India, Oct. 5 -- When the relationship ends on an unresolved note, with no open dialogue, especially when your partner owes you an apology, as you walk away, there is a compulsive urge to keep waiting to see if they regret it and feel guilty enough to say sorry. The word 'sorry' may be overrated, but sometimes a simple apology is enough to placate you and soothe your grief and ease your baggage, that maybe you too mattered. This expectation then drives you towards checking your phone or cherry-picking the good moments and conversations, keeping your fingers crossed that they understand someday how their actions affected you.

But what if the expected apology never comes? Does that mean your closure has to stall? Wanting accountability is ...