Mislead said 10 years ago:

When I’ve done something wrong towards someone – My pride gets in the way. Coming from a strong European background Pride is pretty much in my blood. I have not yet developed enough willpower to overcome this. But in saying that, i manage to convince my mind that it’s what needs to be done. And so I humble myself and face my fears. I must admit, alot of the times i only say it to make peace (which is another thing I need to work on). It comes from the mouth, not the heart..

Deleted User said 10 years ago:

Either my pride like Mislead mentioned, my anger, or my sadness. In order for me to say sorry, I have to make peace within myself and literally let it go, no matter how painful it is. Then I can go on and apologize.

daniela said 10 years ago:

In my case, let me see if I can explain this so it makes sense, I guess… I avoid apologizing because I know I’ve done something wrong and I don’t want to deal with accusations and disappointment from the other person. It’s like I don’t want to be confronted with my mistakes… Sometimes it goes as far as me avoiding the person entirely for a long time, hoping that they will let the issue go at some point in time. Which is a VERY bad personality trait and I have no idea how to overcome that. It definitely has cost me a lot of friends and potential relationships, too. :/