Pride.

Maybe because they have not really repented of their wrong doing. If one truly feels bad for hurting another he will not only be eager to apologize, he will seek an oppunity to apologise.

It all boils down to lack of love. One who truly loves another would not intentionally hurt him; and when he does so by mistake, he will heartily apologise.

One who is too proud to apologise for the wrong he/she did has no love in his/her heart.

mama-gee:

^^I give you a 5 star for your response.

@mama-gee
Thank you.

The answer is Pride. Let that woman humble herself. There is nothing to be proud of, nobody is a super human. All of us will go down the grave at last. Today we see president Yaradua being buried under the ground just like any other human being. So lets cool down.

Apologies for me are like appointments in a calendar, if you are deserving of an apology, then you'd be on a queue and in due course, the apology will come. (when hell freezes over)

Damn, mama G will always come up with a story

ego

Power and status!!

Alas when apologies are made it is often abused.  It confers a sense of moral right and superiority to the person apologized to.  That is not politically advantageous to the person apologizing. 

Unfortunately instead of some people to take apologies graciously, they will feel that that gives them a right to lord it over the person that apologized to them. 

The cause of people not liking to apologize comes from both ends. 

Example, I can apologize for mistakenly taking your can of beer from the fridge.  However if I did so would you take advantage and try to get as much out of the situation as possible, by for example taking up all the space in the fridge with your beers so I have nowhere to put my vegetables. 

NOt a very good example, but best I can come up with now.

It boils down on PRIDE,  ego, . and pride goeth b4 a fall. I dont knw what we human think of our selves when our live is just like flower that is here tday and gone tomorrow.

mama-gee:

I mean, I can't imagine people's Cruelty these days, There's this woman that offended someone 2 years ago. . .Ever since then they haven't spoken to each other but there's a problem, the woman that offended her wants them to make up but she doesn't want to apologize or be the first person to call instead she's asking people to beg on her behalf and she wants the woman she offended to call her first instead of the other way round, Why is this?

she is proud and will gladly cause offence again afteralll she didnt have to say sorry first time.  who knows the offended may have to start buying her gifts to be reconcilled with her in future. selfish self centered are always I, Me and myself people