I am feeling weak, yes. I have lost my wife, I'm out of my house, I see my kids once or twice a week. I am in a position of weakness. I feel beaten, beat up.
With the i'm sorry's I'm trying to empathize and show her that I understand. as opposed to take responsibility for it.
Sometimes it tears me up inside to know that she ran off with my best friend, then got ticked at me for being broken up about it, and then used my behavior during that time as a justification to break up the family.
Other times I feel like someone has to be the stander here.