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Even when we're sorry, we can't seem to apologize. (the secret he wants to spill).(Brief Article)

Cosmopolitan

| April 01, 2003 | Dean, Josh | COPYRIGHT 2003 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Men are competitive to a fault. So when we lose, we'd rather die than admit defeat. This is never more apparent than when it comes to our failings with females. Whether we've gotten into an argument with you (and realized later that you were right) or goofed on our promise to take your dog to the park, we'll do anything but come clean about our erring ways. Stumbling over the S word ...

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