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| date = October 19, 2005 | | date = October 19, 2005 | ||
| title = Love | | title = Love | ||
| + | | before = <big><big><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063505/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=20#:~:text=1%3A07%20pm-,Wednesday%27s%20Drawing,-(2%20Comments Original title</span>]: '''Wednesday's Drawing'''</big></big> | ||
| 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 was the twenty-first comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[21: Kepler]], and the next one was [[40: Light]]. | |
| − | + | 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 in fact love her more than she loves him. This leads to an uncomfortable dynamic in the relationship, and the final frame shows the couple awkwardly standing in silence. | |
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| + | In the title text, [[Randall]] expresses how this comic is shockingly stark in its portrayal of love. | ||
==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! | ||
| + | :[Same scene as before.] | ||
:Cueball: I love you more! | :Cueball: I love you more! | ||
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:Megan: Yeah. | :Megan: Yeah. | ||
| − | :[ | + | :[Beat panel.] |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | + | This used to be one of the [[Footer comics|footer comics]] featured in the bottom segment of [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Posted on LiveJournal| 21]] | ||
| + | [[Category:First day on xkcd.com]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Checkered paper]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Footer comics]] <!-- in initial footer --> | ||
| + | [[Category:Comics with lowercase text]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:55, 31 August 2023
| Love |
| Original title: Wednesday's Drawing |
 Title text: This one makes me wince every time I think about it |
Explanation[edit]
This was the twenty-first comic originally posted to LiveJournal. The previous one was 21: Kepler, and the next one was 40: Light.
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 in fact love her more than she loves him. This leads to an uncomfortable dynamic in the relationship, and the final frame shows the couple awkwardly standing in silence.
In the title text, Randall expresses how this comic is shockingly stark in its portrayal of love.
Transcript[edit]
- [Cueball and Megan stand facing one another.]
- Cueball: I love you!
- Megan: I love you!
- [Same scene as before.]
- Cueball: I love you more!
- Megan: Yeah.
- [Beat panel.]
Trivia[edit]
This used to be one of the footer comics featured in the bottom segment of xkcd.com.
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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)
