Assertion: apology | /r/HasProperty | accepted
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text: If the apology is accepted and if the offender is forgiven, the moral status quo ante (of equal moral worth of the offending and the offended parties) will be restored.
text: It is generally said that an apology must be voluntary to be accepted.
text: Apologies that are accepted are most often sincere, and sincere apologies are more likely to be accepted.
text: While some research has shown that a sincere apology has no more likelihood of being accepted than an insincere apology, apologies that are accepted are more likely to be sincere ones (Hatcher, 2011).
text: In the end, whether your apology is accepted or not, you can rest assured that you did the right thing by taking responsibility for your actions.