# Is it silly to reach out after 40 years, out of the blue, to send an apology?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-silly-to-reach-out-after-40-years-out-of-the-blue-to-send-an-apology/923554 "2020-10-22T02:04:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-silly-to-reach-out-after-40-years-out-of-the-blue-to-send-an-apology/923554/113 "2020-10-28T19:19:21Z")

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> [@Jasmine](#):
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> > [@Bullitt](#):
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> > This is probably silly to even consider doing …
> 
> Yep
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> I would be annoyed because I would consider it very presumptuous of you to think that I would even remember you much less still be bothered by a brief college fling. It’s like you’re thinking I was so emotionally injured that you actually think you have to apologize.
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> Don’t get me wrong. I think it’s kind of you to consider it, but it would be a ridiculous thing to do.

Solid post, IMHO and I think sums it up about the best yet.

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