Article: Only after validating your friend's experience and feelings should you move into making amends. Tell them you're sorry and ask for their forgiveness. Say, "I'm really sorry I embarrassed you. Can you forgive me?" The apology is most likely to be successful if you speak in a soft and sincere tone of voice, and make eye contact the whole time. Only apologize if you feel like you were actually wrong. Otherwise, your apology will be insincere. In some cases, your friends may need a little time before they can completely mend fences with you. Don't jump the gun and expect that things will be back to normal simply because you apologized. Let them have some time to get over the situation so that you can start fresh. If the situation happens to be a misunderstanding in which you didn't do anything wrong, time apart may help both sides to see the situation more clearly. That way, you can move past it more easily. Go to your friends and see how you can resolve the situation so that your relationships don't suffer. Be open-minded about what they may suggest. Also, be willing to put in some effort and meet their demands. For example, if you told a secret, your friend may request that you never do that again. They may also ask that you earn their trust again by showing that you are loyal.
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Apologize and admit it if you were wrong. Give them some space. Ask what you can do to make it better.