So, there's a girl I'm working on who was a bit of a biatch the other day. I guess she was in a bad mood when I called her and she was being very stand-offish. I didn't take the abuse (I probably would have it was even just a few months ago). I just said, "Okay.....bye" and I immediately hung up the phone.
Well anyway, a day later she's messaged me and told me that she's apologizing for being a biotch....yes she used that exact word. Basically she said she was in a bad mood. The apology seemed genuine.
Is there a standard rule for responding to apologies? I'm very much a softy when it comes to apologies. I can get mad at people, but I am very quick to bury the hatchet the moment a person makes an attempt to reconcile.
They say that being quick to forgive is a good virtue. Sometimes I wonder however if I'm being taken advantage of because of my forgiving nature. I do get very easily disarmed....even when I'm extremely angry.
How do you normally play apologies? Should I perhaps wait a while to leave her in suspense? Or should I immediately accept? Perhaps if I wait a while, it will increase my position of power and make sure she won't act up again in the future?
Well anyway, a day later she's messaged me and told me that she's apologizing for being a biotch....yes she used that exact word. Basically she said she was in a bad mood. The apology seemed genuine.
Is there a standard rule for responding to apologies? I'm very much a softy when it comes to apologies. I can get mad at people, but I am very quick to bury the hatchet the moment a person makes an attempt to reconcile.
They say that being quick to forgive is a good virtue. Sometimes I wonder however if I'm being taken advantage of because of my forgiving nature. I do get very easily disarmed....even when I'm extremely angry.
How do you normally play apologies? Should I perhaps wait a while to leave her in suspense? Or should I immediately accept? Perhaps if I wait a while, it will increase my position of power and make sure she won't act up again in the future?