@Em I disagree. I also find it difficult to believe this question is in good faith. Assuming someone let you know they don't like the action you're taking, regret is not enough to make up for it. You have to change your behavior by adjusting or stopping taking that action.

It would become manipulation when you repeat the action because you want to appear as though you're improving yourself while not actually changing anything. You want to feel better about the action you took by saying sorry, but nothing actually changes.

@Em @FinalGirl @Dawn sure, but we're talking pretty vauge here. If you repeatedly perform an action that harms someone and only ever say "sorry", I would say it's manipulative.

If you harm someone once, but come to an understanding so that same action no longer harms that someone, then your point stands.

I have certainly harmed people without ill intent, but that was because I only focused on what I had to gain. So I would say sorry and end up making the same mistake again. It's taken me a long time to even see the cycle let alone try to break it.