Hiya! Figured I'd drop in and give a little bit of advice as well. Don't know if you've read any of my sitch, but I'm actually a therapist as well. Think I could give you some thought provoking statements regarding making amends vs apology and how they work.
Apologies tend to focus on all the details of what went wrong. What can happen is that your true intentions behind the apology gets lost in the details and comes out as an excuse. We call this getting lost in the weeds, because it does not offer up a solution. "I'm sorry" is repeated way too much in our lives and comes across as weak and superficial in quite a few cases.
Amends are more solution-focused. Funny that, huh? An attempt to make amends identifies that there was a wrong and then seeks a solution. I think you put it very well that you would've gotten lost in the weeds and made it all about you. Instead, coming from a position of making amends shows you as strong, ready to admit your faults, and then work towards solution that is inclusive of what the other person sees as necessary to move forward.
M: 8.5 T:10 Me:37 W:34 S:6
Retrouvaille and W moves back- 7/31/15 Piecing - 7/4/15 to present
