Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 06, 2019

Mikes eyes are wandering to other prospects.

And now you know what Mike saw in you. Mike, you are a jerk.

And now she can no longer be validated by men.

Check out the second to last episode of the latest season of GLOW. Geena Davis shows what not giving a f%%k really looks like.

Mike’s about to get punched in the face or at least have his drink in his face.

I’ve decided to be happy with my natural blood pressure. My doctor can find someone else to nag about it.

Well, reality is at best a two edged sword.

Mike, you shallow SOB. You came to this reunion looking for an affair. And now that Nicole is no longer the babe of your dreams, you can’t even be bothered to hear her tell the story. For shame.

Mike: “I don’t know what your natural weight is either….but that ain’t it.”

She didn’t just stop starving herself…Nicole went on a binge to try to make up for it all.

On the other hand, living in a world with ice cream available on almost every street corner, your body is not going to find its “natural weight” by itself. (And I’m not talking about how other people think you look.)

I used to be angry at J.J. for the way their marriage ended but I’m starting to change my mind.

I’ve found success recognizing when life is shaping me in ways I can avoid. I’ve also found success keeping my mouth shut when I see life shaping others in ways they COULD avoid.

She doesn’t look horrible, Mike. It’s not like she’s morbidly obese or something. She appears to be at a healthy weight. Not skin and bones and not fat and flab.

Mike, oh Mike. We hardly knew ye. Or want to, apparently.

As usual, on spot & all the sadder for it.

Guys should be glad that women don’t hold them to the same standard. We know a lost cause when we see it. A lot of the female pressure though is woman to woman competition.

I just want to be thinner than my passel of sisters-in-laws. Oh please, please, please!! (Heh, heh!)

You’ve probably heard that there’s good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. Personally, I prefer not to be so judgmental.

….. uh sorry, I was distracted by an insane physical ideal! ;o]

Nicole, you can be any weight you want. Just don’t expect me to be happy about it.

This is, obviously, a commentary on the objectification of women by men, and I do admit that it is accurate. However, women are just as apt to disregard less than perfect men.

I suppose sometimes it is easier to give into the ice cream than it is to seek the nice dream. Ice cream you can get at the corner store. Dreams are a lot more elusive.

Nichole has gone from being seductive to being completely self-obsessed. If Mike (or any man) doesn’t pay attention to her now she will never blame it on her complete lack of personality.

I react to you less because of who you are and more because of who I am.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-healthiest-weight-could-actually-be-overweight-huge-study-finds

<< A study spanning almost four decades and involving more than 100,000 adults in Denmark found that those with an ‘overweight’ body mass index (or BMI) were more likely to live longer than those in the ‘healthy’, ‘underweight’, and ‘obese’ categories. >>

Mike was looking at the Starving woman on the other side of the room.