When you hurt someone, it is always courteous that you apologize, right? Similarly, when a person wrongs you, they apologize and life moves on.
But how do you show that you have sincerely accepted the apology and that you don’t hold any grudge?
Listen
When someone is apologizing to you, let them talk without any interruptions. It is also important to ensure that their message is clearly understood.
Do not take this as an opportunity to reprimand them, after all, it is not a must that they apologize, so listen and let them say the words, “I am sorry”
Genuinely react
After the person has apologized, it is normal to react, in this case, you are going to accept the apology with a friendly face.
At least putting on a smile shows that you are impressed by their actions and you are okay.
Even if it’s possible you can hug, offer a cup of tea or come up with any suggestion about different things.
Do not say what you were planning to do
Imagine it was you, you have apologized to someone and they tell you, “I was only waiting for you to show up, otherwise I would have taken stern action”. That sounds threatening, right?
How will you know that they are still not planning to take the ‘stern action’ in the future?
Therefore, accept the apology genuinely and rub any vendetta that you had kept to unleash later. This will help the relationship again.
Get back to normal
After the apology, start texting again, start hanging out like you used to do before. This time you can start doing it better.
In addition, it is also important that you avoid things that started the disagreement.