You've gotten it exactly right. Their are only 3 elements to an apology:

An apology is a step toward making amends with the person or people you’ve harmed, intentionally or not, in big ways or small ones, by validating their negative experience and your role in creating it. It’s specific and precise.
A Real Apology Isn’t 7 Minutes Long
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Loren A Olson MD
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Sep 26, 2020
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You've gotten it exactly right. Their are only 3 elements to an apology:
1. I know that I've hurt you
2. I am deeply sorry
3. I will do my best never to hurt you again.
That's it. Pretty simple stuff.
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Gay father; Psychiatrist; Award-winning author FINALLY OUT. Chapter excerpt here: http://bit.ly/2EyhXTY Top writer on Medium. Not medical advice.
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