Let's Be Fair

Lorraine Clarke

Right! No, seriously, Jeph knows guys can get insecure too. You seem to be twisting this a bit.

Summer Sudbrink

The correct response is: "Is she? I hadn't noticed."

Unanimous D

For the record, it would be equally "not ok" if she said that to him right? ... <_>_>... right?

darklion

Insert foot firmly in mouth. Here, I can help.

Stoodmuffin

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Stoodmuffin

Omfg I'll take it.

Kyle Jenkins

Dale nooooooo, you were the chosen one

Gary Walker

QC is not a romantic comedy. It is a cautionary tale about what can happen to nerds.

Will Weaver

Dale might be even more clueless than Faye or Marten...which is quite a feat.

Reyn Goldfur

This is his first serious (if not first at all) relationship, though, so he's still prone to plenty of fuckups.

Duuuuuuuuuude

Clifton Royston

Dale: "Surely nobody could have foreseen this reaction." Everybody: "We all foresaw this, and stop calling me Shirley."

Ami

Can't ship what's already canon

Mitchell Sealy

Honesty is fine and all, but maybe take a moment to compose your thoughts first.

Cole Blackblood

"Because I still love you, not her." - Come on Dale, honesty with reaffirmation!

Brent Catherman

I'm fairly clueless on these matters, but even I have enough wherewithal to know better. He's been with Marigold long enough to know she's got insecurities so while it's good to be honest he could've been more diplomatic in this situation.

Thomas Reiske

How else will Marigold start dating Emily?

Jacob Crux

Direct honesty is the best, hands down. But there’s a way to approach it carefully and with the other person in mind. Dales intentions here are golden, but she already thinks he’s cheating/likes Emily, so he needed to quash that first then deal with the jealousy

This strip makes me think I could make a fortune, or at least provide a valuable public service, by transporting myself into the universe of QC and establishing the exclusive Clue distribution franchise. But then I'd probably starve in obscurity, because the characters who are most in need of Clue probably wouldn't be able to find one with both hands, a flashlight, a GPS, a copy of CLUE FINDING FOR DUMMIES and a big flashing neon sign that said FREE CLUES RIGHT HERE.

BobC

Sigh. How about we just ship some flying Roombas. Can we do that?

Ben Russell-Gough

Yeah, Dale is earning a long string of fails when it comes to 'reassuring banter'. Unfortunately, sometimes direct honesty is not the best policy.

I don't know about anybody else, but I've definitely moved beyond one of those.

giacomo vaghi

Meanwhile Hannelore Ellicot Chatam...

Haven't they been together through at least one time jump? How have these two idiots (who I love btw) lasted this long?

*headdesk*

Fart Captor

Okay, but I don't see how Momo and May having makeup sex will calm Marigold down any

Bagge

"Also, she scores higher than you in your favorite video game"

Andrew

Mar, if you like her so much go out with her instead!

Kevin

Your both idiots but after Momo and May talk to them the will forgive each other and make up sex is the best.

Scott Vogel

Jeph if you end their relationship over this so help me!

Kyle Major

Honest is the best. Wording is god damn important too. Forethought man

Give him a shovel, he's digging himself deep and we can let him spare his hands a bit.

drij

Ah, to be young and dumb again.

Samantha Yeaman

OHHHHHH nooooooooo, Dale. What have you done? What chaos have you unleashed?

Nicholas Lopez

Marigold, Dale, you're both fucking this up. D:

Stoodmuffin

You mean Jeff is going to pull a Willis?

Stoodmuffin

Not the way to phrase that if your partner is insecure, dude.

Cody Renton

This is the part where we cut back to Faye and Bubbles, right?

Stoodmuffin

Air quotes behind someone wouldn't work, man. That line, though I see what you did there, wouldn't have worked either.