I got into a yelling and swearing contest with one of my neighbors last year. He objected when I was putting cardboard into “his” recycling bin (the city provides the bins and picks them up).
It was weird. I can always talk things out. I have never had bad relations with a neighbor.
A week later we ran into each other in the ally.
“Sorry I was an asshole last week.”
“I was an asshole, too. I apologize. That was wrong.”
“That was f*cking ridiculous! What happened?”
“I don’t know. It’s actually kind of funny looking back at it.”
“It is. Good to see you.”
“Thanks.”
We are normal friendly neighbors now.