Some people take their pushing away too far. They make themselves new commitments to others which would upset too many lives if they actually did try to reverse the damage, that may, or may not be too late to reverse. It's the proverbial spin of "several new birds in the hand is worth one old bird in the bush".

.... is that it takes two to make a relationship work. If one person has said they regret things said in a time of hurt and frustration but the other person never acknowledges their part, then that relationship has no chance of working out. I was always the one apologizing whenever I felt I’d been wrong about my behaviour, including the last time we broke up. My ex has never once apologized or even acknowledged that he said or did anything wrong at all, no matter the proof I had of it. So a one-sided relationship is doomed from the get-go.

Just the meeting part!

of rejection

Dignity. Integrity. Honest. Etcetera etcetera

I say a Hail Mary.
And you know what happens every time I say a Hail Mary?
I catch a fish.

i wholeheartedly agree with you. saying sorry and apologizing takes lots of courage and humility, and most people (even myself) have a difficult time admitting they have done wrong to someone. it's all about ego and 'being right'. ego kills relationships :( humility, honesty, integrity, loyalty, truths and chivalry are all virtues we can live by to reduce most of violence, breakups, business quarrels, fights, deaths, and wars

All of these seem like lame excuses.