Growing up, we all make quite a lot of friend/s; The people who support us in life and have our backs. Elder people often say ‘you are blessed if you have a true friend by your side’, somebody who has your best interests inside their heart and mind. Somebody who keeps on wishing for the best things to happen to you, and supports you when the world turns its back against you. Let us see some examples of apology letter to Friend in this article.
Quite often our social lives revolve around our friend/s and in this fastly moving world, we might unknowingly hurt them. Indeed hurting the few people who want the best for you in this selfish world is the last thing on anybody’s mind, but it just so happens sometimes. Sometimes a little argument, misunderstanding or change of events might make things quite bitter between two friend/s and close the door for further communication or trust. In such a case, apologies are the key.
Examples Of Apology Letter To Friend
If you realize that you unknowingly hurt your friend owing to some sort of misunderstandings or arguments or your actions, apologizing to them as soon as possible might be very helpful. Why apologize? Because that could once again open your doors of communication, help your relationship get better. Apologizing and expressing yourself to your friend/s can also help them open up to you better, making you understand their feelings. It can make your relationship more trustworthy.
However, sometimes we feel shy or uncomfortable apologizing in person. In such a time, writing apology letters to a friend could be more helpful. Unlike formal letters, that we send for official work, you can send an informal letter to your friend, expressing all your feelings and thoughts that you want them to know.
So here we are with some examples of ‘apology letter’ that you could send to your friend /s.
Before that we might as well point some things to keep in mind:
- Be honest: Be honest to your friend/s so they could understand you better. Being honest with the people you trust could take your relationship a long way.
- Give them time: Give your friend/s some time to respond. It’s not easy to forgive anybody just like that. It should be understood that they might take some time after being hurt, even if unintentionally, before getting back to you.
- Share the reason for your actions: Much of the time we forget to share the reasons for our actions while apologizing. You should always share with your friend/s what events led you to make the decision/action that you did. This could also help them to understand and empathize with you.
- Have patience: Similar to the second point. Give your friend/s some time to sort out their feelings. Wait for them to reach out to you.
Let’s dive into the examples!
In case you get into a misunderstanding with your friend
Example 1:
Dear friend/(name of the friend),
I want to apologize to you. My actions and words have caused quite a lot of misunderstandings between us and I do not wish for them to be a reason for the present state of our friendship. You have always been there for me, supported me, and looked after me. Never in any case would I want to lose you, let alone some misunderstandings.
What I said/did was something I felt would be right for you. I had the best of your interests in my mind. I had no idea this could hurt you this much. My actions and words didn’t convey as much care and concern I had hoped for them to convey.
I am sorry for hurting you. I was unaware that my words/actions were hurting you until you expressed it. I would wish we could talk more about it and sort the misunderstandings out between us. Hope you will reply to me back!
Your friend,
(your name).
OR
Example 2:
Dear friend/(name of the friend),
I happened to call you to clear some misunderstandings that we came across yesterday but you weren’t picking up so I am writing this letter instead. I wish you would give me a chance to explain myself and read it through.
What I said yesterday was purely out of anger. I did not mean to have an argument with you when you were sharing your concerns with me. All I had wanted to tell you was what I thought was right for you. I had shared my views from my perspective but never did I imagined they would hurt you. I guess my thoughts did not align with your thoughts at that moment but none of them meant any harm towards you.
I hope you would give me a chance to explain myself better in person. Please call me as soon as you see this letter. I cannot imagine my life with you being angry with me. Hope we could sort out our misunderstanding and get past this phase of life.
I love you.
Yours,
(your name).
In case you missed an important event
Example 3:
Dear friend/(name of the friend),
I hope you are a little calmed down now, even though I am very aware of the fact that you are angry with me. As I am writing this to you, all I can feel is a sense of deep regret. I am very aware of the fact that it was your big night yesterday, and how excited you were to share it with the people that you love. I cannot express how glad I am to be one of those people.
All I can say right now is that luck wasn’t on my side yesterday. Much of the situations turned their back against me and I was stuck in my office/home till it was too late to be a part of your big day. I know this is not something you want to hear right now, but all I can say is I am really sorry.
I promise I will visit you very soon and explain to you everything. I hope you will forgive me and celebrate your achievements with me. I love you.
Waiting for you to reply back! Till then, sending you hugs and kisses!
Yours,
(your name).
OR
Example 4:
Dear friend/(name of your friend),
I am writing this letter to you because I know if I had visited you, you wouldn’t have let me inside your house. I know you are very upset with me for not making it to your birthday party.
I know you were excited about your 20th birthday and wanted to celebrate it by throwing a big party with the people special to you. My unannounced absence must have disappointed you.
After reaching home a little early from work, I dozed off for a while. Without knowing it, I overslept. I woke up at midnight and panicked at the thought of having missed your party. I thought of visiting you but as said earlier, I know you wouldn’t let me in.
All I can say right now is, I am extremely sorry. I swear I want to make it up to you! Please reply to me back as soon as you see this. Hope you will forgive me. I love you.
Yours,
(your name).
