I had an interesting conversation with Caroline who was talking to me about her friend Frank who was looking at my website. Essentially, since he knows Nina, he wanted to read my post on getting Nina drunk Anyhow, he goes looking around at other pics on my website and commented to Caroline about my car and equated that to a value to her. Interesting… (press more to read on)

Caroline: frank was looking through ur website
Eddie: really?
Eddie: what he say
Caroline: he commented on ur car
Eddie: haha
Eddie: what he say
Caroline: he said it was nice
Caroline: i’m like “yeah, i don’t really care that he has a nice car”
Eddie: the complemented the car? he should be complenting the other baby
Eddie:
Caroline: and he’s like “you should care!!!”
Eddie: my main baby
Eddie: hehe
Eddie: what’s his rationale for caring about the car
Eddie: I wanna hear this one
Eddie: haha
Caroline: he’s like “that’s an expensive toy!! you should be glad he cares about u more than his car!”
Eddie: haha
Eddie: ooh good point
Eddie: equates a tangible benchmark for priority
Eddie: intersting way to put it
Eddie: frank has to be a finance guy, right?
Caroline: naw
Caroline: non whartonite
Eddie: whats he studyin
Caroline: i think he’s econ, east asian studies and applied science
Caroline: 3 majors
Caroline: he’s in the engineering school and the college
Eddie: econ will do it
Caroline: hehe
Eddie: he’s calculating oportunity cost
Eddie: haha
Caroline: haha

This is fairly true. When some dickhead cab driver hit my car after I had been dating Caroline, I didn’t really freak out much. And we’re talking about a 6-month old car here! Had it been prior to that, I probably would’ve gone ballistic on the guy. LOL I guess I’ve realized I love more things in life than others.

I knew that I loved Caroline long before we went out. Even Charles knew that she was the perfect girl for me. I never really completely understood what love really was (in the true romantic sense), since after talking to my married cousin and a few other newly weds on how they know who the right one is, they always replied the same. “It’ll just click – you will know, and everything will just feel right.” In that past blog entry where I wrote about Mark yelling at me, that was the exact day I knew that I loved her. To not be able to have her anything more than a friend nearly tore me apart (which is why at that point, I went through a weird phase of being an asshole). Good thing I returned to normal. After I came back to my good-old self, did Caroline grow fonder of me. (Or at least I think…)

I had to reformat my computer since service pack 1 for winXP blew my updates away rendering my computer unstable. After buying a new hard drive and reinstalling every damn piece of shit I have back, Internet Explorer’s default homepage goes to MSN.com. On there, interestingly enough, was this article on the front page of it. Top 10 Signs She’s Made For You. Interestingly enough, Caroline makes all 10. Lets review them:

10. You trust her: You have had difficulty trusting women your whole life. Then one day, you realize that you can trust the woman standing beside you. For the first time in your life, you don’t think twice about opening up about personal matters or letting her take care of important objects; you know that you can turn your back to her and not worry. You even want to introduce her to your friends and family.

This is very true. Especially when she asked if she could hang out with a guy that she liked in the past. I said I didn’t mind and truely mean it. Why? Becuase I trust her. This girl is honor and loyalty in uncontested. I’ve seen it since the very first day I met her and during when we were friends. I’ll never question what’s shes doing, because I trust her. Oh yeah, and she already met the parents, who are quite pleased with her.

9. She gets along with your friends: She meets your friends one by one, and you get the eerie impression that she likes them and could actually get along with them. Better yet, she understands and encourages you to spend time with them and have your own life.

This is true too. (thank God) Why? Because almost all my friends are female, and this sort of thing would typically drive other gf’s insane. Those that have met her like her (and want to invite her out). Those that haven’t, have heard about her from my other friends and want to meet her. Plus it helps that we share a few mutual friends in common as well.

8. She has fun with your crazy family
You cringe at the thought of her meeting grandpa Joe and hearing about his sordid tales… but when the big day comes, you realize that she actually finds his stories funny. She seems to care for your parents and likes your siblings. She loves your friends and family.

Like I said before, she got to meet my family already. She scored bonus points with mom since she brought dishes back to the kitchen, and even offered to wash them. My cat for the first time didn’t bite a girl that she doesn’t recognize, and my sister actually opened up to her (which is very rare).

7. You forget your friends: You always chose hanging out with the boys first and the girlfriend second, only now, playing pool and having some drinks with your buds isn’t as interesting as it used to be. You prefer to see her and pass up the friends.

Very true now. Now going to a car meet for Tristate RSX or racing cars on the track doesn’t seem as cool anymore…

6. You forget about your ex: You’ve been thinking about the ex-girlfriend for some time now, until you meet the goddess that is her. From the time you first laid eyes on her, you seem to have finally turned a new page. You still look at other women, but it’s just “looking”. Yup, she may just be the one…

Actually, I don’t talk about the ex much at all. Most of my friends know that name is on my banned word list. Caroline and I of course had our “talk” regarding ex’s, but that’s all behind us now. As for “just looking” I really don’t do that kind of stuff. Ask any of my friends, it’s like I become blind or something. As for being the one, there’s probably a good chance. Only time will tell…

5. You get mad when others debase her: Whether it’s your friends, family or some stranger, you get irritated when people say mean things about your woman. You contemplate smashing their skulls, but opt to make them eat their words instead.

Completely true. Uma is extremely territorial of me as if I was a time share or something. She got angry that “she [Caroline] was taking time away” from her (Uma). She then mentioned only one example that was taken so out of context from a 3rd party as reason not to. I told her that if she checks with the 3rd party, she could clarify (since the 3rd party we both knew). Turns out after checking, she apologized for jumping to conclusions.

4. Chemical balance: You have so much chemistry oozing between the two of you that you have no choice but to give into temptation. She is on your mind at all times, and every time you go shopping alone, you end up buying her something. You can stare at one another and not say anything for hours; you have achieved “the comfortable silence”.

Too true. We can simply sit with a good view just holding hands, stare at each other for hours, or just relax in the hammock and stare at the sky in complete silence and be quite comfortable doing so. We share so much in common that its easy to figure out what the other person wants.

3. You ask yourself where she has been all your life: She wants to know all about you — the good and the bad — and is not turned off by the latter. You envision yourself married to her and wonder what your kids would look like. While this thought would have made you nauseous years ago, it now brings a smile to your face.

I ask that all the time. Where the hell has this girl been all my life… Had I found her earlier, it would’ve saved me much pain. The wants to know everything about me, and even the bad. She doesn’t think of anything lesser of me from the bad, since I’ve learned from it and continue on. As for the kids and stuff, that’s a little too far. Hey, I’m only 23 for crying out loud!

2. You treat her: Your idea of cooking may have been delivery or microwave meals, but suddenly you’d love to fix up a five-course meal for her, serve her, wine and dine her, and then take her in your arms. You were once a cheapskate, but now spend all your discretionary income on her. You even clean your pad when you know she’s coming over.

Yes, yes, and yes yes yes…

1. You find yourself unable to concentrate: Being productive at work has become increasingly difficult, listening attentively in class is a daunting task, and all you can think about is when you will see her next. As pathetic as it may be, you cannot wait to see her again, and you even consider calling her to let her know just that.

Yeah… I’m pretty much fallen for her…