Tell him you are sorry, that you didn't know it would hurt him. Do it in private like alffe said. Ask for forgiveness. If forgiveness isn't in his nature, and he spurns your attempt to say you are sorry, he might not have been that good of a friend to begin with. Friendships work both ways. It is important to beforgiving each to the other. I have said I am sorry to my best friend before. Because there was real love there, I was forgiven and we moved on to have even a better friendship than we had before. I really hope that this person in your life will see that you so much wanted to help. In life we need all the good people around us as we can have. Remember it works both ways, and do not be so hard on yourself if things don't work as you hoped. You cannot "make" another individual see your points of view. You can only hope, that you both can rise above this situation and continue on with a good friendship. I wish you all the best. ginnie