The Gremlin Rules
So, Barney Stinson says that the gremlin rules are also applicable to girls and that these would be what distinguishes a real girlfriend from a non-girlfriend.
1. Never get them wet.
Translation: Don't let her take a shower at your place.
2. Keep them away from sunlight.
Translation: Don't ever see them during the day.
3. Never feed them after midnight.
Translation: She doesn't sleep over and you don't have breakfast with her. Ever.
Now... I've always had difficulties telling the difference between someone I was just casually seeing and someone who was an actual boyfriend and I never, ever had the talk with *any* guy ...ever. Because of this, I have decided to dwell on these gremlin rules to figure out which of the guys I've seen in my lifetime were actual boyfriends. And, well, after giving it a lot of thought, I have come to realize that my only boyfriends, then, were Charles and Henry.
[...Really? I suddenly feel like such a... Barney.]
Also, according to these rules... does that mean that Catherine and Cara were my girlfriends? Or does this only apply to people you were attracted to or have slept with? And what about the guys I dated in my earlier years of high school when I was too young to shower at their places or have them shower at mine? Do they not count, then? At what age do relationships start to count, then? And why has this suddenly become too complicated to think about?
1. Never get them wet.
Translation: Don't let her take a shower at your place.
2. Keep them away from sunlight.
Translation: Don't ever see them during the day.
3. Never feed them after midnight.
Translation: She doesn't sleep over and you don't have breakfast with her. Ever.
Now... I've always had difficulties telling the difference between someone I was just casually seeing and someone who was an actual boyfriend and I never, ever had the talk with *any* guy ...ever. Because of this, I have decided to dwell on these gremlin rules to figure out which of the guys I've seen in my lifetime were actual boyfriends. And, well, after giving it a lot of thought, I have come to realize that my only boyfriends, then, were Charles and Henry.
[...Really? I suddenly feel like such a... Barney.]
Also, according to these rules... does that mean that Catherine and Cara were my girlfriends? Or does this only apply to people you were attracted to or have slept with? And what about the guys I dated in my earlier years of high school when I was too young to shower at their places or have them shower at mine? Do they not count, then? At what age do relationships start to count, then? And why has this suddenly become too complicated to think about?