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| date = October 19, 2005 | | date = October 19, 2005 | ||
| title = Love | | title = Love | ||
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| image = love.jpg | | image = love.jpg | ||
| titletext = This one makes me wince every time I think about it | | titletext = This one makes me wince every time I think about it | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This | + | This comic expresses the view of a love that is unbalanced and unequal. And how one form of love can be painful when closely examined. |
| − | + | It is customary for people in a romantic relationship, when one makes a declaration of love or affection, for the other to make a matching declaration. However, instead of continuing [[Cueball]]'s escalation by saying the expected response "I love ''you'' more!", [[Megan]] stops and agrees with him: he does love her more than she loves him. This leads to an uncomfortable dynamic in the relationship. The final frame shows the couple standing in silence. | |
In the title text, [[Randall]] expresses how this comic is shockingly stark in its portrayal of love. | In the title text, [[Randall]] expresses how this comic is shockingly stark in its portrayal of love. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | This used to be one of the [[Footer comics|footer comics]] featured in the bottom segment of [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. | + | * This used to be one of the [[Footer comics|footer comics]] featured in the bottom segment of [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. |
| + | * This was the twenty-first comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[21: Kepler]], and the next one was [[40: Light]]. | ||
| + | * Original title: "Wednesday's Drawing" | ||
| + | * This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006. | ||
| + | ** It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others. | ||
| + | ** The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
