Apologizing

Why Some Spouses Can't Apologize

Harriet Lerner | Posted 03.06.2012

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Harriet Lerner

Request an apology when you believe you deserve one, but don't get in a tug of war about it. Instead, be a role model and tender a genuine apology yourself when an apology is due.

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I Am So Not Sorry About My Vagina

Jezebel | Posted 12.13.2011

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I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm really, really sorry. I'm sorry I looked at you while you were watching TV. I'm sorry I lowered the window. I'm sorry it'...

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The Science Of Apologies

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 12.13.2011

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Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

As anyone can tell you, apologies don't always work... At times they seem to fall on deaf ears. But more often than not, our apologies fall flat because we apologize the wrong way.

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Kanye West Spells C.A.D. (Compulsive Apologizing Disorder)

Amy Spies | Posted 11.17.2011

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Amy Spies

If we can just say 'mea culpa' and then feel absolved, isn't it tempting to just be 'culpa' again ... and again? What is the down-side if we get to wipe the slate clean by apologizing?

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Robocall from Mark Sanford

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sybil Adelman Sage

This morning I received a robocall from Mark Sanford apologizing for his infidelity -- to me personally, to my entire family, to the staff of our apartment building.

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On The Inadvisability Of Apologizing

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

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<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

I have given this a lot of thought over the last several years and come to the conclusion that it is almost never a good idea for anybody in our culture to apologize about anything, even when they are in the wrong

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