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Have you ever watched movies where two people somehow find each other and claims that they have felt love at first sight? It’s hard to believe such things unless they happen to you. As in my case, I once came to know a girl who I instantly like. I didn’t feel love right away but we felt how we liked each other. Several months passed, we felt that we had fallen for each other and we decided to make our relationship official. After more than seven years of being together, I finally found myself researching about diamond engagement rings and which one is perfect for my girl.

So this is it. Some people feel that getting married is a sign of getting old but for me, it’s just a beginning of a new life. I would like to share this life with the one that I love and trust. The marriage proposal will probably happen on the second half of this year but I have already started making preparations this early. This is one moment in my life which I would like make memorable for me and my love. Hopefully, all things will go smoothly and according to plan.

Not that I’m bragging or anything like that, but I’m pretty sure that she would love to spend the rest of her life with me too. We just love each other that much. I just want to make it official and special for her through my engagement proposal.

It has been said, “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” This claim raises several questioning eyebrows because in truth, the conditions for an apology strictly depend on the situation that necessitated the apology as well as the persons involved. Although, in keeping with the essence of the saying, one must not give excuses when offering an apology. What one should give instead is an explanation. This is extremely important if one really intends to patch up the relationship. If only a ‘bare’ apology is offered-one not backed up by any clarification whatsoever- a certain amount of doubt still hangs in the air. Some questions may be left unanswered and some hidden wounds remain un-soothed.

In direct contrast to the mentioned saying which brings about a considerable number of uncertainties, this can be said about apologies without a trace of doubt: “Never ruin an apology with insincerity.” Do not even bother to bid your request for forgiveness if you do not mean it. If you are not truly sorry, do not claim to be so. When you find that you can not yet offer your apologies, it would be better to simply get out of the person’s way and face up to the situation only when you are ready to apologize.

Some people feel obliged to apologize because other people are urging them or because circumstances push them into doing it in order not to suffer some consequences. They grudgingly go through it only to find out that the torment of an insincere apology mistakenly believed and accepted by the second party is a greater pain that eats them up inside.