Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Friends ?

I have a question for those of you that read my blog (all two of you...lol) If you found out that you had offended a friend of yours. Would you A. Call and talk to them about it? B. Send a text asking why they were upset? or C. Wait till they said something to you and act like everything is fine even though you know its not? And then once everything is out in the open and you know what is wrong, what you did to upset the person, and why they hadn't mentioned the problem sooner do you A. Apologies B. Act like YOU are the one that is now upset because you feel like you have been wronged in some weird way. or C. Send a rude email saying you will apologize when your good and ready to? I know I'm being vague with all of the questions but I do want to know how others handle apologizing. I'm not saying I'm the Queen of it. But if and when I find out that I have offended and it wasn't my intention to do that. I try to take care of it pretty soon. I have found in the last few weeks that some people will surprise you with how fast and sincere they are with their apologies and then how some are shocked and appalled that you would even be upset over something they think is to trivial.....and an apologies is out of the question.

2 comments:

  1. I would typically do A and A. I'd rather clear the air than stew about it and I'm a total stewer. I'm all about having a "come to Jesus" when things need to be cleared up. Sometimes my apology is just a "sorry I made you feel that way," especially if I feel/felt justified in my behavior.
    Good luck. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  2. I agree with Stacey. Even when I feel justified for my behavior, an apology is necessary just for offending someone in some way. This is cliche, but life is too short to hold on to anger. Get it out there and get it fixed.

    ReplyDelete