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==Explanation==
It is not uncommon for couples in love to express their love in a chain similar to this comic, except instead of one of them agreeing the other loves them more, they continue to escalate the claims of how much they love each other until they stop, satisfied that they love each other a lot.
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Couples sometimes expresses their love similarly to this comic, continuing to escalate the claims of how much they love each other, satisfied that they love each other a lot.
  
In this comic, the man starts the chain, and the woman agrees that, yeah, he does love her more.  This puts an abrupt and disconcerting end to the game, as the man ponders the implications of her comment. The awkwardness of this admission is punctuated by the title text.  
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But what if the woman agrees that, yeah, he does love her more? The awkwardness of such an admission is further punctuated by the title text.  
  
 
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Revision as of 18:09, 30 December 2012

Love
This one makes me wince every time I think about it
Title text: This one makes me wince every time I think about it

Explanation

Couples sometimes expresses their love similarly to this comic, continuing to escalate the claims of how much they love each other, satisfied that they love each other a lot.

But what if the woman agrees that, yeah, he does love her more? The awkwardness of such an admission is further punctuated by the title text.

Transcript

[A man and a woman stand facing one another]
Man: I love you!
Woman: I love you!
Man: I love you more!
Woman: Yeah.
[A man and a woman stand facing one another - saying nothing.]

Trivia

  • This is the twenty-first comic posted to livejournal. The previous was 21: Kepler. The next was 40: Light.


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Discussion

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)