Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for January 27, 2016

Finally, I’m so glad Quill admits this. Break up or change things, whatever, I just want this resolved.

-Gunther is wise beyond his years!

Sometimes we need another perspective to see things that are otherwise denied to us.

I predicted Gunther would fix the problem.

Lol!

Thus endeth …

Who’s writing this drivel? Men don’t admit this stuff to other men. In fact, they would never even have this conversation.

“OK, so maybe I have a problem. How do I fix it?”#1: send Pru packing.

This is the other side of the coin from the discussion, if you could call it that at first, between Luann and Bernice a couple of arcs ago. At first they were talking in the same room, then at each other, then finally with each other about their issues. Here Quill and Gunther are talking “to” each other about the issue between him and Luann and Prudence, the trilogy. Will they discuss the issue between Gunther and Bernice, and possibly Rosa, another trilogy? Ought to be interesting.

way to go, Gunther, on putting Quill on the spot

Finally some insight to the relationship.

Rosa wised Gunther right up.

We should have a party when this is resolved

IAmJayBlue usually does this, but I’ll do it:

“Love or Let Me Be Lonely” by The Friends of Distinction (and later, Paul Davis)

The fact that it took Gunther asking a question for Quill to get what everyone else has been trying to point out…ugh

Just break up already.

What it amounts to is Pru is more aggressive than Luann. Unless Pru starts to point her arrows elsewhere, Luann better think about hanging with an additional guy to see which way the wind blows.

“How do I fix it?” Sex.

Good one!

While quill has more talent for singing and acting, supposedly, it has been stated and shown that Luann has some talent for set design and the backstage mechanics of theatre. However theatre is not her passion, teaching and being creative with the little kiddies is. She really does need to mature and get more focused on things other than a “relationship with a guy” But then she wouldn’t be our Luann . I still like Lu and Q together, but Lu+ Q+ Pru = whiny chaos.

The suddent has become the teacher.

Gunth has a good, quiet way of cutting through the layers of an issue and getting right to the source. At least, when he’s dealing with other people’s issues. When he’s dealing with his own, I think he still sees the root of the problem, but his brain auto-switches to trying to work out some sort of unsolvable Hodge Conjecture instead, and he ends up needing outside help.

Weeeks. WEEEEEEKS we agonize over things and Gunther delivers a wakeup call in one strip?!?

If they break up and Quill begins dating Pru, how will that fly with her living in LuAnn’s house? Not. Good.

Thinking way too much….

No, You HAD a Problem, Pretty Boy, and Gunther has just SOLVED it for You.

Dump Luann, the Gal You REALLY have VERY Little in Common with and start dating Pru, Your TRUE Soul-Mate.

Gunther, You then should QUICKLY go into “Comfort Mode” with Luann before another Vapid, Air-Headed, Handsome Stud, enters the picture, like that Idiot Piro….,

“Divided And Concurrent”“The Worst Of Both Worlds”“One Of These Girls Is Not Like The Other…” (♪)“She’s Just The Girl, The Girl You Want…” (♪)“I Wish They All Could Be Quill-I -fornia Girls” (♪)“She’s Just A Friend” (♫)“Drama Queen Is Not Mine, Brother…” (♪)“A Real Eye Opener”“Between A Wreck And A Head Space”or“A Paradox Beats A Full Grouse”

8Wow… pretty impressive today! Both Gunther and Quill are seeing things pretty clearly in this situation.

Qu: So how do I fix it?Ans: Decide which you want— shared values & fun or a romance. If the first, Pru, if the second, Lu.

How to “fix” it:-Quill: “Luann, you and I aren’t talking to each other, right?”Luann: “No.”Quill: “We’re not spending time together any more, right?”Luann: “No, we’re not, and that’s what I’ve -”Quill: “And we really don’t have much in common or shared interests, right?”Luann: “Um, maybe not so much, but -”Quill: “We’re not physically intimate with each other, right?”Luann: “Sure, but-”Quill: “So realistically, we actually aren’t boyfriend and girlfriend in any meaningful sense, other than just always saying that we are?”Luann: “Huh? What do you -”Quill: “So let’s just acknowledge what our status really is, namely that we’re just good friends but not all that close, and let’s go on with our lives while maintaining that status.”Luann: “But, but, you’re my boyfriend!!! You’ve always been my -”Quill: “No, I’m not, really, Look, I’ve got a class. Maybe you too need to study some, right? I’ll give you a call, later in the week. But we should just admit how things are, and accept it. Understand? OK. Bye.”Luann: “But Quill…”Quill: “Bye, Yank.”-And the strip moves on, for the better.

