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If a friend of yours has been nasty to you and out of doubt has called you names and caused oodles of heartache, and sends you flowers 2 days later.. do you forgive them or send the flowers back?

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If any of my friend does that to me,then i don’t think i would be going to forgive so easily..:hmmm:

^ Me neither! Flowers as an apology? sigh

neither. i would expect them to make a proper apology.

Yes, that person has to come,and speak up,and make a proper apology..

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You chop up the flowers into a million pieces and put them in a cheap plastic bag, then stamp on them with rage, symbolically crushing any hope of reconciliation with the sender.

Then take the crushed flower pieces and throw them with great force at the senders head.

Flowers, huh!

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^^^Brilliant idea :snooty: lol.

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Why were they upset at u?

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:nono: i am bitter.i dont forgive

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^ Same here :snooty:

By sending the flowers they were admitting that they were wrong, they were admitting that they understood that they had hurt you. It was a gesture in the direction of making amends. It may not have been the gesture you were looking for, but it was a step in the right direction.

You don't have to trust that person the way you did in the future, but if this person truly was your friend, it's worth it to take a step back in their direction and see if your friendship can be restored.

Some of my friends apologize with words and some with gifts. It depends on their personalities. Life is always better after these conflicts have been resolved.

If it is important to you that your friend apologize with words you might want to think about calling them and saying something like, "I received the flowers you sent. I appreciate your gesture. What you did/said really hurt me and I'm still finding it hard to forgive and forget. I wish you had come and talked to me about this..." If your friend is a true friend they will probably talk it out with you or say they are sorry at that point. If not, let it go and choose not to spend time with them. Don't let the unforgiveness eat you up inside or nastiness wins!

^Good advice.

Ganday log.. send flowers and no apology! I lurrrveee Rupay's advice.. she speaks my mind!

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Keer du maaf becharay bachay/bachi ko yaar ... :p

yess why?..only then can we answer postrer q properly.

Itni asaani se? Boring!

Hi Gina,

Most of us (even the calmest of us) have occasionally lost our cool and acted in a way that we've regretted. It takes courage to conquer your ego and sense of shame and apologize to the victim after realizing your mistake. Lately there have been a few threads about people who NEVER apologize even when they** KNOW** they are wrong because they can't let go of their pride.

I will say that if a person is CONSTANTLY crossing their limits and behaving disrespectfully, then in such a scenario, it's best to either ditch the individual completely or maintain a distance. I've had to let go/decide to avoid "friends" who been rude several times and then don't even have the decency to apologize.

On the other hand.......if this friend of yours is USUALLY a nice person and has recently let her anger get the better of her................and has managed to offer a sincere apology..............then try to be the bigger person and forgive her...especially if you feel that this friendship that is not worth losing.

Love when guys fight in life1. :yahoo:

Oh and Gina, that friend is an idiot, let him and his flowers rot.

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I guess it would depend on the complete circumstances.

Why were they upset with you? What exactly did they do to you while they were upset?

How good is your friendship. How hurt exactly were you? Is the friendship worth the heartache they caused? Or was the heartache worse?

It's not really a matter of the flowers. The flowers are just a way to initiate a resolution. The question really is; are you ready to let things go and 'make-up' with your friend?