Some people really don't understand how an apology works. Being apologetic means realizing your mistake, accepting it, correcting it, and never repeating it again. But for some, "sorry" is just a shortcut to skip accountability, silence confrontation and expect everything to reset like nothing ever happened. And if you don't forgive right away, suddenly you're the problem now. They don't apologize because they care — they apologize because they want you to shut up. It's never about regret; it's about control and keeping you emotionally trapped in a loop. They use apology as a tool to reset the situation, not to fix it. The quicker their sorry comes, the sooner they'll repeat the same mistake again. Because it was never really a mistake - it was a habit they never intended to change. And calling that manipulation would still be an understatement.