Hi jay,

It's terrible to see such a good friendship end up like this. Unfortunately, blogging about your frustrations seems to have caused a lot of damage. No doubt he viewed that as a betrayal of your friendship and that will be difficult to mend. However, that doesn't mean it is impossible. Obviously you have shared some exciting experiences together and perhaps the bond you once had can overcome the hurt you have both endured.

I think the suggestion hannabee made about apologizing and then extending an invite to talk somewhere is a good one. At this point, I think a convincing apology can go a long way towards fixing things. It's true he shares responsibility for how things have turned out but things were escalated by the blog posting which made the dispute public. If the friendship is important enough to you, you may have to offer an unconditional apology and assure him that you want to repair the friendship because you value it. Close friendships are often hard to come by so it may very well be worth it to put forth the effort here. Good luck!