<human>: I'm embarrassed about my past dating history, and I'm worried it could make things awkward between me (M17) and my girlfriend of 1 month (F17).

I've only dated one girl before my current girlfriend, about a year ago. Both my ex and current girlfriend are asian.

My friends have made fun of me for a while considering my ex was asian, and since then girls I've liked have included other asians before meeting my girlfriend. I know my friends are going to bring it up at some point and make things difficult and I'm not sure how to deal with it.

I'm sure my girlfriend wouldn't care, and would be chill, but I don't want her to think I'm fetishising her or only dating her because of her race - because I'm aware of that stereotype. I am not solely attracted to people of one race, and if I do have any 'preference' it's not one that I'm aware of.

I just don't want things to be awkward, because this girl is really amazing. She's hilarious, adventurous, positive and we have so much in common and I don't want that to get damaged. We've moved quite quickly in the relationship so while I know we care for each other it is still early days and I'm worried these small superficial similarities between my girlfriend and my ex might rock the boat. They don't even look alike, and are wildly different personalities (my ex was quiet and slightly geeky, my current girlfriend is very extrovert and fashion-conscious)

How should I best deal with this situation without making things awkward?

Thank you

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<bot>: My new girlfriend is amazing, but I'm worried the fact that my ex, as well as other girls I've been interested in in the past, have been asian too might make things awkward between us.