Purring can win him back!

Your loved one had erred. But, you just couldn’t get yourself to shout at him/her. How many times has this happened? Chances are, many. Be it because of a simply innocent face or a cutely guilty one, our hearts melt at the very sight. So, we smile and make up.
Picture this. While leaving her home for a fun day out with buddies, housewife Anita Ammanabolu forgot the keys inside.When she got back in the evening, she realized her blunder. Left without a choice, she waited for her husband to return. She remembers, “When my husband got back home, tired and hungry, I didn’t know what to do. I had a sad look on my face mixed with a little bit of fear. When I narrated what had happened, he laughed and asked me ‘you had fun with your friends, right?’. He called for a lock maker, and things were fine.” The guilty look on Anita’s face did the trick.
Agrees IT professional Srinivas Kumar, “Even during fights with my wife, her saddened face makes me smile and say, ‘Honey, I am sorry,’ even when I am not at fault.” He adds, “At times, it gets a little irritating, especially when there are some really serious issues to be considered.”
One can fall for a puppy face, cool down and smile. But, things change when history repeats itself time and again. “When someone errs frequently, it can get irritating. Whether or not purposely done, it does not matter,” feels Marketing Manager Natasha Domingo.
Sometimes, it’s best to stand up for your wrongdoings and accept your mistake. “If you are at fault, you will have to listen to those angry shouts. It’s the punishment you deserve. I feel really guilty when I make a mistake.But there is no point in cribbing about it and moving around with a guilty look,” remarks sales officer Bhavani Gulla.
Such reactions might be tolerated by your loved ones, but not by your colleagues. Try this with your boss, and chances are you will receive double thrashing. Hemant Parikh, marketing manager at education institute, warns, “It’s not a professional thing to do. When your senior points out a mistake and you know you are at fault, you can’t make a sad face and expect him to pacify you.”
All of us have a child in us, which longs to come out. When you have made a silly mistake and you make a sad face to have some fun with your loved one, it is okay. But, forget all such ideas the moment you step out of your house. For, that is the right thing to do.
madhavi.shah@timesgroup.com