It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. (A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens)

What is great about Everybody loves Raymond is the way it discloses things. No one would expect Robert, a giant walking disaster as some say, to have three women in his life. Robert even talked about a dilemma. He is no good with relationships. Amy is what most would say an ideal future partner. She laughs at your jokes, she is a traditional girl and she values family and she knows how to make two happy. Many would be surprised to know Amy saved her virginity for Robert the big idiot. Yeah, that is Amy. In this day and age, let's admit it.... it is confusing and let's just think about what Charles Dickens said about his day and age. Many women are in such a hurry to lose their virginity to some guy to prove you-know-what. Joanna then is the typical HEDONIST. She would do it with anyone anytime as long as she is in the MOOD. She doesn't care whether it is her ex-husband Robert or a guy on the street. Yet men always have a love-and-hate relationship with JOANNA. As those misogynists say, the only way to avoid headaches is to be away from women. That is not likely to happen for most guys. Confucius is so eager to prove his CLEANNESS when he came back to his disciples he tried to clear things out. Then Nanzi must have a Joanna in her, um?

Stephonia is like the perfect lover you want to have. She is the DREAM girl for most guys. She has perfect hair, confident behind and inviting bosom. She is different from the typical Italian women in a way i would say she is very much Americanized. She is even more American than Amy. I mean Amy is way too reserved compared with Stephonia. Yeah Stephonia is more exotic and sexier.... The thing is: HEAT can burn you in a romance if that heat is with you all the time. People need some off time or down time....