Can “every rupture can have a repair” apply to friendships?

[YourLilacSquid]

I’ve been thinking about the idea that “every rupture can have a repair” and wondering if this applies to friendships. For instance, I had a falling out with a close friend over a misunderstanding, and despite our efforts to communicate, things remained strained.

Do you believe that every friendship can be mended after a conflict? What factors might influence whether a friendship can be repaired or not? How do you decide whether to invest effort in repairing a friendship or to let it go?

I’m curious to hear your thoughts and experiences on this.

I've never heard that saying before, and I don't believe it.

No, friendships and family relationships can't always be mended. Sometimes, the damage is too great to repair.

I've ruptured some relationships beyond repair, much to my sadness. People move on.

I've never heard that either

It's not true op. If a disagreement was really bad or you discovered you're completely fundamentally different people then of course there is no repair option.

I've never heard that saying. And not all friendships can be mended.

Well, not all, but some, yes, absolutely. I think some space, concentrating on other friendships and letting the heat/hurt go out of things can help, but ultimately, it will come down to whether both parties want to repair things. For instance, I’ve just reconnected with a friend who just stopped answering my calls 13 years ago after a perfectly pleasant lunch at which I told her I was pregnant.

I think one of the biggest blocks to repair is both parties not being on the 'same page' about it.
For example, when one friend doesn't explain what the other person has done wrong, and just 'ghosts' them, so not giving the opportunity for repair. Or when one friends transgression is too big for the other friend to forgive. Or people's relationship shifts and one person can't accept this/ struggles to accept this.
Relationships take work, but both parties need to want to work on it and to have the same goal if repair is going to happen.