If you can remember the last time you said “I’m Sorry” to anyone, chances are you also remember the reason you said such a thing. While saying “I’m Sorry” can do good in many situations, the phrase itself may be making you a liar because you may be saying it without actually feeling or being sorry in any degree. People lie every day. That is an observable fact. One of the most common uses of a lie for many people is to get out of some sort of trouble. Apologizing is one thing that many people turn into a lie, in order to get out of situations where not lying would put them into greater trouble. You may be saying “I’m Sorry” a lot just as a lie, simply because you see others doing it too.
Are you lying when saying that famous sympathetic phrase of an apology?
So do you know why you say “I’m Sorry” regularly or even at all? We can look at a few reasons and see whether or not your apology falls into the lying category.
5 Reasons We Lie When Saying “I’m Sorry!”
Sure, you may love the idea of saying those words because of Madonna’s song “Sorry”, with my favorite Pet Shop Boys Remix of the song below. The song video below will help you realize two reasons why people say sorry. One awesome reason is to make money through such a song, and the other one is mentioned in the song.
And now we go through the direct reasons why you may be saying “I’m Sorry” on an almost daily basis and lying by do so.
- You say it to avoid feeling uncomfortable.
- You say it to avoid a confrontation.
- You say it because society tells us to say it at certain times.
- You say it because you may appear cruel otherwise.
- You say it because you got caught or pointed out doing something wrong.
When was the last time you said “I’m Sorry!”?
Based on the above points, can you remember the last time you said “I’m Sorry” and the last time you actually meant it? Do you hear such an apology from others regularly and realize that they are simply saying it out of obligation, politeness or a robotic reaction?
Please share your thoughts, stories or any questions in your comment below. Thank you for reading! I really appreciate it. 
By the way, you do not need to say “I’m Sorry!” in your comments below if you’ve said it before in your life without actually meaning it.
I don't say very often that I'm sorry, but I'll do it if I know that for the person next to me matters. I call this "sweet lies".
Agree that we all lie for our benefits, saying sorry is not that difficult. Maybe we wont but our inner being says it always when we have done something wrong. I have realized it.
Thanks for the post.
People lie to get money, and people lie to blame others for a problem. People say they’re sorry when someone falls down in front of them, and people say they’re sorry when someone tells them a sobbing personal story
Saying " I'm sorry" almost every time helps and lying is such a complex subject. But you are right people do lie on a daily basis
Sometimes saying I'm sorry is a silent way of saying to someone that we lied and we don't want more argument to be discussed. I'm sorry is a simple words but it has a big meaning on it. It is one way of saying I'm lying and also it is a way of saying that I regret what I've done from the bottom of my heart. Most people would say sorry for the argument to end. Sad but true.
I sometimes say sorry to avoid a confrontation even when it is not my own fault. But then, I feel like a wimp almost immediately although it saves my ass.
This is especially true whenever I hit my car on the road to some other vehicle and they come snarling at me. Usually, you snarl back.
I think when you say something like "Im sorry" first of all you shouldnt lie to yourself.
Saying sorry is nothing when it wasn't came within your heart. And if you say so, means that you don't need to do mistake for the second time.
Saying sorry is nothing when it wasn’t came within your heart. And if you say so, means that you don’t need to do mistake for the second time.
After I read this article, I remember a line in a song that I heard about saying sorry. It says something like, sorry is hardest word to say. Indeed, it really takes a great effort for us to say sorry, that is if we really meant it. If we say sorry, it is like we are admitting to that people and also to ourselves that we commit a mistake and we are taking charge of it. But, it isn't it a great relief if we said sorry and the person accepted that it causes us great relief. We should put in our mind that when we say sorry, we should really mean it.
First thing, I was impressed with your falling snow flakes. It's really Holiday Season. Anyway, saying sorry for me is something that sacramental. I like this story article, some times, you feel sorry to make a lie.
saying sorry it is not a matter, but the person, should feel about his mistakes,
Yes, i also think that we say this line because we might afraid of that society pointed out us nd caught us.