is it because we did the same mistake again in a different way?
2007-06-22 03:25:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
depending on the mistake, being sorry just isn't enough. And if it's something that has been done over and over, then being sorry is meaningless because you will just do it again.
2007-06-22 03:28:34 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be that. After enough "mistakes" people don't believe it's a mistake anymore..."Honestly Judge, all 5 of those guys slipped and fell on My knife...6 times each. But each time was a complete accident!"
Could be the immense amounts of sarcasm in it, like saying "SORRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEE! You big baby..."
Or could be they are hurt and angry, even more likely if this isn't the 1st time, even if It was REALLY an accident and You REALLY ARE sorry. In THAT case, Try doing more than just SAYING Your sorry. SHOW them You are by trying to "undo" whatever it is AND doing something EXTRA nice fo them to make up for it.
2007-06-22 10:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by Capt Crasher 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people make the same mistake again and again consciously. Thats when sorry means nothing anymore.
2007-06-22 10:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by Chick-a-Dee 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The person is still upset and doesn't want to just move on. Sometimes it takes a long time before someone can forgive you. If you do something f'ed up you can't expect to say sorry and have it al lgo away.
2007-06-22 10:28:10 · answer #4 · answered by tender loving dyke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess they don't accept it because.so many people say they are sorry and do not mean it.
It's especially hard to believe someone is really sorry when they say it,, If they keep doing the same thing and saying they are sorry they did it.
2007-06-22 10:31:09 · answer #5 · answered by eviechatter 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That and people tend to not want to make the same mistake twice. People forgive but they never forget.
2007-06-22 10:28:11 · answer #6 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes saying "Sorry" isn't good enough. The damage has been done and we need to let things cool down for a while.
2007-06-22 10:29:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It matters less if how the person saying sorry feels and more how the hurt the other person's feelings are. Saying sorry doesn't magically fix hurt feelings.
As my grandma says, "If you were sorry, you wouldn't have done it".
2007-06-22 10:27:54 · answer #8 · answered by gerty_mac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They think thats just a use of words.
everyone says they are sorry but keep doing it again over and over
2007-06-22 10:27:18 · answer #9 · answered by Kare 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My momma used to say:
"Talk is cheap"
"Actions speak louder than words"
My third dad told me:
"Words and Actions over time reveals the person"
If your cheap talk says sorry, and your actions dont, you arent saying sorry, and you really arent sorry.
If your words and actions say sorry, but its not sustained over a reasonable period, say longer than 3 months, then you really aren't sorry.
If you were actually sorry, your words, actions, and sustained behaviors would indicate that.
2007-06-22 10:33:21 · answer #10 · answered by Curly 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