How can i make things right again?

Question

I treated a friend/coworker pretty badly now i need to make things right again how can i do that to ease the tension i mean i did finally apologize. playing the waiting game.

Answer 1

talk to your friend/coworker and apologize again and let them know you dont' want there to be tension and ask what you can do to make things better between you. you are the one who was wrong so it's your job to make it better.

Answer 2

Keep playing the waiting game, you can't mend feelings. You can do lots of nice things and stuff but that only makes them act like they don't remember, it is more superficial. Just be nice, make sure they know you apologized, then give it time if you want the friendship to rework itself.

I would go apologize to their face, when you two are alone, not in front of people (it makes it seem fake), and then tell them you understand that apologies don't make what you did better or right, and then say you won't do it again. Then just go back to normal life, as far as work goes not as far as the way you talk/treat them, save that for after they warm back up to it. If you do that it shouldn't take long :)

Answer 3

When you treat someone, anyone badly that means you have taken a calmer side of aggression for whatever reason you had to do that.

Now you want to make things right. Why not be at ease and genly show the kinder side of you without having to actually say it.

In other words leave it be. What's done is done.

Start over by being nice now and move on. You owe no explanations. Somethings are better left unsaid.
SLFN

Answer 4

Unfortunately it is probably going to be just that a waiting game. Just continue to show them respect and the uneasy feelings between the two of you will eventually ease. There is also probably a bit of a trust issue as well now. By treating them badly you may have made yourself look untrustworthy in their eyes.

Answer 5

It may never be right between you again. The apology was a good idea, but it's a shame that it took you so long. Perhaps the best you can hope for is civility. There's no law that says he/she has to forgive you just because you apologize. Sometimes that just isn't enough.

Answer 6

Difficult to answer without knowing exactly what you did wrong, but here goes. I suggest that you ask the person directly exactly what you are asking us. "Is there anything I can do to make this right between us again?" You might find that he/she will suggest something to you. That of course would be the "best" way to make amends. If that approach makes you shutter, you might try putting yourself in their shoes for a moment. Ask yourself, If I were this person and someone did that to me - - what would it take for them to make things right again? Thinking from the other person's perspective sometimes leads to special insight we didn't know we had. Good luck!

Answer 7

It really depends on what you did.
Sometimes the hurt just cuts too deep to ever heal.
All you can do is say your sorry and show this person respect and just give them plenty of time to see if they can heal & get past whatever you did.
You have to think about what you do & how it is going to affect others before you do things.
Forgivness may never come or if this person is a VERYY kind soul he/she will forgive someday.

Answer 8

if u apologized then that is a good thing... at least the co worker knows you are sorry and just dont treat her any different and act like nothing happend..... maybe things will fall back into place maybe things wont... if they dont just forget about it u did all u could to be a better person.... good luck!

Answer 9

Shruggs? Cardigans XD

Answer 10

You apologized. Now it's the long wait.