What does the statement "sorry you feel that way" mean? Which way do you see it, as diminishing or negating your feelings, or sensitivity and qpologetic? as a positive or negative statement?
2006-07-20 08:30:12 · 13 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I see it as, well, it's too bad you feel that way, but I think your feeling is wrong and I'm not going to do anything to change it.
2006-07-20 09:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, according to the Franklin Language Master, the word "sorry" means "feeling sorrow, regret, or penitence". In your example, "sorry you feel that way," the word sorry refers to "feeling sorrow." It doesn't have anything to do with an apology. It's just a way of expressing that you feel bad because of how they feel. It's a negative statement for the person who says it because they feel bad. But to the person who "feels that way", it could be either negative or positive depending on how they take it - if they feel bad that you feel sorrowful, then it would be negative; if they feel good because it makes them know that someone cares about how they feel, then it would be positive.
2006-07-20 08:48:10 · answer #2 · answered by TrippingJudy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would probably depend on who was saying it, but I would go so far as to say that most people who are saying that are being negating and negative. Like, I'm going to do this whatever you say, sorry you feel that way.
2006-07-20 08:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by lonna b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would feel they meant it as a negative.
But more than likely, they probably just didn't put enough thought into their statement, so it would be fruitless to analyze that statement. People are amazingly self centered when it comes to others' problems. "Sorry you feel that way" is right up there in popularity with "I don't know what to say" as apathetic one-liners.
2006-07-20 08:43:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"sorry you feel that way "
If it was from a company then it means
"sorry but your out of luck"
If it came from a friend or someone like that then they could have meant it in a positive way.
Right?
2006-07-20 08:42:23 · answer #5 · answered by pinkdawn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have actually said that myself. I have both meant it in a condescending way and also in a compassionate way. I think it depends completely upon the TONE in which this statement is heard.
2006-07-20 08:44:51 · answer #6 · answered by leahcutie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may seem like people are rubbing it in. But it is supposed to be the person feelling sorry for you. but it could go either way.
2006-07-20 08:34:02 · answer #7 · answered by Rayman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always thought of it as a polite way of saying "You're entitled to your feelings, but I disagree."
2006-07-20 08:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by nimbleminx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Statement means he/she apologise if u took badly but that's the way it is.
Another way of saying "welcome to the real world"
2006-07-20 08:36:43 · answer #9 · answered by shirley b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Sorry.." without the "I am.." comes across as a cursory reply, negative to me.
2006-07-20 08:45:24 · answer #10 · answered by John 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