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It's hard to keep up with these ridiculous trends. I wasn't a fan back when people started dividing humanity into 16 MBTI types, and now it's 'Egen' and 'Teto'? I don't get why everyone is so obsessed with categorizing people. In my day, blood types were enough. So, what exactly are Egen and Teto? As I scrolled down with a mix of curiosity and annoyance, I read the characteristics of a 'Teto'... and one person kept coming to mind. Quite vividly, in fact. Someone who prefers hearty soups over pasta or tteokbokki, who laughs loudly and heartily rather than smiling quietly, and whose way of speaking is so cool it's practically carbonated like a soda. Yeah. It seems this 'Extreme Teto Girl' they're talking about is my girlfriend. She looks cute and fragile on the outside, but she's tough and resilient on the inside. One step closer, and you're swept up in her energy. We first met at a teacher's seminar. It was one of those awkward annual dinners in January or February where elementary, middle, and high school teachers are all mixed together. While everyone else was just reading the room and pushing their chopsticks around, she took control of the atmosphere from the start. That was the day I first realized I could feel 'admiration' for a woman. That feeling bloomed quietly inside me, giving me the courage I usually lack. And just like that, we became a couple. What I didn't expect... was that my girlfriend is the definition of a girl crush. She's fast at everything and hesitates at nothing. By the time I'm stumbling over my words, she's already reached a conclusion. Before I even have a chance to apologize, she wraps it up with a "Forget it, I'm over it." On our first date, I had found a great restaurant, but she said pasta was too greasy and took me to a hangover soup place instead, saying she needed to sober up from the night before. It was a... fresh shock. But that was only the beginning. When we walk down the street, she's the one protecting me on the outside, and her blunt honesty is relentless. It makes me feel petty for being so careful with my words and getting fluttery over small things. And yet, her unstoppable charm keeps pulling me in. My mental state is constantly being shredded, but it's a charm I simply can't escape.