I’m not alone in admiring the quirky side of a woman’s personality and to prove it, I’ve contacted some experts in the arena of female behavior: my friends from Michigan. This motley crew of dudes told me that not only do they remember some peculiar incidents concerning former and current lovers, but that these moments often become favorite and defining memories.

— Javan’s ex-girlfriend worked as a photo correction assistant at a woman’s magazine and airbrushed wrinkles, covered blemishes and embellished the color of eyes. The best parts of her job, she would say, were to hide any scars on a subject’s hands and delete out the tear ducts on close-ups. She used to characterize these two duties as “noble.”

— David’s current girlfriend makes wishes on everything: fallen eyelashes, birthday candles, pennies tossed into fountains, first stars, shooting stars, wishbones, chopsticks, dandelions and first spring robins. According to David, she always wishes for the same thing: that strawberries tasted more like candy.

— Brande recently hung out with his girlfriend from junior high. They hadn’t seen each other for almost a decade. Back then, she would get sudden nosebleeds when she was just sitting in class, riding the bus or whatever. He asked her if she still gets them. She said not as often, but that when she does, it makes her wistfully nostalgic. She said flat out: “Nosebleeds make me happy.”