Now after I have properly ranked my favorite boba places, fast food, and chain restaurants, it is time for the most important ranking of our lifetime – my girlfriends.
For this list I have only listed people I have been in relationships with in the past, as well as my four deepest celebrity crushes over the years, which all deviated from my elementary to high school days.
In order to keep the names of my ex-girlfriends private, I have only listed their initials on a backdrop of their country of origin’s flag where they are from. Needless to say I used the Vietnamese non-communist flag in my depiction. The explanations will be below.
K.Pham, otherwise known as my current girlfriend deserves an S tier for sticking with me despite all my shenanigans, including of course this ridiculous post. She is supportive, caring, and low maintenance, and continues to bring various smiles and emotions to my face on a daily basis.
Below one level is the “A” tier. G.Ratnam, my Indian ex from UC San Diego was a mostly excellent girlfriend. She cared a lot about me, and even though it didn’t work out, I still cherish the memories we had together. (I would say it was actually mostly my fault things ended, but that remains in the past). Cardcaptor Sakura, my elementary crush, was so magical at saving the world that she definitely deserves to remain on the A tier.
Next we have the “B” Tier. KC.Pham, who happens to have the same initials as my current girlfriend is on this tier. Though she was okay mostly, our relationship didn’t last as long as I would have hoped. She also went to a church retreat one weekend and came back changing her mind about getting into a relationship. I appreciate the honesty and the apology letter she wrote after the breakup. Jojo also remains on this tier. I was her number one fan for a while and appreciated her first two albums – self-entitled and the High Road. But then… what the hell happened to her? She disappeared from the world and subsequently disappeared from my heart.
“C” Tier is just average. Though things didn’t work out with M.Kim, we have a mostly cordial relationship due to the fact that I was forced to continue to work with her in Koreatown, Los Angeles after the breakup. She was a little too high maintenance for me, and our communication deteriorated over the course of the relationship. Though I was clearly devastated at the time, she taught me you are able to still remain friends with your ex. Avril Lavigne is also C Tier. Although I still enjoy her music from time to time, I still remember her Hello Kitty video which was rather upsetting to say the least.
D Tier is not passing. My relationship with S. Nguyen was a high school one. Those usually don’t last. This breakup originated out of me being late to her choir concert (because my friend K.K was late picking me up from playing basketball). I don’t blame him though because he saved me the pain of such a shallow and mostly useless relationship. I appreciate the past though and her walking in the rain for me that one time from Rancho Alamitos to my house. Miley Cyrus, who was also Hannah Montana back in the day was an interesting crush. Never would I have thought she would have gone crazy, shaved her head, and spiral out of control. Oh well, at least we’ll always have the Hannah Montana movie and the Hoedown Throwdown.
F tier is the worst tier. T.Nguyen was a terrible girlfriend. She talked trash about a lot of people (including her own friends) and lied about everything. When I was in Las Vegas and attempted to do long distance she basically ghosted me and then gaslighted me for breaking up with her. Despite wanting to keep our relationship private under the excuse her family wouldn’t find out, her next relationship proceeded a mere 2 months after and was very public. Oh well. I wish her well though as I wish all my exes.
Here’s to hoping these tiers remain the same and that I will never have to adjust any of them again! Hope you enjoyed reading.
