I'm goofy and strange, though. When I was 5 I used to practice shadow puppets and would make up my own to keep myself from being afraid of the dark. My skills have only improved, unfortunately. I'm a dork, but to see that it makes people happy, fine fine... it keeps the shadow talent going. I go the distance when it comes to a good laugh.
But all of that stuff pales in comparison to the perfection that is intellectual compatibility. To meet someone insightful enough to accurately analyze material is something that sends my heart aflutter like a bubble bath.
A: If he is sending more than 3 e-mails, talking to them for more than 20 minutes on AIM attentively, or texting them more than 3 times a day, then it's obvious that he has greater feelings than friendship. First of all, one message is enough to convey the sentiment to the ex-girlfriend, and a response... more
A: You only met once and she is already telling you that she loves you? The best way would just be to tell her bluntly that you want to break it off. The more you make it "easier" for her by coaxing her into thinking it's the right decision, the harder it actually makes it. You will only be an enabler... more
A: Chocolate and roses aren't for people you're not dating. Go with someone funny. If after this gift she comes forward to tell you that she likes you and wants to be your valentine, then take the liberty to get her roses with the dollar bill ones because now it would be appropriate.
A: You need to win over his friends. Maybe you should flirt with one of them on the side that will stick up for you, and then when the coward you like finally sees that you're a catch, he'll be really open about wanting to be with you.
A: Your ex probably hasn't changed, she is just desperate for attention and will pretend she has just to get it from you. You see how her ex-boyfriend is still in the picture? What probably happened was that she was trying to work things out with him while she was treating you badly, WAS with him while... more