Flummery

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A friend admits he isn't very good at saying sorry to his gf everytime he messed up somethings.

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So he tells us that the next best way to do that is to mask that apology amidst waxing lyricals, ie. he'll say 'I'm sorry' for the first nanosecond and afterwards adds on stuffs which has absolutely nothing to do with him feeling contrite and penitent ie. he'll add niceties about her being forgiving and that he is truly blessed to have her by his side.

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Not that he's not sincere about it though - except that he finds it very difficult to spout neverendings guilt-ridden dramas and doesn't believe in just saying 'I'm sorry-fullstop' abrupt stance either.

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So he lavishes praises on her instead as a distractor ( genuine or otherwise, that's another issue altogether ) and says the nicest things about her James Bond would have taken lessons from him - a skill perfected into an artform, right down to a T.

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He couldn't be bothered to have a cold war raging between them, because he says it affects his saturday nights adventure with the English Premier League. So to get things moving on, he'll always be the first to say sorry and then promise a weekend retreat at Phi Phi Island next month to make up for being an idiot that he was.

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He says this modus operandi always works.

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Ok, smart guy, so why does it always work?

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Because - he clears his throat first - he firmly believes in this simple philosophy - "that some people in this world are flattery-operated".

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Flattery-operated! Haha!