About Matters that should Matter to Men
Gentlemen, listen up.
Apologizing isn’t weakness.
It’s a superpower.
Though if you’re
as emotionally blocked as
a Monday morning inbox,
you’ll find unlocking it
a bit challenging.
Now society has taught you
that an apology is
a display of your fragility -
a tactical retreat -
weakness.
That every bad move
must be defended.
Twitter proves that hourly.
That the one shouting
louder is the winner -
28 seconds of prime-time
news teaches you that.
Except,
that isn’t right.
I believe what the nation
really wants are
emotionally-sound
revolutionaries.
And that saying “I was wrong”
is borderline revolutionary.
Anyone can deflect, deny,
or drop a vague
“sorry if I offended you.”
That’s easy.
That’s PR-speak.
But a genuine apology?
It says,
I’m secure enough to admit
I’m human, and
I care enough to make it right.
It means, I know what I did,
I understand why it sucked, and
I’m not blaming that Mercury retrograde
or my unique childhood.
That is next-level adulting.
A mic drop moment.
It’s clarity.
It’s maturity.
Apologising is like stepping off
the battlefield and saying,
“I’d rather fix the relationship
than win the argument.”
People trust someone
who can admit they messed up -
of someone who is accountable.
Also, here’s a pro tip:
it’s wildly attractive.
Pure emotional gold.
A sincere, genuine apology
can defuse tension,
build trust,
and take it from me,
get you out of
sleeping on the couch.
That’s not weakness -
Those are Jedi-level moves.
In short:
If you are at fault,
apologize like a boss.
Even if you are the boss.
Actually even more so,
if you are the boss.