{"id":3892,"date":"2024-03-08T13:45:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T02:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.relationshipsnsw.org.au\/how-to-apologise-sincerely\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T06:53:14","slug":"how-to-apologise-sincerely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relationshipsnsw.org.au\/vi\/blog\/how-to-apologise-sincerely\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 xin l\u1ed7i \u2013 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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While apologies seem straightforward, they can actually be quite complex. We complicate saying sorry by adding caveats, shifting the blame, deflecting from what happened, or making the apology tokenistic.<\/p>

So, what constitutes a quality apology in the context of our relationships?<\/p>

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Apologies can be difficult to make<\/h2>\n

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People in power are often reluctant to apologise in case it leaves them open to litigation, as they might be taken as admissions of guilt. But we can also find it hard to make apologies as individuals.<\/p>\n

We may feel defensive, wronged, or too insecure to admit we were wrong. Yet often, when someone is upset, an acknowledgment of wrongdoing or hurtful behaviour is all that the other person wants from us.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s when we deny someone\u2019s feelings or experiences that we can compound their hurt, fuel their sense of injustice and lead to repetitive attempts for them to be heard. It can even be a form of gaslighting<\/a> if someone\u2019s concerns are continually dismissed when they try to raise them with you.<\/p>\n

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