Keywords
rationalization, weakening relationships
Abstract
In a marriage seminar I conducted, a wife mentioned her husband’s frustrating habit of rationalizing when he apologized. She called this his “sorry, but” tendency, because he would admit he was wrong, but then give reasons why he did it. He would say, “Sorry, but I was stressed because of the kid’s screaming.” Or, “Sorry, but you really shouldn’t be that upset.”
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Whiting, Jason B., "Excuse Me! How Rationalizing Weakens Relationships" (2016). Faculty Publications. 2699.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2699
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2016-04-20
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5525
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life