How to admit you're wrong without saying "I'm sorry" or equivalent?

barrymckokinar · 2020-03-06T16:31:32+00:00

Yeah looks like I made the wrong call there. Lets see what we can learn from that.

Whitefarmer · 2020-03-06T16:31:02+00:00

"Mistakes were made."

unamedasha · 2020-03-06T16:51:57+00:00

Don't align yourself with the idea. The idea failed; you didn't.

RedSkeller · 2020-03-06T17:07:06+00:00

Saying sorry admits you are at fault. Apologizing is expressing sympathy for a mistake or hurt feelings. There is an important difference here, people who say sorry for anything and everything are perceived submissive.

"I'm sorry I fucked your cat" (I got caught fucking your cat and I'm embarrassed that I'm a cat fucker)

"I apologize you're not comfortable with me fucking your cat" (You're the weirdo for not being down with my bestiality)

pogo4322 · 2020-03-06T16:27:19+00:00

just fucking own up to it

HurricaneHugues · 2020-03-06T21:41:12+00:00

Jesus Christ man, you autists are so fucking retarded. Saying you're sorry doesn't make you a beta bitch. You'll be a beta bitch no matter what you say, if you're a beta bitch. You made a mistake at work or in a social setting, just say that "I see the mistake I made, and that's my bad" or "I made a mistake. Im sorry". Done. It's not big a deal. Nobody's gonna piss in your tea to assert their dominance over you. If anyone tries to get out of pocket with you, tell them to slow their roll and not to push it. It's that simple. Saying "I'm sorry" isn't a fucking big deal.

W_O_M_B_A_T · 2020-03-06T17:08:09+00:00

"That was a mistake. I'll do XYZ next time."

Only apologize if absolutely necessary

nexther · 2020-03-06T22:51:21+00:00

“You’re right.”

mikkeldaman · 2020-03-06T16:39:24+00:00

I mean other than hearing the patronizing "I told you so" what's the worst that can happen? You can be perfectly fine with saying "I'm sorry" and move on. And if the offended party doesn't forgive you, that's that.

PositiveRedditor101 · 2020-03-06T18:44:15+00:00

Dude, just apologize when you're wrong and own up to it, especially at work.

trematar · 2020-03-06T18:48:20+00:00

"I made the right call based on information I had available"

i-am-the-prize · 2020-03-06T18:51:00+00:00

don't say sorry. identify the mistake

I made the wrong call here
obviously, the right way to go was X, not Y
next time, we'll know that the better option was Z

it's not about a personal apology, that's needed only if

you were negligent
you were lazy
you were grossly incompetent

were you any of those 3? then STFU on the apology and stay factual.

bigmacked4 · 2020-03-07T00:42:40+00:00

"My bad"

liquidocean · 2020-03-06T16:45:20+00:00

as the others are writing, something along the lines of indirectly apologizing/admitting fault without the words I'm sorry.

Title	How to admit you're wrong without saying "I'm sorry" or equivalent?
Author	TwentyDubya2
Upvotes	1
Comments	43
Date	March 6, 2020 4:23 PM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/askTRP
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