{"id":11718,"date":"2022-12-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/?p=11718"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:19:10","slug":"apology-card-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/apology-card-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"What to write in a sorry card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all make mistakes, albeit some bigger than others, but if you feel like there\u2019s a certain someone you\u2019d like to apologise to, what better way to do so than with a lovely\u00a0apology message.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re looking for sorry messages to send to someone you hurt, some heartfelt apology quotes, or sorry messages for him or her, we\u2019ve pulled together ideas to suit every situation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oh, and don\u2019t forget you\u2019ll also need an <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/sorry\/\"><strong>apology card<\/strong><\/a><strong> to write your sorry message inside. Have a little peek below at some of what we have on offer:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"blogpost-card-slider\"><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/sorry-card-619936e80e04f9000156f4d8\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/619936e80e04f9000156f4d8\/619936e80e04f9000156f4d8_large.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Please forgive me card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/618685c626661a000124ca67\/618685c626661a000124ca67_picture_medium.jpg?version=2\" alt=\"Lovely pictures\" \/><p>Lovely pictures<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/cute-sorry-card-grey-and-white-cat-699de918c63de847495be7f7\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/699de918c63de847495be7f7\/699de918c63de847495be7f7_large.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Just to say sorry card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5ff499529ce00e00016c359a\/5ff499529ce00e00016c359a_picture_medium.jpg?version=2\" alt=\"badgerbee design\" \/><p>badgerbee design<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/sorry-5f945fa7267f5800011a6a05\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/5f945fa7267f5800011a6a05\/5f945fa7267f5800011a6a05_large.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Simple sorry card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5f945d7c509a010001893914\/5f945d7c509a010001893914_picture_medium.jpg?version=5\" alt=\"Ohh Jemma\" \/><p>Ohh Jemma<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/cute-sorry-card-oh-deer-686bd0cb48dd6a336532b9b3\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/686bd0cb48dd6a336532b9b3\/686bd0cb48dd6a336532b9b3_large.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Oh Deer card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5ff499529ce00e00016c359a\/5ff499529ce00e00016c359a_picture_medium.jpg?version=2\" alt=\"badgerbee design\" \/><p>badgerbee design<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/576bc9a2e4b099f13a16f23d\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/576bc9a2e4b099f13a16f23d\/576bc9a2e4b099f13a16f23d_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"The Sorry Sloth Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/574f26b4e4b077b5d9e23302\/574f26b4e4b077b5d9e23302_picture_medium.jpg?version=3\" alt=\"Jelly Armchair\" \/><p>Jelly Armchair<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/642483e1f5775829e71ef5b9\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/642483e1f5775829e71ef5b9\/642483e1f5775829e71ef5b9_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Cute Cat Sorry Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/6147236a2531fa00017e4bf7\/6147236a2531fa00017e4bf7_picture_medium.jpg?version=13\" alt=\"AbiGoLucky\" \/><p>AbiGoLucky<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top tips for writing the perfect apology message\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we dive headfirst into our ideas, here are a few tips for making sure you nail your apology message:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Avoid making excuses: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, the best thing is to acknowledge that you did wrong and own it. This shows that you\u2019ve taken the time to consider how your actions have affected the other person and that you\u2019re genuine about making things right.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Get the tone right:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It\u2019s equally important to think about your tone. For instance, if you know that it\u2019s not a big deal then you can probably get away with being a bit light-hearted or sarcastic with your apology message. However, if you know you\u2019ve properly messed up, you\u2019ll likely want to avoid anything too jokey.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><strong>Commit to improving: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An apology isn\u2019t just about the words you choose, it\u2019s how you act in the future too. It\u2019s important to prove that you\u2019re willing to do whatever it takes to get back in their good books.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And with all that out of the way, it\u2019s time to get into all of our different ideas for sorry messages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lovely sorry messages for her<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for a sorry message for her? Whether it\u2019s your wife, girlfriend, or best friend, just jot down one of the following and start making amends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having you be upset with me is such a horrible feeling and even though I know I brought it upon myself, I\u2019m so sorry, please will you forgive me?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darling, I know I messed up, but I am genuinely so sorry and want to do whatever I can to make it up to you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last thing I want to do is make you sad or annoyed, I promise to be better and grow from this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re so important to me and I am deeply sorry for having hurt you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just wanted to let you know that I am truly sorry, I know it\u2019s all been completely my fault.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no words to describe how sorry I am, please let me try make it up to you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considerate sorry messages for him<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it\u2019s sorry messages for him you\u2019re after, we\u2019ve pulled together a bunch for you to choose from. Ideal for husbands, boyfriends, brothers and more, try one of the following as the first step to making things right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re the most amazing man and I\u2019m so sorry for everything, I hope you\u2019ll forgive me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I promise I had zero intentions of hurting you and I\u2019ll do whatever I need to in order to prove how sorry I am and just how much you mean to me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I feel really ashamed of how I\u2019ve behaved. You don\u2019t deserve that and I\u2019m so so sorry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst it wasn\u2019t intentional, I know that I messed up and I just wanted to say that I\u2019m very sorry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wish I could go back and change things, you mean the world to me and I\u2019ll do all I can to fix things.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know that I don\u2019t find things like this easy, but I am genuinely so remorseful. Please forgive me, and I promise you won\u2019t ever have to deal with something like this again.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short and simple apology messages<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to sorry card ideas, a short and sweet message can be just as effective. You don\u2019t always need to write a long message to get your point across, it\u2019s more about being genuine than anything else, and these simple apology messages do just that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just wanted you to know how truly sorry I am.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There aren\u2019t enough words in the world to express how sorry I am.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sorry, there really is no excuse for what I did.