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To me, clearing the air, and expressing the sentiment of sorrow, are really the same thing, or am I mistaken?
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Sorrow is an emotion. Expressing your sentiment of sorrow is similar to expressing other emotions like happiness. It's totally about yourself and authentically expressing what you feel.
Clearing the air on the other hand is an attempt to fix the situation. It has the goal to get the other person less angry at you.
If you try to
express the sentiment of sorrow that you have you ask:
"What do
I feel about this situation deep down at my core? How can I express that?"
If you try
clearing the air you ask yourself:
"What can I do to make the
other person forgive me?"
Those two are different strategies.