Do you have a hard time accepting an apology?

You have an argument. You’re pissed. Then you go numb or lose interest. The next day you get flowers and an apology note.

This has happened to me a few times. I never know how to react because I still feel angry or numb. I don’t want to fake gratitude or be forced into forgiving or dropping the subject. I also don’t want to hold a grudge.

The feeling I have is hollow. Uncaring. Numb. So I don’t know how to react to the passive offering of flowers and a note. I also don’t feel like talking. I may in the future, but not at that time.

I also despise being forced into fake apologies just because someone else offers an apology. Maybe I would feel an apology were in order in the future, after some time had passed. Maybe I already know I shoulder blame, too. Maybe I just don’t feel sorry (yet).

Do you have trouble accepting apologies? Are you easy to forgive and forget or move on? Do you fake it?