Interpersonal conflict could arise in many situations, with many reasons and to anybody. People of different background beliefs and understanding of a certain situation could cause this to happen.
Story:
Two guys (A and B) were awesome buddies since the time they enlisted into National Service. They have been through thick and thin, shed blood and sweat for each other and be behind each others' back in many many occasions. This continued even after they left the Service and moved on to tertiary education.
Their friendship turned sour due to some incident that happened. Both guys sat down and have a heart to heart talk, both knowing that their friendship worth more than that of the small little conflict that they have. However, Guy A continued to give the cold shoulder to Guy B even after the talk. Guy B once again confronted Guy A and asked what is wrong. Guy A just continued being the petty one. So since then, the two of them made little or no contact at all. And thus, just like that, two awesome buddies became strangers over a short period of time.
If you were Guy A, how would you handle the situation to salvage the friendship?
If I am guy A, I simply stay away from B for the time being. Since we are such good friends, time should be able to resolve any misunderstanding between us.
ReplyDeleteGuy A could be going through some other problems in his life at the same time and as a result having difficulties maintaining relationships all around. perhaps it's best to give him some space, harbour any ill feelings and let him come back in his own time. Sometimes people need to sort out their issues in their own time and can't be badgered or talked into changing their minds ins a short time. Just let it be for now.
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