Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 02, 2013

Those little words like “our” can rise up and bite ya. On the other hand a neatnic can be irritating.

Ohohoh. Here we go.

Oooooops!

My spouse is a perfectionist. Very irritating.

“Sweet Nectar,On The Rocks…With A Twist”“Mistaken… Not Disturbed…”“Diamonds Are….Forever-Ever?”or “Major Pain and Miss Never Wrong”

deep breath Tony, EVERYONE has irritating habits.

So this is how Greg plans to break them up.

Ground control to Major Brad/Major Toni… Gravity said it misses you…

Slobs can be re-trained, perfectionists are just, well………..IRRITATING.

Neat people can be re-trained! Start be deliberately tilting every 3rd picture on the wall and deliberately squeezing the tube of tooth paste from the middle of the tube!

Pfft. This isn’t a break up scene, this is partners being honest with each other. Marriages SHOULD have conversations like these. Toni, on some level, must realize she isn’t perfect. Besides, if Brad actually tells her what said habits are, it shows his testosterone is still working properly.

I hope that they stay together. They are soo good together.

Also, Toni lives with Shannon. She must know by now it’s mathematically impossible to indulge in neat tendencies with children around. It just doesn’t work. Parents try, sure, but it always fails. Always.

Many , many couples are very happy together with different habits. It’s a matter of do you love each other.

There’s been exactly one perfect person on his earth, and he was born this month about 2013 years ago. That being the case, marriage is not about finding the perfect person. There is no such thing. It’s about finding someone that completes you. This couple completes eachother properly, and hence, it works.

One hopes Toni is speaking in jest….

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oh my god

God I hope she’s kidding (however her expression doesn’t look like it), Brad could try, “Well you just said Nagging”. Unfortunately we all know that right is wrong…

I can’t believe I’m saying this. But if those two keep acting like they’ve never spent ten minutes together alone in a house before, I might start being persuaded by Leviticus (might, don’t get ahead of yourself Levi). For the love of goodness gracious, his sloppiness should have been exposed way before this. Is one of them secretly a Dugger and into the whole, “lets get to know each other by only talking on the front porch, once we’ve talked about our values, we’ll be able to ride off into the sunset and stay married until death do us part regardless of my gambling problem and the fact that you keep drooling over my sister,”?

It is very weird that they are getting married without really knowing each other’s quirks. The wedding should probably be postponed until after they have lived together for a year.

Something that happens, when two people get married… whether it’s a person just like ourselves, or a case of “same difference/different similarities” or just two polar opposites… doesn’t matter… it’s just a matter of adjustments… a matter of calibrating our words and our vision of ourselves, in relationship to our future mate… – Sometimes, it’s just a period where we come to see that the view we had of ourselves is a bit different from someone else’s view, or that what didn’t seem like an unpleasant thing to us, may be just a bit unpleasant to the person we’re going to marry… but if we truly love that other person, then it’s just a matter of seeing that they have our best interests at heart. That it’s not always that they’re being critical, but that we’re just “human beings, being human, after all”…and that neither person is perfect, by any stretch… – Just a smalish, slight twist of Golden Earring’s “Twilight Zone”:– Help I’m steppin’ into the friendship zoneThe place is a madhouse, feels like being clonedMy feeling is wounded, with a lover’s scarWhere am I to go, now that I’ve gone too far?Soon you will come to know, when the words cut to the bone…Soon you will come to know, cos it’s too close to home

Thanks! – I tried not to stray too far from the original lyrics (and the melody of the song/cadence of the original lyrics kinda puts a “restriction” on that, anyway…)

You guys are not supposed to know that song. Golden Earring is a Dutch band (in fact, from the town where I was born).

You ought to see Dick Tracy, Nancy and Citizen Dog, to name just a few… they do just as big as here, same kind of time!…

I start work in 1/2 hour, someone needs to restock the stores after Black Friday and Black weekend

“Cool At Heart”, too…. – Also forgot Autumn Breeze, from Sweden…

I see the bad Moon rising…

You are now, Toni….!

Happens to the best of them.

Men or rather bachelors….need to learn how to be clean….just because she doesn’t want him to drink out of the carton and wipe his mouth on his sleeve doesn’t making her a neat freak!!

A typical lovers’ spat, basically over nothing. It’s part of the process. Maybe Greg wants to stretch out the engagement period, and this could be a step towards doing that. But I don’t see it as a mortal blow to their intended wedding in the longer run.

Although I agree that being obsessive about being neat can be a bad thing. Being a slob is much worst. Drinking out of a container (unless one lives alone) is not only being a slob is not caring about anyone but yourself. I have a hunch that Brad would be the type of guy that would thaw a chicken on the counter overnight.

See my comment regarding chicken thawing.