What kind of fun stuff does Luann enjoy? She enjoys working with children, but what does she like to do when she isn’t working besides hanging out in her room?

Comes the dawn Quill. Throw your boomerang & see where it goes! Yeah, okay, I know they are suppose to return to the thrower but just maybe . . .

@seismic_2 Except pre the trip to NY & Quinn meeting Pru he & Luann did have a lot in common & were physically close even if they weren’t ready to actually have sex. Even in your example conversation the problem of Quinn not actually listening to Luann (or letting her speak at all about their relationship) is still the problem. If Quinn really isn’t romantically interested in Pru & really does want to stay with Luann then he’s going to have to stop talking & start listening. Heck, even if he & Luann break up he’ll still need that particular relationship skill or else Pru will find her life just like Luann’s in more way than one.

Agree! What is this “fun stuff” ?!?

I did that the other day. I purchased a literal ton of wood pellets and my wife and I helped unloaded it.

Pru and TJ coułd hit it off…they would nderstand each other.

A little more hair on the face, Gunth. It would really work.

Is Team Evans building a set-up for the Luann-Gunther pairing that always seemed to be Greg’s overriding ambition for the characters’ future? I surely hope not, but it’s starting to look as if that’s still the strip’s long-term plan.

They’re way too young to be exclusive as Quill is finding out. They need to circulate and experience other people. If more people did that the divorce rate might be lower.

I had thought that the reason that was given for the strip’s finally letting its characters move from high school to college was for them to meet new people (and thus also presumably engage in new romances). So far, nada. They might as well still be in Mr. Fogarty’s classroom. Can Luann finally meet someone new, in all these classes she complains about (but which we never see her attend) at the junior college?

As your girlfriend, Luanne has the perfect right to want to and request Quill to spend time with her. And — she also has the right to expect that if this isn’t happening, she can bring it to Quill’s attention.

That was going to be my comment! Threesome moves us into an entirely different territory. (lol)

" Plus it’s a frigging family cartoon."Uh oh, you said frigging. And you know what nasty sex-related word that’s a substitute for! Wash your mouth out with soap and grow up, fella! >:-p

I really don’t like Quill’s question, “How do I fix it?” In relationships, one doesn’t fix anything. One listens to one’s partner, and tries to understand the feelings involved. So far Quill has a “D” grade in that, as apparently do some commentators, who suggest fixing things with sex. Good luck with that.

With Gunther, there’s no “ulterior motive” in his questions.

Maybe Quill has a problem? QUILL HAS A PROBLEM!

Despite Quill’s question (and i know many men who have such conversations, but only some guys who admit to doing so) i still think the relationship is doomed, and that is fine with me.In fact, despite the need to keep character numbers in workable ranges i think this ultimately could be an amicable break-up that resolves into friendship with on and off apoearances by Quill, and to heck w Luannverse tradition.Yes, i, too, want to see Luann having more of an adult life openning up but besides settings like college and work i would love to see her becoming a volunteer, especially w veterans in her own general age bracket who are recovering from hard times.Here is a strange thought: Luann and Quill become friends. Quill either remains a friend with Pru or perhaps tries dating her. Luann moves out of her parents’ home. Pru tries to take her place in the family. This upsets Luann who tries to discuss it w Quill at the same time that Pru is trying to discuss it with him from her vantage-point.The characters are in the grey area between teenhood and adulthood. Kid fixes will not work, but neither has grown enough for full adult fixes. It is an age with a LOT of learning experiences and expansion.

-Try a younger age

I have to politely disagree here. I wasn’t reading this ‘toon back when Luann was crazy about a guy in high school who ended up moving to Hawaii, but I’ve read enough posts about how she acted then. And I’ve also seen the ‘Luann Againn’ ‘toons when her friend was assigned to work with that guy on a school project, and Luann was jealous.

This time around, I felt like Luann was trying her best to recognize that her parents benefitted from Prudence’s help, so she only once vented to her mother about how much time Prudence got to spend, alone, with Quill.

I honestly hope that this is the end of the Luann and Quill thing, but not because Luann is so immature and Quill is this great godlike guy. They are going in different directions with their lives, so there’s nothing for them to share anymore.

I just hope that by breaking them up, the writers are not intending to put Luann and Gunther together. That would kind of end this ’toon for good…

Actually only nearly a ton they would be 200 pounds short.

