Oscar Wao
Quote 1
When [Oscar] returned to the house his sister said, Well?
[Oscar:] Well what?
[Lola:] Did you f*** her?
[Oscar:] Jesus, Lola, he said, blushing.
[Lola:] Don't lie to me.
[Oscar:] I do not move so precipitously. He paused and then sighed. In other words, I didn't even get her scarf off.
[Lola:] Sounds a little suspicious. I know you Dominican men. She held up her hands and flexed the fingers in playful menace. Son pulpos [They are octopuses]. (1.1.5.32-1.1.5.38)
Even Lola gauges the success of intimate relationships by how physically close the two people get. Oscar tries not to do this ("I do not move so precipitously"), but he also gets caught up in wanting others to view him as more of a ladies' man.