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View Poll Results: Is "I'm sorry" sufficient to you in most situations?
Yes. 41 65.08%
No, I like to hear something about how they will avoid making the same mistake again. 15 23.81%
Neither, explained below. 7 11.11%
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Old 06-22-2012, 02:47 PM
Brynda Brynda is offline
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I have noticed that if someone says they are sorry, it doesn't feel complete to me unless they also include something about how they will try harder, or some other way to avoid making the same mistake again. I am curious if I am alone in this.

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