Apologies are everywhere in the news—from George Santos for lying to the electorate about his resume and background to the Chinese Foreign Ministry for a spy balloon entering U.S. airspace and Boris ...

Nobody likes receiving a lazy, thoughtless apology. If you want to be sincere and heartfelt, a basic "I'm sorry" won't cut it, according to Beth Polin, a professor of management at Eastern Kentucky ...

The issue of terrible apologies is a widely accepted truth, and it's a sentiment that resonates with anyone who has been on the receiving end of one. However, poorly crafted public apologies, riddled ...

It often comes in the form of a Notes app screenshot or a block of text in an Instagram story. And when it’s a bad apology, that very often becomes the story. The apology can be absurd to a comical ...

Here are some of the ways we’re using “sorry” incorrectly: to ask someone to move out of the way. To ask someone to repeat themselves. To show empathy. To express disbelief. To disagree. To mock. And, ...

We all mess up at times with our spouses, kids, and other people important to us. Misunderstandings and empathic disconnections can't be avoided in close relationships, but they don’t have to cause a ...