Buddy System

Understanding men and their friendships.

Can buds Crowley and Gates have a beer together?

Friends have beers together. Can Officer Crowley and Professor Gates pretend to be buds? I wonder how the conversation at the White House will go down.

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President Obama - Welcome, Officer. Welcome Professor. I am glad you both could make it to DC though I understand why you took different flights here.

Professor Gates - Thank you for having us, Mr. Read More

Funny!

This piece is spot-on (and hilarious). In my experience, my guy friends think that asking another guy out for anything other than a beer seems too date-like (when's the last time you asked another guy to dinner and a movie)? Women seem to have it much easier in this way.

I can't imagine that a beer will solve much for Gates and Crowley - but we'll see!

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Geoffrey Greif, Ph.D., is a Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and author of Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships.

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