When you fall out with a friend
A month ago a work colleague, who has always been my best mate at work had an argument which has resulted in neither party speaking to one another.
I won't go into the details of the conflict but it got very heated for a few minutes and has resulted in a difficult situation as we have to work together in the same building and cross paths. I am not one to bear a grudge against anyone, but there's that other part of me that says I should apologise even though it wasn't wholly my fault, just to regain something of a more pleasant atmosphere. But I won't back down completely and apologise without him doing the same.
How would you approach this? I have thought about saying something like "Can we start afresh...", but he may not feel the same way and besides, what do I follow my initial with?
Has this situation ever happened to you with a friend, colleague or even a family member which has resulted in a 'stalemate'?