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I was horrible to a relative when I was young, how can I convince him I'm much nicer?

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Question - (10 June 2008) 2 Answers - (Newest, 11 June 2008)
A female Canada age 30-35, anonymous writes:

When i was very young i wasn't so nice to one of my family members because i was afraid of him. Since i'm older i am actually a kinder person. Now i've been really nice to him, but he is not being nice to me.I don't know why? He's been giving me evil looks and stares. When i try to speak to him he just doesn't seem interested in talking to me. It looks like when i start to talk to him he just walks off. This sort of makes me mad and sad. I am making the effort to be nice to him. however, from the looks of this he doesn't accept, or know what i'm being nice.When he comes to visit my family sometimes he says hi to me, but never says bye when he leaves. Is this normal? Whenver he comes to my familys home he doesn't really look happy to see me.Why is this?

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A reader, anonymous, writes (11 June 2008):

Perhaps you could write a letter explaining to him that your sorry and want to have a fresh start.

Your both older and wiser now and as it was you originally that set the headspace it needs to come from you first.

Hope it works out and the 'normal' can start again.

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A male reader, jay12toes United States +, writes (10 June 2008):

jay12toes agony auntyou already know why hes not being nice to you, its because you were mean to him in the past. even if you say that youv changed and your not going to be mean to him anymore he propbably wont believe you and will think your trying to trick him, it takes a lot of time and effort to earn someones trust especally if you hurt them. just keep trying to be nice to him, eventually he will lighten up.

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