Let's Be Fair

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

Lorraine Clarke

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

Summer Sudbrink

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

Unanimous D

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

darklion

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Stoodmuffin

Omfg I'll take it.

Stoodmuffin

Dale nooooooo, you were the chosen one

Kyle Jenkins

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

Gary Walker

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

Will Weaver

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

Reyn Goldfur

Duuuuuuuuuude

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

Clifton Royston

Can't ship what's already canon

Ami

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

Mitchell Sealy

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

Cole Blackblood

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.

Brent Catherman

How else will Marigold start dating Emily?

Thomas Reiske

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

Jacob Crux

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.

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

BobC

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

Ben Russell-Gough

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

Meanwhile Hannelore Ellicot Chatam...

giacomo vaghi

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

*headdesk*

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

Fart Captor

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

Bagge

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

Andrew

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

Kevin

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

Scott Vogel

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

Kyle Major

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

Ah, to be young and dumb again.

drij

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

Samantha Yeaman

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

Nicholas Lopez

You mean Jeff is going to pull a Willis?

Stoodmuffin

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

Stoodmuffin

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

Cody Renton

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

Stoodmuffin