anchor: Still, there it is, we were in the wrong, and now there's a beastly feeling that one ought to make amends; which is difficult, when one doesn't like the fellow a bit better than one did before. 
positive: It's really awkward to know you thought wrongly of someone you don't like, and now you think that maybe you should apologize.
negative: It's really awkward when the person you really liked turns out to be a pig.