I think this is a around-the-houses way of boasting you used to have a girlfriend
some people would be offended by this.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 23:38, archived)

don't be offended
it's not like I'm claiming to be Hugh Heffner's younger, less successful pet terrapin
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 23:44, archived)

i would never to do this to show off the fact that I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND
oh no, i promise never to sneak a mention of MY GIRLFRIEND into any post
i have a girlfriend, i love her very much :)
(Just Harry What should I put here?, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 23:47, archived)