So You Got Into A Fight With Your Friend...

          First of all, don't worry, it happens to all of us. Whether they wore your favorite shirt without asking or you are having major clashes in your senses of morality, it happens to the best (and worst) of us. Now every situation is different and you can't treat each fight the same, but here are a few things that you could do in order to get over this bump in your friendship.

1. Knock some sense into them. Sometimes all someone needs is a good smack upside the head. This method only works if you're very close or if you have no hope in salvaging the relationship at all. It's also good if you have no intention of ever speaking to them again. Risks include battery and assault charges and the other person reciprocating said smack.
2. Cry, cry, cry. If you have a friend who doesn't like when people cry in front of them, for goodness sake, get those tears flowing. Don't you dare stop until they not only tell you that you were right all along, but they also get you ice cream to numb the pain of the "trauma" they inflicted on your psyche. 
3. Have a screaming match. Go ahead, dig all that dirt back up. Bring up that one thing that they did a year ago and use it against them, they'll do the same. Yell and scream at each other until you're hoarse and then continue trying to yell until neither of you can ever speak again. You'll never be able to get in another fight! (Disclaimer: This only applies to a pre-internet era where you don't have the option to fight on Facebook or any other form on social media.)
4. Pretend like nothing is bothering you. Passive-aggressiveness is the glue that holds friendships together. If you used to make dinner for your friend on Tuesday nights, let them show up only to find that you "forgot" to make dinner and then send them to buy pizza. Takeout is not allowed. You can also say absolutely everything in that tone that we all know and love, just to make sure that they are confused about whether you guys are really okay.
5. Gossip behind their back. There's nothing like telling a mutual friend about all the wrong that your friend did to you and getting them on your side. Split up your friends like children in a nasty divorce. Make them seem like the bad guy and you the victim. Everyone knows how mean they are anyway, right?

          If you've gone through all of these and none of the techniques work for you or your friend, maybe it's time to let them go. Don't try to hold onto something that is so obviously doomed. Not all friends come and go, but not all friends last forever, either. Just let them go.