I think the strip that showed Brad’s and Toni’s visions of their life together (and they were totally different) indicates that these two people are not nearly so compatible as they had hoped. Here we’re just seeing the small stuff, but it’s the “big picture” that will be the problem – if they ever discuss it. The fact that their visions were so different shows that they really haven’t talked about the big issues, at all.

Well, to me it looks like she’s got kind of a smile in the 3rd panel….I TRUST they are discussing the ‘big issues’ bit by bit….

Maybe I’m crazy but wasn’t she just freaking out about being a naggy wife? Does that not qualify as an irritating habit?

Ditch her brad….run for the hills boy….this is just a prelude to what’s to come…just because she’s beautiful is no reason to marry.

Ah Toni, Toni, Tone.

Let Me let YOU In on a Little Secret.

Now Promise that You WON’T Tell a Single Soul that I Said This but……,(SIGH)

OKAY. Look: Men are basically Leering, Obnoxious, Lustful, Savage, Musical Creatures. And – Men-HAVE-To-Be-LED.

Not often Led WISELY but LED None the less.

A Woman Leads by NAGGING. LOUDLY, because Men Pretend NOT to HEAR You the First, Second or Third Times Around.

Nagging gets Things DONE. How else are You gonna get the Garbage Taken Out, Leaves Raked, and Various and Sundry Menial Chores done? HIRE Someone to Do it? PLEASE.

Nagging Is Nothing to Worry about and is PERFECTLY Normal, Dear Lady. You are WELL On Your Way to a Long, Successful, Happy Marriage.

Now Toni, Go and Prepare Brad’s Lois Inspired “Job Jar” and SEND Out Those Wedding Invitations! Now SCOOT!_______________________________________________

(Psssst, Brad? If Ya KNOW What’s GOOD For Ya. After the “I Do’s” You’ll Get This Lovely Lady Barefoot and Pregnant QUICK!!)

Not even married, and he’s already sleeping on the couch.

LOL. Everyone has Irritating habits. Some just don’t know they do… we call them obtuse.

Since the moment he has forgotten to feed the dog, via drinking from a bottle etc… it seems to me Greg is looking for a way to end this relationship between Tony and Brad.

Brad, learn the important two words that help make a marriage successful: “Yes, dear.”

they are just getting to know each other. People break up over the siliest things and this would be silly to break up.

Sean McGuire approves“That’s the good stuff,”

Brad just needs to be neat and if he wants to be able to enjoy her jugs, he should only drink from the jug in the fridge when she is not looking.

I mean, he is definitely marrying up.

Oh, suck a banana ana belinda!

This is hardly the stage in THIS relationship for these two to fall apart. whew.

Uh-oh.

So, is Mrs. Leviticus bald?

On my screen, Belinda Banana Ana is first. Your comment shows up as number 8

“and he was born this month about 2013 years ago.” He was perfect. He just wasnt born this month. We celebrate His birth this month but he was born in the spring.

Look out! Comedy misadventures on the horizon!

They are both in for a BIG surprise and a rude awakening.

Like Nagging ain’t a irritating habit

Upward and Onward Through The Fog . . . .

Apart from being a neat freak anyway … rotfl!

COOL! And let’s give Toni a couple of days before we brand her a “nag.” She might just be messing with Brad… trying to figure out how he’ll react to things.

Toni, you have such an ego if you think you don’t have any bad habits. You need to get off your pedestal and be human. Brad is good for you – he will ground you.

You dig that, eh? I thought it looked rather festive…

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Right, Toni. That’s the thing about getting older— our idiosyncrasies become ingrained habits, so we don’t even notice them any more!*That’s the one disadvantage of linking up when you’re older.

They will kiss ‘n’ make up and eventually turn into Blondie and Dagwood 20- teens version! My Magic 8 Ball told me so, and it’s never wrong!

Now THAT’S an irritating habit.

ohoh!

Pathetic.

I TOLD YOU IT OVER BRAD GET OTHER GIRL

The only way to have flawless people is to throw Free Will out. So unless you want to be a mindless robot, programmed to follow God’s orders…

Then Toni needs some self realization…a sense of reality, too.

I married Ms. Right. Didn’t realize her first name was “Always.”

What was this in reference to?

You never really know someone until you’ve been married to them for a while. No point to try before that, everyone’s on their best behavior until it’s too late.

Aaaaand you’re screwed.

The main problem with all theological discussions is none of the assertions or conclusions can be measured and tested.(This doesn’t mean some aren’t obviously wrong, just that not a single one is provably right.)

And faith can be misplaced

Naw..Toni considers being naggy a fault..She knows she chose poorly with Dirk..She knows her actions to help Brad hurt his pride and got him fired — ultimately a good thing, but stressful..She treats others as equals, not worshippers.

As her beauty fades, her self-esteem won’t follow it. She’s okay.