In those small daily moments where women are trained to soften their presence so nobody mistakes it for inconvenience. The more I noticed it, the clearer it became: many apologies weren’t about ...

People apologize for things that don’t actually need an apology. It happens all the time. Someone apologizes for laughing too loudly or for taking up too much space in a conversation. The habit runs ...

Yesterday the president said what every American not living under a rock already knew: “I mean, we fumbled the rollout on this health care law.” He also stated, “I think it’s legitimate for them to ...

Stop apologizing for things that aren't your fault. Source: Photo by Alexander Suhorucov from Pexels Does either of these situations sound familiar? You start an email to your boss with, “I’m sorry to ...

The Apology Gap: Why Are We Saying Sorry for Taking Up Space? Let’s paint a familiar picture. You’re walking down a crowded sidewalk, and someone bumps into you. Instinctively, you say, “Sorry.” Or ...

During arguments, couples can become so fixated on demanding an apology from their partner that nothing else seems to matter. “Just say you’re sorry!” Sadly, on the rare occasions that their partner ...

Allysa Seely won gold in the triathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Lintao Zhang / Getty Images Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s ...

When did we get it in our heads that we have the right to never hear anything we don’t like? In the last year, we’ve been shocked and appalled by the unbelievable insensitivity of Nike shoes, the ...

If you apologize to people all the time, you rob yourself of the basic freedom of actually saying what’s on your mind. Here are 4 possible root causes of your chronic over-apologizing habit. Many ...

Women of the world: Stop apologizing so much, urges Alison Fairbrother at Politics Daily. Women tend to apologize more than men, and for far more trivial transgressions, Fairbrother observes. She ...

As thousands of fund raisers gathered in the San Diego Convention Center on Sunday, Paulette Maehara, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals kicked off the organization’s annual ...

How many times do you say “sorry” throughout the day? When you stop to think about it, you might realize the word sneaks into almost every sentence. A quick apology might slip out as you reach to grab ...