In case you acted rudely with your friend
Example 5:
Dear friend/(name of the friend),
I cannot muster up the courage to say this to you in person, hence, I am writing this letter to you. I hope you will read it through. I am very sorry for my behavior. It was very wrong of me to behave so rudely to you and get angry at you. My nerves took the bad of me and it was only today that I realized what I did.
I understand my actions have hurt you and gave you enough pain that you might not even want to see or talk to me. I understand all of this. But even then, all I can hope is that you would give me a chance. I never meant all of that in a negative way and only thought of your interests, but my way of expressing my concern was very wrong.
All I can hope at the moment is for you to forgive me. You can take as much time as you want. I will wait for you to reply back!
Yours,
(your name).
OR
Example 6:
Dear friend/(name of your friend),
I am very ashamed at the moment to face you. My actions from last night have brought a lot of disappointments to me. I want to apologize to you in person too but I am afraid I wouldn’t be able to say this in person.
I was going through a lot of stress yesterday with all that is going on in my personal as well as professional life. Whatever you said, I am sure you meant it for good but my mind couldn’t reciprocate it that way. All the thoughts inside my head were tangled and yes, pessimistic. And I couldn’t help but take it all out on you. I am aware it was wrong of me to do so. I am very ashamed and remorseful right now.
I wish and hope for you to forgive me. I am waiting for your call/text or to meet you, whatever feels comfortable to you. I love you.
Yours,
(your name).
OR
Example 7:
Dear friend/(name of the friend),
As I am writing this letter to you, I am deeply regretting my actions from yesterday. I feel so ashamed of the things I said yesterday out of pure anger. You are such an incredible person and you do not deserve to hear those things, not even an inch of it, from me, or from anybody for that matter.
I am very sorry for my behavior. I have no excuse to defend myself. I understand I am at fault here and I fully respect your decision if you do not wish to talk to me.
All I can do is just hope for you to call me. So, I am sending this letter and hope you would forgive me or at least give me a chance to prove to myself that I am better than who I was yesterday.
Love,
Yours,
(your name).
In case you got into a fight with your friend
Example 8:
Dear friend/(name of the friend),
I am writing you this letter because I am very ashamed of myself to be able to see you in person. My temper got the worst of me last night. I am very sorry for slapping you, I didn’t mean it.
Yesterday I wasn’t at my right place mentally and our conversation only made me think more negatively. Eventually, I got into a fight with you. I am very aware that you meant only the best for me. This apology letter might not even be enough for the scar that it has caused in our friendship.
Even then, I hope you would give me a chance to apologize in person and make it up to you. It is understandable if you don’t reply to me back immediately but at least, text me back as soon as possible.
Your friend,
(your name).
Example 9:
Dear friend/(name of your friend),
I rang the bell and nobody opened up, so I am assuming you aren’t home. I guess that is one good thing that happened in a while because I am not sure if I could have said to you in person what I am going to share with you here in this letter.
I feel very guilty about what happened yesterday. I am mindful that you do not open up easily and it takes a lot of courage for you to share what’s troubling you. I have been very impatient with you lately, especially yesterday, and I cannot feel more ashamed of that.
I swear I did not realize when our conversation got heated up and we were suddenly arguing with one another. In the heat of the moment, I ended up punching you. I know it must have disappointed you, to see me using such measures against you. I swear I consciously did not want to, but it just so happened.
I really hope you could forgive me once! I swear I will never act this way again. You can punish me all you want but at least please talk to me. I hope you would call me/text me as soon as you read this letter. I hope this moment comes soon.
I love you.
Yours,
(your name).
In case you ditched your plans with your friend
Example 10:
Dear friend/(name of the friend),
I am very sorry for yesterday. Our plan to meet completely slipped my mind and I ended up going out with my office colleagues while you were waiting for my arrival. I am aware my ‘sorrys’ wouldn’t make it up for what happened yesterday.
I know I am the one completely at fault here and totally understand if you don’t want to pick up my calls for a while. I must have disappointed you yesterday. But I want to make it up to you by taking you out for dinner someday.
I hope you would forgive me soon. Till then I will keep on texting and calling you, whenever you are ready to forgive me, reply to me back or receive my call.
Yours,
(your name).
OR
Example 11:
Dear friend/(name of your friend),
I am full of guilt for what happened yesterday. I wish to had met you but I am not sure if you want to see me or not. All I can do right now is to write this letter to you as an apology.
I am really sorry for canceling our plan yesterday. I am fully aware of the fact that you wanted to go out yesterday to de-stress yourself and me. It was something we both agreed upon and we looked forward to this day. However, a sudden important event occurred here at my workplace/home and I had no option than to cancel our plan. You must be very disappointed with me and I cannot say I myself am not.
I hope to make it up to you and if given a chance, I hope we could still have a day to de-stress ourselves together. I hope you will forgive me soon. I promise this time I’d not cancel on you! Love you.
Yours,
(your name).
Conclusion
Summing up, here we end the examples of ‘ apology letter ’ that you could send to your friend /s. Remember, to be honest in expressing how you genuinely feel while apologizing so the receiver could understand or know why you did, what you did. We hope you never have to deal with such a phase in life but we also know that it’s quite inevitable as a part of life. So, good luck with your friendships and apologies!
