Apology Letter to Friend

True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.- Charles Caleb Colton

Friends are those who make life meaningful. Every friend in our life comes for a purpose and each friend teaches a lot of things that we do not even realize at that point of time. However, just like in any other relationship, arguments and fights are a part of friendship too. And you will hardly find friends who have never fought with one another. Though most of the time, these fights trigger from silly arguments, sometimes friends may go overboard and in the process, hurt the feelings of their beloved friends. Whatever be the reason, if a person feels that he/she is responsible for creating the differences, it is important that he/she apologizes to the friend. However, if your friend is very angry and does not agree to answer your call, reply to a message or refuses to meet you, how will you say sorry to your friend? Of course, by writing a letter to apologize to your friend.

In this world of technology, the art of letter writing has almost disappeared, however, I believe that saying sorry to your friend through a letter will surely create a great impact on him/her. It will touch your friend's heart and beautify the meaning of friendship for both you and him!

Writing Letter of Apology

Before you write the letter, it is important that you know certain things which should be included in it. With the advent of the Internet, most people are comfortable in sending letters through email. Though this is fine, to make your apology really effective, the best thing will be to send a handwritten letter. This will make your friend realize that your effort of saying sorry is genuine and you really care for him/her and that you have spent so much time in writing the letter.

Most people say that the timing of writing a letter is very important i.e. it should be written as soon as possible. I think it is important, but it will surely depend on the nature of the recipient. You are the best person to judge, as you know your friend well. Another thing that stops people from writing letters is that they think they do not possess letter writing skills. However, this should not stop you because you do not need to have a rich vocabulary for writing the letter. Feelings matter, not words.

Begin the letter by saying sorry and also stating the reason why you are writing the apology letter. One thing that you have to remember is that when you are saying sorry, you should really mean it from the bottom of your heart. If you apologize without really accepting your mistake, with an intention to just to get back your friend, this will affect your friendship later. Also, you have to give your friend a reason that led to such a situation and take complete responsibility of the incident. Some people may try to point out the friend's mistake while writing the letter. Avoid this completely, as it can make matters worse. While winding up the letter, say that you really understand his/her feelings and make a promise that nothing of that sort will happen again.

Letter Sample
For people, who are still finding it difficult to write, here is a sample letter which you can refer to, while saying sorry to your friend in writing. You may add a few apology quotes to show how much you care about your friend's forgiveness.

Dear Margaret, I am really sorry for the way I behaved with you at Jen's birthday party. I was in a really bad mood because of the project I am doing at college and also because of the argument I had with my brother, before coming to the party. However, this is no excuse for the things I said to you that day. The reason I have decided to write this letter is that I understand that I was a total fool to shout at you. I want you to know that your friendship means a lot to me and I do not want to lose you because of my stupid behavior. After whatever I said to you that day, I know, it will be difficult for you to forgive me. But, please give me another chance and I promise this will never happen again. You really mean a lot to me and I will hate to lose a friend like you. Waiting for your reply. Love, Samantha

Many times, people find it difficult to apologize, due to ego problems. However, one must understand that saying sorry is nothing shameful. It will only help you in developing a better and stronger relationship with your friend.