It's become apparent to me that when most people apologize, it's merely used as a means of rectifying the problem without exactly dealing with the problem.

The thing is, if someone commits an infraction with a friend and subsequently says, "I am sorry" with a clear idea of what, firstly, the infraction was, and secondly, an understanding of the person's state of mind at the time; consolidated with the reasons for the perturbation, then that is a proper apology. The problem is, a lot of times, people really don't know why someone would be mad at them and don't really bother to ask, "why?"; why? My guess is because they don't want to deal with a confrontation of feelings.

Some could argue that this is more of a feminine quality. I disagree. I think that some people are just more emotionally implicit than others. It's not a big deal. But it is bothersome. If I commit an infraction--especially to a friend, whose opinion matters to me--I would try my best to figure out why, so that I could avoid making that mistake again. If I simply just understand that I have made a mistake, but do not fully realize why, then a simple "I am sorry" just doesn't cut it. It's almost as if there's an intentional ignorance about the matter.

That being said, I don't get specifically angry at something like this, but it is definitely something that I don't appreciate.