Alison Wood Brooks

You're right. You are doing an action by apologizing that is harder and more vulnerable to do. It is the action of love rather than just saying it.

They're also saying in that moment, I'm saying this to you because I want to have a relationship with you in the future. Because I want you to see me as the kind of person that deserves being in a relationship with. And I want to be with you. And my standards for us are high. Let's get back there.

They're also saying in that moment, I'm saying this to you because I want to have a relationship with you in the future. Because I want you to see me as the kind of person that deserves being in a relationship with. And I want to be with you. And my standards for us are high. Let's get back there.

They're also saying in that moment, I'm saying this to you because I want to have a relationship with you in the future. Because I want you to see me as the kind of person that deserves being in a relationship with. And I want to be with you. And my standards for us are high. Let's get back there.

But this is the crux of kindness always is figuring out what other people need. Do they need to hear the apology? Most of the time the answer is yes.

But this is the crux of kindness always is figuring out what other people need. Do they need to hear the apology? Most of the time the answer is yes.

But this is the crux of kindness always is figuring out what other people need. Do they need to hear the apology? Most of the time the answer is yes.

And every once in a while, if you're apologizing like nine times for the same thing, you're going to start just reminding the person of the thing that happened that wasn't good. There is a tipping point where it becomes too much. Or you just start feeling like, well, that means nothing.

And every once in a while, if you're apologizing like nine times for the same thing, you're going to start just reminding the person of the thing that happened that wasn't good. There is a tipping point where it becomes too much. Or you just start feeling like, well, that means nothing.

And every once in a while, if you're apologizing like nine times for the same thing, you're going to start just reminding the person of the thing that happened that wasn't good. There is a tipping point where it becomes too much. Or you just start feeling like, well, that means nothing.

There's a single study of live conversation that shows that refusing to apologize or neglecting to apologize is better than apologizing. But the sort of tipping point is when your partner doesn't feel like it's sincere. Right. You're not doing it well. You're saying like, I'm so sorry you feel that way. There's a lot of ways to give a bad apology.

There's a single study of live conversation that shows that refusing to apologize or neglecting to apologize is better than apologizing. But the sort of tipping point is when your partner doesn't feel like it's sincere. Right. You're not doing it well. You're saying like, I'm so sorry you feel that way. There's a lot of ways to give a bad apology.

There's a single study of live conversation that shows that refusing to apologize or neglecting to apologize is better than apologizing. But the sort of tipping point is when your partner doesn't feel like it's sincere. Right. You're not doing it well. You're saying like, I'm so sorry you feel that way. There's a lot of ways to give a bad apology.

So you need to apologize frequently, but do it well.

So you need to apologize frequently, but do it well.

So you need to apologize frequently, but do it well.

Don't just promise to change. Actually change.

Don't just promise to change. Actually change.

Don't just promise to change. Actually change.

Blowing sobriety or blowing relational.