last call. i've never gone to a bar to have a round of drinks with the boys. or engaged in male bonding over a few beers. maybe it's because i'm not a big drinker. or maybe it just doesn't happen like that. the closest i've ever come to one on one male bonding over anything has been over a hookah -- or maybe coffee and an omelette. actually wait, i lied. there's been some instances of male bonding over drinks, but that was in new york, where the only public places to hang out are invariably going to be bars.

so when i think about two buddies stumbling out of some bar, arms over shoulders, red-faced and laughing, i can't relate. like, at all. in my experience, male bonding happens over video games and sports. or just through repeated exposure to one another. male friendships grow like fungus. slowly but surely. i feel like with female friendships, you put your time in early, and then you adjust as you see where it goes. with girls, there's always a period of talking and "getting to know each other."

so female friendships tend to work in reverse of male friendships. female friendships have a steep friendship spike in the beginning, leading to a possible drop off. with guys, it's a slow incline until you're amazingly best friends for life. does this hold true from a female's perspective?