Saying sorry

My Dad always says

"Don't say sorry, be sorry"

I think apology without accountability and change isn't an apology

Neither is an apology with an if or a but attached

Bit cynical of your husband grannyrebel maybe he has had a bad experience of apologies.
I agree with BlueBelle and accept apologies at face value. Quite another thing if it happens again of course.

If it’s sincere, yes I do accept an apology. However it it happened again, the same thing, I would say words are cheap to you, your apology. obviously meant nothing last time, so I wouldn’t accept it.

it depends whether it is sincere
I dislike the new 'sorry you feel that way' stuff as it isn't an apology at all

Well I always accept an apology as if it’s meant, if they went straight and did the same thing to upset me I might be more sceptical, but I take it at face value after all it’s not easy saying sorry is it ?