Comic #3923: the-talk

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Panel 1:

• Dad: "Son, it’s time we had… the talk."
• Son: "I know all about sex, Dad."

Panel 2:

• Dad: "Oh, you’re advanced. Good. Let’s have the relationship talk instead."

Panel 3:

• Dad: "Here goes: it is practically impossible to judge a mate at the outset of a relationship."

Panel 4:

• Dad: "Many of the things that attract you at first are irrelevant over the long term, especially considering the way in which the members of a couple subtly mold each other over time, developing a shared history."

Panel 5:

• Dad: "So, even if you’re using entirely valid criteria for selection, you may find yourself in an unhappy partnership."

Panel 6:

• Dad: "Meanwhile, someone who made a major life choice based on shallow metrics, like convenience or social status, may turn out to have a love to rival any history."

Panel 7:

• Dad: "And there’s nothing you can do about it."

Panel 8:

• Son: "This is a nightmare. Can we start over and pretend you know way more about sex than me?"

Panel 9:

• Dad: "That’s what she said."

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