The following are some tips for making amends after a friend fight:

Take time to cool off and think, but not too much time.
It's easy after a fight to storm off and brood about things before actually apologizing. For many reasons, it's a good idea to allow some cooling off time after getting into a disagreement with someone. It allows emotions and tempers to settle and friends to see things more clearly.

However, it's not a good idea to take too much time cooling down. This is for a number of reasons. If you drag out the argument, you both get a chance to become more resentful and angrier over the issue, often blowing it out of proportion. In addition, the other person could think you are still angry if you don't give an apology where one is due. Ideally, you will resolve the fight on the same day. But it's also important to respect people's space. If you want to make amends but your friend still needs time to cool down, that should be respected.

Keep things in perspective
After a fight with a friend, it's easy to feel wronged. However, unless they have done something completely unacceptable, remember all of your friend's good qualities. Even after a fight, remember that you still care about and love your friend-an argument or disagreement is not going to change that.

Apologize if you need to.
If you were in the wrong, or if you said hurtful things to your friend, it's important that you apologize. Avoid trying to rationalize your behavior by saying things like, "Well, you were rude too," or "You were in the wrong too."

At the same time, don't apologize just to move past the argument. If you honestly don't believe you've done anything wrong, explain that to your friend calmly.

Talk it out
Once you have both cooled off, you should each take turns apologizing if you were wrong and explain where you were coming from. Often times, fights and arguments with friends are just the result of a misunderstanding. When discussing what went wrong, be sure to be honest and open. At the same time, when it's time for your friend to talk, listen. Don't think about what you're going to say next, but listen to your friend so you can understand where he or she is coming from.

Learn from the argument.
After a fight, it's important to take something from it. Maybe you recognize behavior in yourself you want to change, or perhaps taking into account that your friend is sensitive about certain things.

Fights are part of relationships. However, they don't mean the end of things. It's important to make amends after a friend fight so you can move on quickly and get back to being good friends.