It can be difficult to find the right words to show you really mean it when you apologise. But there are linguistic cues you can use to get your message across. My recent research suggests that the ...
"Most apologies are manipulation. However, if you receive a heartfelt expression of regret, you have two choices: Accept the ...
Moms always feel that we don’t call enough, don’t visit enough, and don’t care enough. It’s the plight of being a mom. You can take a full week off work, use all your vacation days, and buy an ...
Apologizing shows that while we aren’t perfect, we care about others’ feelings and want to improve. A sincere apology can heal both parties when a real mistake is made. But when we apologize ...
From a young age, we're all taught to say sorry—whether we're taught how to apologize correctly or not, we're told the importance of the gesture. And as women get older, it seems like they're ...
Nobody is perfect. It could have been unintentional, but you were the target of their low moment and got wronged in the process. You are feeling the range of lousy emotions: anger, sadness, shame, ...
Leo Tolstoy said it best with the opening of "Anna Karenina." "Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." But what about families who never apologize? A therapist's recent TikTok, with 1.3 ...