For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 07, 2023

She’s a real bundle of love and affection

John is acting like the jerk he was when this strip began. Has his former “friend” Ted come back into his life??

[sad trombone]

That, is what I call a man!!!!

Another stellar performance

They had 3 little wonderful things between them

Not the least bit ego-centric, is he? :P

He hasn’t been a bad husband all things considered. He makes a good living. But he does tend to put his foot in his mouth sometimes.

meeting me was the best thing that ever happened to her

Oh come on. He’s trying to lighten her mood by joking around.

There may be a goof that only female artists could explain.

In the first two panels, John looks like he is undressing from his business suit and putting on casual clothes for the house. Yet most men would always remove their business shoes before removing the dress slacks so as not to smudge the slacks. Yet here John appears to remove his shoes the very last! I would never have even gotten into the bedroom with the dress shoes still on at my house!

You gotta love her expression!

Mr. Empathy.

Har har…

So … will she have to fix her job too?

Or April.

He isn’t wrong.

Liver, onions, and broccoli for dinner tonight I see.

It’s not all about you. It’s not all about me. It’s all about me being there for you.

Real men don’t worry about the order in which they take off their clothes.

John has a point. You just KNOW when the right one comes along.

I love Elly’s expression in the last panel.

Since Lynn Johnston likes puns, why not have Elly go into business for herself, a la Blondie? She could sell cold cuts and there could be a rotating sign:

ELLY’S DELI

As the old saying goes (although not meant for this situation) ‘way to win friends and influence people’, John ! ! ! !

Don’t take it too hard, Elly. If the interviewer treats employees and paying customers they way he did to you, his place will soon go bankrupt. Which means that receptionist will be unemployed. It is going to be hard for that gum-cracking airhead to get hired in a place that has an ounce of professionalism.

some of you just take all the fun out of reading comics…..details bah humbug

Well, she was singing his praises a couple of weeks ago.

John, I think you’ve found your new office receptionist …

ba dum tss

John is scoring Major points!

that “look”. he must’ve already started with the trains.

We may not like the “joke”, but John is right. He is probably the best thing that ever happened to Elly. Most importantly, he’s loving & supportive of her and her ambitions. He cares deeply about his wife and children. He’s providing a good living and a nice house (long before Elly ever got a job outside of the home). There’s not a whole lot to complain about unless it’s his sense of humor.

Poor Elle;….. It’s all about John :-)

Well said Doctor; well said indeed…..

OMG! Where is April during this conversation??