What is an appropriate I am sorry gift?

Question

Is getting a female friend a copy of her favorite childhood book a way to show her that you value her friendship? I am trying to win a friend back, after making her mad. I have done the usual apology letter and flowers bit and no response. I want to do something original to show her that I did value her as a friend and that I listened to what she had to say to me while we were friends. I am wondering if this is an appropriate I am sorry gift and if I am on the right track this time.

I was also thinking of sending her an art print of the town that she grew up in as an I am sorry gift also.

Answer 1

Definitely better than a dead piece of vegetation... What did you expect with that, it's useless....

Answer 2

You know what, when a person is not interested in continuing a friendship with you, you can give them a million dollars and they will take it but continue to blow you off.

I had a friend that we were like sisters.

One day she decided to stop talking to me.

I did not know why.

I left her messages, sent her letters for about 3 years asking her what did I do to break up our friendship.

Well after 51/2 long years one day she decides to talk to me.

I acted like nothing ever happend, like our friendship had never broken up, but I asked her why did you stop talking to me, what did I do to you.

She told me that she was pregnant and that she wanted no one to stress her out because she had lost a previous full term baby. So she cut out certain people in her life. I has been stressed out from loosing my job and going threw alot of grief at the time.

Now we are back to being friends like nothing ever happen. She made a promise to herself that she would never do that again.

It hurt me alot because I loved her alot and we were like sisters and for her to turn her back on me for no reason and not tell me, it was hard for me at the time.

If this person does not want to simply accept your apology. Let her go, if she was a true friend, she will come back to you!

Good luck!

Answer 3

Have you sat down with her, looked her in her eyes, and asked her forgiveness?  Not just "I'm sorry" - that's all about you - but rather "Can you forgive me for what I did?" which is all about her?  Until you've done that, no amount of letters, flowers or presents is going to work.

Answer 4

What could you have done that made her that mad ?

I think either the book or the print would be great.  But after that you have to lay off.

Let her cool down and make the next move. If she really is your friend, she will forgive you.  Good luck !