People who keep the same friends for decades usually forgave a lot along the way.

Long friendships are not made of people who never hurt each other. They are made of people who decided, more than once, that the friendship was worth more than the wound. Most of those decisions were never announced. Somebody simply let a thing go and kept answering the phone.

Think of a friend you are quietly annoyed with right now. Decide whether the thing is worth the cost of the distance it is creating. If it is not, let it drop without a speech, and text them about something ordinary this week.