I’m in a relationship with a person who apologizes dozens of times a day for stuff that absolutely doesn’t require an apology.
Basically all that it’s done is make their apologies meaningless.
And at a certain point it comes off as attention seeking behavior, because it feels like it’s about garnering sympathy instead of actually caring about my feelings.
That is often caused by abuse earlier in their life that forms a habit which is hard to break. Frequently being blamed for things they may or may not have done and being forced to apologize becomes a habit, or trying to deflect because they are worried that the other person might be upset when things don’t go perfectly can be hard to stop doing.
I’m in a relationship with a person who apologizes dozens of times a day for stuff that absolutely doesn’t require an apology.
Basically all that it’s done is make their apologies meaningless.
And at a certain point it comes off as attention seeking behavior, because it feels like it’s about garnering sympathy instead of actually caring about my feelings.
That is often caused by abuse earlier in their life that forms a habit which is hard to break. Frequently being blamed for things they may or may not have done and being forced to apologize becomes a habit, or trying to deflect because they are worried that the other person might be upset when things don’t go perfectly can be hard to stop doing.
It does come across as attention seeking.
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