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I don't think of myself as a woman who says "sorry" a lot. In fact, if you were to poll a random assortment of, say, my former boyfriends, coworkers, and disgruntled college roommates, most of them ...

For many families, having a child "say sorry" is a quick fix that resolves arguments and restores peace. Apologizing is a valuable social convention, yet how children learn it is as important as the ...

There are many uses of the word sorry. There’s the genuine and heartfelt apology. We also know the sarcastic one that fuels an argument like igniter fluid (“So sorry I can’t read your mind!”). Don’t ...

Just say you’re sorry. Never say you’re sorry “if.” Say you’re sorry. “I’m sorry I was rude” is good. “I’m sorry if I was rude” is not. It weasels. It implies that maybe you weren’t rude. It implies ...

There's something very powerful about receiving or giving a heartfelt, genuine apology. Bad apologies, on the other hand, can be disastrous and lead to more hurt. The ...

Academics have found that Britons use the word "sorry" in as many as 15 different ways. Only one of these uses expresses true regret, which is when someone is genuinely sorry to hear another person's ...