret and want to make a heartfelt apology. In a relationship it should always be the latter. If there is no regret, don’t say sorry. Deal with the situation, compromise, but don’t say sorry if you’re not. And when you are sorry, say it with conviction.

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Short and Sweet

Short and Sweet Sometimes the best way to go about it is to be short, sweet, and down to the point. A simple “I’m so sorry, I was wrong” is sometimes all you need.

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Acknowledge Your Faults

Acknowledge Your Faults Acknowledging your insensitivity about the argument that you have had can go a great way to making your apology sincere.

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Ask How to Make It up

Ask How to Make It up Ask the person to whom you are apologizing how you can make it up to them; this makes it more about their happiness than your clear conscience.

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Be Self Deprecating

Be Self Deprecating Let them know that you are not perfect and that you feel terrible about the situation, they need to see that you have been affected.

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Don’t Expect Forgiveness

Don’t Expect Forgiveness The best you can do is to present your apology to them, and explain that they don’t have to forgive you, but just let them know that your apology is sincere.

Famous Quotes

Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

George Santayana
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Leave a Note

Leave a Note An argument can be an awkward situation for both parties; a heartfelt apology note can eliminate some of this awkwardness.

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Make a List

Make a List Write them a list of all the things you did wrong and exactly how you are going to put it all right; they’ll appreciate the deep thought.

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Express Regret

Express Regret Explain that you wish you could take back what you said; it will cast their minds back to happier times before.

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Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle A message in a bottle is a cute and fun way to apologize; it turns the apology in to a game which immediately puts them in a better mood.

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Use a Children’s Book

Use a Children’s Book Take inspiration from a children’s book that you both love. It will tug at the heartstrings and evoke lots of nostalgia.

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Apologize through Music

Apologize through Music Sing them or send them a song that says everything you want to in a much better way. Music has the power to heal.

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Cook

Cook Cook a delicious meal for them. It will show them you have spent more time on your apology than a simple couple of words.

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Take out

Take out If you can’t cook at all, then do the next best thing by ordering in their favorite take out for a pleasant treat.

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Clean the House

Clean the House If you want to apologize in a more meaningful way than words, take over some of their chores by cleaning the house. It takes a load off of them and will put you in their good books again.

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Use Your Pet

Attach an apology note to your pet’s collar and send them in to deliver it, who can stay mad when a cute dog or cat has become involved?

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Utilize Social Media

Taking your apology to social media will show them that you have no pride about keeping your dignity; the most important thing is that you are sorry and you don’t care who knows it.

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Get Friends to Help

Enlist some friends to help you out. A bigger scale apology is sometimes in order if you have really messed up!

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Draw a Picture

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so get in touch with your artistic side and create a visual apology.

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Buy a Gift

Buy a Gift Buying flowers to apologize might be old school, but it can still be surprisingly effective if you pick the right ones!

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Very nice. I would deffo do some of these. I sometimes struggle with getting the words right so a gesture would be easier and I think I could make it feel more genuine than mumbling "I'm sorry"

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Just shows you don't always have to make a grand gesture.

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