it's not always a concession, though. you can still think what you think but regret how you said it or that it had a bad impact on someone else. right?
Certainly. I just don't experience either very often.
Only that, if you apologize for small things all the time, there are people who might begin to think they can get away with them. That you're weak. That becomes its own problem.
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Date: 2019-04-12 03:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-12 04:03 am (UTC)Henry
Date: 2019-04-12 04:07 am (UTC)Besides, I've found that when said too often people begin to expect it of you. That's rarely advantageous.
Monet/Henry
Date: 2019-04-12 04:18 am (UTC)[...] how do you mean?
Monet/Henry
Date: 2019-04-12 04:25 am (UTC)Only that, if you apologize for small things all the time, there are people who might begin to think they can get away with them. That you're weak. That becomes its own problem.
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Date: 2019-04-12 04:05 am (UTC)[Henry & Monet]
[...] Let him apologize first next time.
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Date: 2019-04-12 04:08 am (UTC)[PHM]
Agreed.
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Date: 2019-04-12 04:12 am (UTC)[PHM]
does it matter who apologizes first?
PHM
Date: 2019-04-12 04:20 am (UTC)PHM
Date: 2019-04-12 04:27 am (UTC)PHM
Date: 2019-04-12 04:33 am (UTC)PHM
Date: 2019-04-12 04:48 am (UTC)PHM
Date: 2019-04-12 04:28 am (UTC)i think.so that's sorta the same? we can be cool now.PHM
Date: 2019-04-12 04:38 am (UTC)Monet and I are the ones who[...] Jude's moved on, too, I'm sure.PHM
Date: 2019-04-12 04:47 am (UTC)