In work, family and friendships, mending broken ties can be difficult if we do not apologize properly. In a bid to save the relationship, more hurtful words might be spoken. You have to say “I am ...

You messed up; we all do it sometimes. Now it’s time to make it right. Whether it’s a careless comment to a loved one or a thoughtless action that leaves someone feeling hurt, the emotional aftermath ...

You hear the crash from the other room, followed by wailing. By the time you rush in, one child is rubbing their arm while ...

Apologizing in a relationship should be simple, but anyone who’s been in one knows it rarely is. You feel bad, you say sorry, and somehow, it blows up into yet another argument. Why does that happen?

It is hard for so many of us of all ages to apologize sincerely. We have found in our therapy work that an apology or the lack of one can be pivotal in a relationship and yet we hear the struggles ...

When you’re dealing with a narcissist, apologies might seem like rare treasures—elusive and hard to come by. Even when they do say “sorry,” it often feels hollow, like something's missing. You might ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. When Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. We’ve all heard apologies that ring hollow and others that sound genuine, but what makes the difference? New research ...