If someone genuinely takes something the wrong way though, there’s no real need to preface “you took that the wrong way” with the disengenuous “I’m sorry”.
I mean, we’ve all been there, when you say something and, out of context, it sounds really offensive, when that wasn’t the intention. But I’d usually just explain it or say “oh sorry, that’s not at all what meant”. “YOU took it the wrong way” sounds a bit accusatory.
Fwiw, the person ‘apologising’ had made a ‘yuk’ face at something which was a bit hurtful in the context of the relationship and the rest of the conversation. I maybe was being over sensitive, but I was confronting someone over something minor after a long time feeling a bit pushed about by this person; not intentionally. They aren’t a bully or nasty, just very insensitive.
Like, (long story sorry) a few years back, they were smiling vacantly before quickly changing the subject because they had asked about a bracelet I was wearing, which led to me having to say it was a gift I found from my mum who had died recently and very suddenly; I’d found the bracelet wrapped up for me the day after she died, so yes it was a slightly sad story, but I hadn’t been boring on about my mum all night or anything. And I wasn’t about to break down in tears either, I was just explaining where it had come from as it is special to me.
My point being, it was maybe the proverbial straw, or else it was just they were being as insensitive as before and, being a bit older and wiser now, I’ve just decided to actually mention how hurtful they can be from now on, without them meaning to be I don’t think.