I apologized to a friend when I hadn't done anything "wrong" but she misinterpreted what I had said. She was grieving her recently departed mother so she was in a highly emotional state.
I apologized for hurting her, despite my not being"guilty." Then she apologized to me for misinterpreting my words.
After a year or so after I reached out to apologize, we resume our relationship.
So don't just apologize when you are "wrong" but also apologize when you've had a rupture in your relationship.
I apologized to a friend when I hadn't done anything "wrong" but she misinterpreted what I had said. She was grieving her recently departed mother so she was in a highly emotional state.
I apologized for hurting her, despite my not being"guilty." Then she apologized to me for misinterpreting my words.
After a year or so after I reached out to apologize, we resume our relationship.
So don't just apologize when you are "wrong" but also apologize when you've had a rupture in your relationship.
That's a great experience. Yes, sometimes we need to apologize just to heal a relationship. Thanks for the reminder!