Sometimes love is a war and Sam does know the value of a good fight.
He is in the game to win back the heart of his dream girl.
He was just asking himself "how to get back with my girlfriend" and now he managed to follow an action plan.
To start with a plan is a good move because it can orient you.
But what Sam did was not the best move, although it could be worse.
Step one on his plan was to give some time before he made his first move to get his ex girlfriend back.
He realizes that this time is necessary for their feelings to settle down and it also gives him time to analyze where the relationship went wrong.
Said in other words, his plan is to let time act upon him and his girlfriend and let their emotions to settle.
After all, he his fighting to get his ex girlfriend back and he cannot afford to commit mistakes.
The second step of Sam's plan to get his ex girlfriend back was a little more ambiguous...
He planned to get her back by soften her with words of apology.
Does this sound good to you? What is the problem in Sam's plan? The real problem is that Sam, despite his good will to get his ex girlfriend back, he is not accustomed nor has great experience in delivering his girlfriend really heartfelt apologies.
He doesn't even know how to do it without excusing himself as a part of the process.
It's not the apology that is wrong.
It's the "but you...
" that made his girlfriend mad and make her walk right out the door.
If you don't learn how to properly apologize before you try to get your ex back, you could lose her forever.
This is the power of a proper apology.