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I promise I didn\u2019t have any bad intentions and can only apologise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is completely and totally my fault, I\u2019m sorry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I feel horrible and never meant to upset you, please accept my most sincere apology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funny sorry messages<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for ideas on how to apologise without saying sorry or feel more comfortable trying to add some comedy to the situation? Well, your best bet is probably going the humorous route and we\u2019ve collated some funny sorry messages as well as some \u2018non-apology\u2019 options that you might take inspiration from:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I\u2019m not saying sorry, but I do feel just a little teeny-weeny bit bad about everything.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t even believe I\u2019m even sending you this card &#8211; will you at least stop only talking to me via passive-aggressive texts now?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lol my bad, I guess.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay\u2026 so this\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">might<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0have been a little bit of my fault, but mainly yours let\u2019s be honest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I truly am the definition of hangry when I\u2019ve not been fed and watered yet, oops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We both know that I\u2019m not great at this whole apologising thing and actually can\u2019t get the word out, but I am really embarrassed for overreacting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rude sorry messages<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think they\u2019ve got the appropriate sense of humour, or you\u2019re just tired and ready for things to get back to normal, these blunt apology messages could work a charm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It goes without saying that these are for a particular type of person and relationship, so make sure you\u2019re 100% certain they won\u2019t be offended. Oh, and don\u2019t blame us if they don\u2019t take it well.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For f*cks sake, let\u2019s move on already, please. Do I have to get on my knees or something?!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My bad, I was a d*ck and I\u2019ve really gotta hold my hands up on this one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m sorry you \u201cfeel\u201d like I did you wrong\u2026 just kidding, although will you please forgive me now, I can\u2019t be bothered with this anymore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t believe you\u2019re actually upset over this\u2026 sorry, I guess.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apologies, I was just being a b*tch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay, I think it\u2019s been more than long enough, and we can both agree that you just need to grow up. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heartfelt apology messages<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important part of an apology message is that you\u2019re being sincere. For anyone looking to apologise to a dear loved one like a significant other, we\u2019ve come up with some heartfelt apology message ideas that should help you get started:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You mean the absolute world to me, and I can only hope that you\u2019ll forgive me, I\u2019m really sorry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m terribly sorry for everything, my intention was to never hurt you at all. Please let me know if there\u2019s anything at all that I can do to make it up to you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We both know that I\u2019m not great with words, but I know I\u2019ve completely messed up and just want to say that I\u2019m so sorry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve been thinking about the best way to apologise to you, but I just want you to know that I can\u2019t stand knowing I\u2019ve hurt you and words can\u2019t describe how sorry I am.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know I behaved really unfairly and thought I\u2019d send you this beautiful card as your forgiveness means so much to me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t know what I\u2019d do without you in my life and promise to learn from this. I\u2019m sorry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Famous apology quotes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saying sorry should come from the heart, but that\u2019s not to say that you can\u2019t use the words of others to help convey your point. Here are some famous apology quotes that you might find helpful:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m stupid. You\u2019re\u00a0smart. I was wrong. You were right. You\u2019re the best. I\u2019m the worst. You\u2019re very good-looking. I\u2019m not attractive.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Happy Gilmore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou must tell me who I might have hurt. I have to write them an apology.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Vivien Leigh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am the type of person who believes an apology should be sincere and from the heart.\u201d \u2013 Camille Grammer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLet us forgive each other\u2014only then will we live in peace.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Leo Tolstoy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cApologies aren\u2019t meant to change the past, they are meant to change the future.\u201d \u2013 Kevin Hancock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m sorry. If you were right, I\u2019d agree with you\u201d \u2013 Robin Williams<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you have a better idea of how to say sorry, all that\u2019s left is to sort the card itself. Luckily, we\u2019ve got you covered and have a whole selection of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/sorry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apology cards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to choose from available in all sorts of different styles. And if you really want to get back in someone\u2019s good books, why not treat them to one of our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/gifts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gifts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0too?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you found this helpful or just enjoyed reading our apology message ideas, then be sure to check out the rest of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thortful blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There you can find more inspiration including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/blog\/what-to-write-in-a-sympathy-card\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sympathy card messages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/blog\/what-to-write-in-a-thinking-of-you-card\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what to write in a thinking of you card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as loads more articles covering every special occasion!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all make mistakes, albeit some bigger than others, but if you feel like there\u2019s a certain someone you\u2019d like to apologise to, what better way to do so than with a lovely\u00a0apology message.\u00a0Whether you\u2019re looking for sorry messages to send to someone you hurt, some heartfelt apology quotes, or sorry messages for him or&hellip;<\/p>\n<a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\" https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/cards\/cute-cat-sorry-card\/ \">Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":11820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[466],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What to Write in a Sorry Card | 40+ Apology Messages | thortful<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s never too late to say sorry but it\u2019s not always easy to find the words. 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