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| − | This comic | + | This comic expresses how the nature of love can be painful when closely examined, as in every relationship one party must love the other party the most. |
| − | In the title text, [[Randall]] expresses | + | 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. The couple then walk away unfazed. |
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| + | Often couples escalate the claims of how much they love each other. Typically, however, the couple never openly admit this not wanting to cause pain to there partner, but love by its very nature must be unbalanced as no two things can ever truly be equal. This is one of loves painful truths. | ||
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| + | In the title text, [[Randall]] expresses how this comic is shockingly stark in its portrayal of the nature of love. | ||
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*One of the original drawings drawn on [[:Category:Checkered paper|checkered paper]]. | *One of the original drawings drawn on [[:Category:Checkered paper|checkered paper]]. | ||
**Of those comics drawn on such paper this is the one with the highest number released on xkcd. | **Of those comics drawn on such paper this is the one with the highest number released on xkcd. | ||
| − | + | **But it was an early comic which got a different number after the transfer to xkcd. | |
| − | + | **The last comic on such paper was, by release-date, [[39: Bowl]] although it is likely that [[36: Scientists]] was released in 2006, which would make it the last. | |
Revision as of 22:36, 17 August 2015
| Love |
 Title text: This one makes me wince every time I think about it |
Explanation
This comic expresses how the nature of love can be painful when closely examined, as in every relationship one party must love the other party the most.
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. The couple then walk away unfazed.
Often couples escalate the claims of how much they love each other. Typically, however, the couple never openly admit this not wanting to cause pain to there partner, but love by its very nature must be unbalanced as no two things can ever truly be equal. This is one of loves painful truths.
In the title text, Randall expresses how this comic is shockingly stark in its portrayal of the nature of love.
Transcript
- [Cueball and Megan stand facing one another.]
- Cueball: I love you!
- Megan: I love you!
- [Cueball and Megan stand facing one another.]
- Cueball: I love you more!
- Megan: Yeah.
- [Cueball and Megan stand facing one another - saying nothing.]
Trivia
- This was the 21st comic originally posted to LiveJournal.
- The previous was 21: Kepler.
- The next was 40: Light.
- Original title: "Wednesday's Drawing"
- There were no original Randall quote for this comic.
- This comic was posted on xkcd when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
- It was posted along 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.
- One of the original drawings drawn on checkered paper.
- Of those comics drawn on such paper this is the one with the highest number released on xkcd.
- But it was an early comic which got a different number after the transfer to xkcd.
- The last comic on such paper was, by release-date, 39: Bowl although it is likely that 36: Scientists was released in 2006, which would make it the last.
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This comic made me go OOF and wince. SilverMagpie (talk) 05:29, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Now, that's epic. 172.70.98.153 22:01, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