Oh, but it’s sooooo much easier to do that. I’ll bet we’ve all done it, too, lol.

It’s almost like Gunther is saying “what’s in it for me?”. Or is he just so surprised ANYONE would ask him for relationship advice.

Well you do have an icon, other than that I don’t see anything wrong about your posts, they’re always fun to read. Except the one about the ton: that was a heavy thought…

Maybe I can get an icon one day.

To think people thought Peru made Gunther more mature and worldly.

General observation: People mature in bits and pieces on their own schedules. Luann is much more mature on how to place others first. Quill is much more mature on finding and pursuing career dreams. It is a bad time for this mismatch. Stasis usually does not happen, though we all know people for whom it certainly has. I think people should assume the characters will grow. The journey can be amazing. Down the line each will learn what the other has learned, i hope, and i woukd like to see the characters both do that, but not as a unit.

I think Toni’s brother is in Luann’s romantic future but just for awhile. I don’t think the relationship will get very far off ground.

Gunther hits the nail on the head. Quill does have a problem and he’s been made to recognize it, and only he can solve it. He’s going to have to make some choices and priorities. What will they be?

> Luann is much more mature on how to place others first.>Really? When did that? happen?-< img src=“http://assets.amuniversal.com/74bbc8903eaf01314d7c001dd8b71c47”/>

Sorry, second link didn’t work:

strip dialog corrected to be more “current” to how men converse:

panel 1:Quill: " DUDE!"Gunth: “Dude?”

panel 2:Gunth: " ah, dude?"Quill: mmmmmm

panel 3:Gunth: “um, dude?”Quill: mmmmmm

panel 4Quill: " sigh. Dude? "Gunth: shrugs " dude"

Finally! Sheesh. Either break up and move on or fix it and move on. Quickly! This is getting tiring!

Seismic, for months and months Luann almost constantly placed Quill’s needs before her own till she finally began feeling like a doormat. That is clearly placing the needs of another first.

Nermal, gads, i hope not. I suspect Toni’s brother is going to get something like a studio cast job for spaghetti westerns, move away and place Toni and Brad in loco parentis for Shannon.

“Dump Luann, the Gal You REALLY have VERY Little in Common with and start dating Pru, Your TRUE Soul-Mate.”*Mordy – Yeah, Qu dumps (or almost dumps Lu) and suggests to Pru that they get together. At which point she laughs in his face and either tells him to get over it or that she’s gay or that she’s engaged. (pick one, only one)

Uh-oh. Looks like a Relationship Crux. Thanks, Gunny!

Before everybody gets their hopes up …Comic strip characters serve at the pleasure of the strip’s creator(s). The whole Quill/Luann issue will get resolved if/when/how the Evanses want it to.Since it’s been popping up periodically for years now, I’m guessing it will continue to pop up and go away, like Brad & Toni’s wedding plans.

Quill as Roy Thinnes / David Vincent.

Gunther. Year after year he disappoints me. Hot Rosa…nothing. Sexy Tiffany……….nothing. Now, a spark for Bernice? She is a Miss Phelps in training who will spend her days feeding pigeons in the park and mumbling to herself. Do they have to put out an Amber Alert for his libido?

well. they haven’t eaten yet since they’re just pulling out the plates and milk from the fridge, so this conversation will continue over dinner and clean-up… I’m trying to figure out what’s in those text balloons pointing at Quill in the two center panels. Those little black specks must code for mental confusion or an inability to fashion anything coherent on the topic…. or maybe he’s just murmuring nothing…

“You Load This Teen’s Ton, Whaddya Get?”^Ha ha!

Wow! Little Lulu.

To solve any problem, you must first identify the problem and realize it actually does exist..When you have done this, you are nearly finished in your solution..So what is Quil’s problem?.Pru is not a problem. She is a t best a symptom to indicate what it is..Luann is not a problem. Their troubles also indicate what is the problem. Why do they have troubles? Is it because Pru is prettier? Certainly not.. Is it because she is more attuned to what Quil is actually seeking in life?Much closer..

“There ain’t no good guys, there ain’t no bad guys. There’s only you and me and we just disagree. "

.“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”

SPOILER ALERT — .Quill tells Gunthie that he’s thinking about a ring.

There are already 143 comments. No one is going to read this.

Stop this drivel and put Luann and Quill back together.

What I find interesting is that Tiffany seems to be the only person who “gets” Gunther. She comes across as the artificial one but knows what she wants and goes for it. The others are just lame-assed fakers.