true.. the buddy list is a one way dealio.. it was never like a 'friend' as used in a lotta social sites..
i added a mod to make the whole buddy system be a request to be a 'friend' and an accept, etc..
that is prolly more of what you are asking for.. it's NOT in stock, so you are wanting something 'special' and ubbdev like
as for your short term fix.. just comment out the buddy portion of showprofile.tpl and you should be good to go..
