"Well, there's this one girl who I kept trying to go on dates with, but after she turned into a turtle and then got stuck in a hidden dimension in her closet, I think we kinda gave up. And then she left the island."

Poutyface.

He'd go on, but the Shulkie thing was still kind of... confusing. And then there was Layla, and umpteen other girls, and...

No actual girlfriend. It was miraculous!