If I don’t say it, there’s a high likelihood of some outcome occurring that I don’t want to happen-maybe you’ll stop talking to me or leave me home alone while you go out with your friends or break up with me for good. I’m telling you what you want to hear not because I mean it, but because I know it will appease you and then allow me to pull your strings as I desire. A method of appeasement to control another person It may seem that I’m submitting to your point here, but in fact, I’m using this phrase to avoid doing so. I probably don’t believe it or don’t care enough to get to the real issue and so I’ll say this, so you’ll stop pressing for more. I’m tired and bored with this disagreement so I’m using these words to end it. A means to end a dispute that the apologizer would prefer to avoid, often for lack of caring RELATED: What Emotional Abuse Really Means 2. I’m saying that I’m sorry to make myself feel better, not you. I feel guilty because of what happened, and guilt isn’t a good feeling. Synonym: I don’t want to feel guilty anymore In such cases, these words mean something else entirely, including the following five possible meanings and their synonyms. But in unhealthy relationships, people often say, “I’m sorry” not to express genuine regret instead, they use it to manipulate their significant other. To be truly sorry means feeling regret or sorrow over an unfortunate situation and your role in it. Saying it requires vulnerability to admit wrongdoing and the hurt that that wrongdoing has inflicted on the person you’re apologizing to. “I’m sorry” carries a lot of weight when it’s genuine. Written by Writer’s Corps member Emily Desanctis
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |