not necessarily. Both parties have to understand that. It's harder when emotional stuff is involved. I've said "I'm really sorry, I took something about you and made it all about me, because I was feeling defensive" *in* a conversation. I've also had that happen to me, without apology or anything, and hard feelings still exist.
So, it takes 2. (unless your 2 was plural, or you were assuming r_ness could be coherent enough 'in the moment' to try to explain to someone what they did, or explain what he did. My example above was a moment of clarity that doesn't often happen in conversations, but perhaps should.)
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Date: 2005-02-10 04:07 pm (UTC)So, it takes 2. (unless your 2 was plural, or you were assuming r_ness could be coherent enough 'in the moment' to try to explain to someone what they did, or explain what he did. My example above was a moment of clarity that doesn't often happen in conversations, but perhaps should.)