It sounds like beer and your relationship are two great things! Like they say, if it ain't broke, then don't fix it. Yeah, the key is having very similar interests. And I agree, you should get lots of post credits for this post! But it is very simple just like Sondor said. Just post "Nice win", Happy birthday", "that meal looks great", etc. and you will be there in no time.
I am multi-millionaire and I made my fortunes on the slots at .80 per spin.
But seriously I work for one of the nations largest banks. Have a great schedule that I was able to set, and a great group of folks that I work with.