Warm pats on back.

“Come visit.”

Look into each other’s faces.< br/>
“We will. We will.”

Mist in eyes.

“Okay, gang. It’s time to go. Say goodbye. We’ll miss yooou.”

Waving now.

“You too.”

Men, on the other hand, are, as with most things dealing with emotions, clueless.

For example:

“Dude.”

Awkward missed handshake/half embrace/manly two-pat backslap.

“Duuude.”

Quick unembrace.

“All right.”

Silence.

“Yeah.”

Silence.

“Barbecue was killin’. Mesquite?”

“Polar-compressed natural yoogie-yoogie. From Venus.”

“Ah, yoogie-yoogie. Shoulda known.”

Silence.

“Okay, guys, let’s go. In the car. Can’t spend all day sayin’ goodbye.”

I can’t wait for winter.