For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for January 29, 2018

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 7 years ago

    uh… yeah, them making concerned eye contact with you makes them hate you, Elizabeth, while you make a frown

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    howtheduck  almost 7 years ago

    If you walk away from your friends (Dawn Enjo in Panel 1 and Christopher Nichols in Panel 2) and sit by yourself, it doesn’t matter if you are frowning or not. People get the message that you don’t want to have anything to do with them.

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    Argythree  almost 7 years ago

    Elizabeth is scaring them away with the angry look that she is using to hide her loneliness behind…

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    Rosette  almost 7 years ago

    Oh, Liz – I can relate. But you know you have friends, so don’t shun them!

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    Kalkkuna  almost 7 years ago

    Liz has reached adieu-less-sense.

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    USN1977  almost 7 years ago

    There was a story about one boy on a baseball team who had a big nose. The rival team thought they could shatter his confidence by teasing him about his nose the next time he came up to bat. All he did was laugh it off. “Nothing you can do about that. You play the game of life in the uniform you were issued.”

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    indysteve9  almost 7 years ago

    Pity, party of one.

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    littlejohn Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    Who wants to be by a mopey thunder-cloud?

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    Robert Nowall Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    Is that Anthony?

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    Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 7 years ago

    I have seen this played out in real life. More than one person I have known.

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    masnadies  almost 7 years ago

    Most of us do this somet8mes. Bless the friends who see us like that and actually talk to us anyway! May we all be that kind of extravagantly kind friend!

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    Slatsmagee  almost 7 years ago

    Oh boo hoo. Start smiling and you’ll have friends in no time at all…

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    ladykat  almost 7 years ago

    It’s your frown that’s turning your friends away, Elizabeth. Try smiling and making eye contact with them.

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    GirlGeek Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    But your the one pushing your friends away. If you don’t understand the basics of friendship, then your relationship life won’t fair much better

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    tuslog1964  almost 7 years ago

    To have a friend, be a friend.

    Likewise, life isn’t fair – but ask yourself if you’ve always been fair!

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    Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    I have been there. Sometimes, it’s hard to let go of the anger. Especially if you have a real reason to be ticked off.

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    sjsczurek  almost 7 years ago

    What Lizzie needs is a nice big beanbag to sulk into.

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  almost 7 years ago

    Shouldn’t friends be the ones to approach you with a frown to ask why?

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    cpmgmt  almost 7 years ago

    self-fulfilling prophecy

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    cpmgmt  almost 7 years ago

    self-fulfilling prophecy

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    Mijo94  almost 7 years ago

    Aww Lizzie I like you and if you just show them that adorable smile of yours they show you they like you too :)

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    Synnastyr Kuhr  over 5 years ago

    A lot of people do not realize people who do this sometimes NEED someone to come to them because what they’re feeling is holding them back. Instead of keeping your distance get off your ass and reach out! I learned this the hard way and constantly wonder if I had taken the time to go to make the effort if that friend would still be here today!

    Most of the comments I’ve read here aren’t wrong but surely aren’t expressing a compassionate viewpoint based on the life altering experience I or someone else could have changed!

    Yes we all experience loss but sometimes we don’t have too!

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