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| − | + | 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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Revision as of 21:37, 23 January 2014
| Love |
 Title text: This one makes me wince every time I think about it |
Explanation
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.
Transcript
- [Cueball and Megan stand facing one another.]
- Cueball: I love you!
- Megan: I love you!
- Cueball: I love you more!
- Megan: Yeah.
- [Cueball and Megan stand facing one another - saying nothing.]
Trivia
- 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.
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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)
