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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] are about to break up | + | [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] are about to break up, Megan is trying to explain things but Cueball is constantly saying "I love you", asserting that the fact that he loves her should be enough to keep her from breaking up with him. But while loving the other person can be a necessary condition for sustainability, it is not a <i>sufficient</i> reason all on its own. |
− | + | And the title text relates that the mindset of someone believing that they are nothing without their partner—in other words, defining their identity in terms of the other person—is a dangerous and unhealthy sentiment. A person should have enough self-identity and sense of self-worth to know that they have value even outside the context of a relationship. | |
− | The title of the comic, "Things Fall Apart | + | The title of the comic, "Things Fall Apart" could be a reference to the poem <i>The Second Coming</i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Coming_(poem)] by W.B. Yeats, which contains the line "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold", implying that things between Megan and Cueball are falling apart, and the fact that Cueball is still in love with Megan (arguably, the "center" of the relationship) isn't enough to sustain them. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Megan: I wonder about us. | :Megan: I wonder about us. | ||
:Cueball: I love you. | :Cueball: I love you. | ||
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:Megan: We don't have fun together. | :Megan: We don't have fun together. | ||
:Cueball: I love you. | :Cueball: I love you. | ||
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:Megan: It's like we're clinging to the "relationship" framework like it's all we got. | :Megan: It's like we're clinging to the "relationship" framework like it's all we got. | ||
:Cueball: I love you. | :Cueball: I love you. | ||
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:Megan: Who are you trying to reassur— | :Megan: Who are you trying to reassur— | ||
:Cueball: I love you I love you I love you I love you | :Cueball: I love you I love you I love you I love you | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
− | + | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | |
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] |