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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 is a play on a trope whereby couples obnoxiously escalate the claims of how much they love each other. 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, which is a common, though unfortunate, situation in relationships. Typically, however, the couple never openly admits this painful truth, particularly right in the middle of a fun, loving exchange as Megan does here. |
− | + | In the title text, [[Randall]] expresses his awkwardness or chagrin at the exchange he's portrayed. | |
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− | In the title text, [[Randall]] expresses | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball and Megan stand facing one another.] | :[Cueball and Megan stand facing one another.] | ||
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:Cueball: I love you! | :Cueball: I love you! | ||
:Megan: I love you! | :Megan: I love you! | ||
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:Cueball: I love you more! | :Cueball: I love you more! | ||
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:Megan: Yeah. | :Megan: Yeah. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Cueball and Megan stand facing one another - saying nothing.] |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | This | + | *This is the twenty-first comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous was [[21: Kepler]]. The next was [[40: Light]]. |
+ | *This is the last strip drawn on graph paper. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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