So...

I don't get it. Where is the joke. (Seriously, I'm lost)

To all of the people saying this is sad, not all relationships have to last forever.

It's okay to get separated, even if you are married. It's actually good to realize your differences, decide that you work better apart, and provide support to an ex-spouse emotionally while you move on with your life as well.

Alright... So lesbian relationship. One of them decides they're not a woman anymore. They both decide to devorce..................

Maybe I'm missing something, but is there supposed to be a joke somewhere in here?

There’s a weird feel from this comic for me. I’m glad that these two people could have an amicable divorce. I think the thing that feels off is how casual the decision feels in the comic. I suspect this might be why some people are having a negative reaction as well.

Even if you think marriage isn’t forever, it’s still a promise to love and care about someone, to cherish them and share your life with them. I think if you’ve been in a marriage and seen your loved one through hard times together, this comic just feels capricious. A discussion about ending such an important component of your life happening in the span of two panels in a car ride just feels abrupt and unserious.

I imagine in real life the conversation was more serious and the impact of changing you relationship from one of romantic love to friendship weighed on both parties more than the comic has space to show.

If you’ve loved and supported your spouse through difficult and unexpected change or been the recipient of that love and support, this comic can feel dismissive. If you’ve gone through the heartache of losing your special person, even if they are still a part of your life, the celebratory tone sounds wrong.

I am happy that they can separate and still care about each other, but I also understand why people feel like something is wrong about the comic.

I guess not all comic strips have to be funny or you know make sense.

Can't believe this out of all things completely confused Lemmy. When I saw this I thought it was sweet, not funny. Not every comic has to be haha funny. I can just hope for half of this experience if I ever feel like I'm no longer compatible with one of my partners.

What the fuck is this bullshit

What?

I'm slightly confused, was this a lesbian relationship where the driver came to realize they are more gender fluid or a trans man? The rest I get.

whomesome comic
Lemmy: where's the joke tho?

Very nice though, amicable breakups/divorces are good.

They start discussing how to split their assets and suddenly it becomes less peaceful

My brain hurts

That's not funny that's just sad

Cringe

Is this supposed to be...a good outcome? I'm sad now!

I feel like the fourth panel is what throws me off and left me scratching my head. Based on the previous one I'd imagine both of them to hype each other up, not just the man saying his former wife is single.

I liked it. I think its sweet. They can still be besties (best friends) because they realize they aren't compatible romantically. I think its a sweet comic ❤️

I'm sure someone finds this relatable

Tossing relationships like this away is a sign of narcissism. It's fine to move on but it's definitely maladapted to be giddy about it.

really shit

I’d get a divorce if the person driving on the highway took both eyes off of the road.

Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a boy side of the spectrum? I’m not familiar with the phrase.

Reverse U-Haul uno card.

I know the original artist isn't in this thread, but I just wanted to say, artistically, they express a level of dynamism that's lacking in a lot of artists.

I can see a favorable comparison to somebody like Kyle Baker who is just a freakin' MASTER of dynamism.

Shouldn't it be "My ex-wife is single"?

People are getting way too weird about this post. Sure, the decision seems kinda flippant but sometimes that's how life is. It's also a short comic. I kinda relate as a gay man because when I got married to the love of my life, I felt like it was a permanent decision and I stressed out about it big time. When I talked to my then boyfriend about it, he seemed so unworried about it and made me realize that if we needed to get divorced, it wasn't the end of the world. We respect each other enough to be able to communicate our needs and work things out. People in the comments here making out like divorce is inherently tragic and should be avoided at all costs. The connection that you have with and individual that you love transcends that.

This would have been easier to follow if they kept the same outfits throughout the comic.

It took me a second to work out who was who in the last panel.

I hang out with many queer and poly people that this didn't even seem unusual. Sometimes I forget how basic and unexamined most people's relationships are.

Kind of a missed opportunity to examine other relationship models, but can't have everything.

Wholesome AF.

What has society come to 🤦

My guess why this comic is confusing people here is simply due to the fact that the Lemmy community is primarily made up of middle aged straight men, many of whom have probably dealt with bitter divorce and find the base concept of this comic impossible to relate to.