What happened to me was pretty public, so as a result I’ve spent close to a decade listening to people tell me how sorry they are and looking at me with pity. It’s happened so much I just don’t want to see the look anymore. I guess it isn’t the word “sorry” actually- it’s how people look and act when they say it. Idk. It isn’t as if I’d get mad if someone were to tell me they’re sorry or even look at me with pity, but it’s not what I want to hear personally.

Anyway, to each their own. This is definitely not meant to be an attack on anyone who has told someone “sorry” after hearing their story.