"Sorry"

It's more the way you say it other than what you say, and it also depends on the situation.

Well I understand the situation. But each situation is different, some is minor, you walked into some in the street, wasn't looking where you or they was walking. "Sorry It was a accident" That wasn't enough? "Watch where you going! Get out of my way!" That usually what it always is, you shouldn't have done that.

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Well, for me it's easier to forgive someone if they show their regrets. Because some people say sorry, but they don't mean it.

Yeah then they shouldn't say it if they didn't mean it. The number one problem with humans is communication and understanding.

The one I find harder to forgive it's a certain someone who starts with R, ends with E, and in the middle there are O and S, for manipulating my emotions.

@Darkyose Did she dump you?

I can agree with you, Its kind of dumb, why cant people accept that people make mistakes and just move on.

not just in gbatemp but in all aspects of life it feels as if sorry has lost its meaning

Sorry is just a word, anymore. I can't accept sorry for most mistakes. Simply because I know the person/people involved will do it again, if not worse.

@DeoNaught She justused me all the time. She only wanted to feel important in a bad way.

it used to be a sincere word of you saying you would not do it again but it's seems to have been overused to the point of being assumed to just be a word that "makes things better" just for saying it

That was the idea, Learning the idea of apologizing is that you make mistakes and you show you acknowledge it and take responsibility. But is taken for granted that you say it to just get away with things. Which brings me back to my first post, most people will not accept sorry, but will want you to do something about it or suffer with guilt.

I said something? No I'm not sorry, I meant it, I'm not a liar.

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The topic is the word Sorry though...

EDIT; My two cents; Humanity is hopeless and this word has little to no meaning to nearly all of humanity.

Believing that saying "sorry" removes any responsibility held by you and expecting people to accept it as a legitimate solution to potential problems caused by your actions is pretty entitled.
Sorry to be so blunt, but sometimes sorry just doesn't cut it.

Eh.... I believe that saying "sorry" is a start. Making things right is the next step. For example, if you break something expensive (say a vase), saying "sorry" ain't going to pay for a new vase. Making things right in this case is paying for the new vase.

"Sorry" isn't a get-out-of-jail free card. It means you want to apologize for what you have done, and are willing to correct said mistake.

Of course there are going to be things that are unforgivable, but in those cases, try to make things right to the best of your ability.

Of course there are going to be people who won't forgive you over the tiniest mistakes (eg: Leaving a 10$ tip instead of the 5$ tip they asked you to), but in those cases, seriously reconsider on how much you want them to forgive you.

I often say I'm sorry because I'm forced to by the stupid social rules, even if I don't mean it. But the worst is when people shit on you because "you weren't sincere". Like, what? I already said sorry because I was forced to, and you still complain? I fiond that bullshit. I've said the word, you don't have to rant about how I said it. That's like when people assume that I'm angry when I'm not, just because of the sound of my voice and my facial expression.

Just because you apologize doesn't mean everything is okay. If you accidentally push a baby stroller down a hill and kill the baby, pretty sure the mother isn't going to give a crap if you're sorry or not. This is an extreme example, but I feel it gets the point across. Words are cheap. Anyone can say sorry, and even not mean it if they are that way. Not everyone in the world is an honest person, you'd do well to remember that.

Think of it in other examples. Say you cheat on your wife / husband and say sorry. Does that make it all better? Does that mean the person you apologized to no longer has to live with the rage and shame of being betrayed by the one person they trusted more than anyone? Words don't mean shit. You were taught that they do as a kid.... BECAUSE YOU WERE A KID. Kids are stupid, they make mistakes. You can't honestly expect them to take responsibility for everything they do. As you grow older (or go online where age doesn't matter) you are going to be expected to actually take responsibility for your actions, it's called growing up.

Now, if I were to take an educated guess here, I'd guess you recently apologized to someone and they didn't accept. Maybe if you were a bit more specific about your situation, I could see it in a better light, but as I can't possibly know specifics I'm just going to try to explain why someone may not give a crap if you say "sorry." If you'd like to share what happened, maybe I'll have a different opinion based on the severity of your situation.

Unrelated to anything, I'd just like to note that you should really proof-read your posts. That grammar is just cringe... If English is your second language or something, I apologize, but it says you're from New York, so I assume you speak English just fine.

Nope, I won't take responsibility for something I don't regret. If I collide with someone in the street, no, I don't give a shit. Actually I'd even give them the finger if they were really not paying attention lol