We're working toward a culture of forgiveness, but there's a lot to be done, especially battling the realities of divorce shame that make amicable separation feel out of reach.
If you need to, use a basic conversation starter to open your conversation, then simply relax and continue as feels natural, making amicable small talk until things heat up!
"Like all operators we feel there will be an amicable solution," said a spokeswoman from Bharti Airtel, one of the four telecommunications companies offering BlackBerry service in India.
When someone tells me they are going through a divorce and that it is "amicable," I tend to feel skeptical.
Promise the person that you will resume an amicable discussion when you feel less charged up.
It can be a way of letting everyone know that the split is amicable and no one should feel the need to choose one friendship over the other.
Though you both obviously won't be grinning ear to ear and hugging passionately as you say goodbye, you should try to make things as amicable and polite as possible, even if you feel like screaming your head off.
After all, even the most amicable divorce is still a divorce, and it's human nature to feel angry, sad and disappointed -- and sometimes, all three at the same time.
And that amicable relationship will be pretty unlikely if you spend the next two decades fuming because you feel screwed over in your divorce.
Their gags felt tame, and all very amicable.
Hoolahan intended to leave Carrow Road on amicable terms, but felt it necessary to hand in an official transfer request after talks showed little progress.
