Ahh, Valentine’s Day… A “holiday” that strikes fear in the hearts of the newly coupled, worried that their gift-giving and grand romantic gestures might not live up to the great expectations foisted upon us from Hallmark and countless RomComs.
It’s also a day for singles to celebrate themselves, their friends and family, and maybe thumb their nose at society’s pressure to be part of a couple come each fourteenth of February. (Hint: singles don’t need a significant other to be able to celebrate how awesome they are!)
These cartoons – originally published in the Washington Post as part of the widely-syndicated Carolyn Hax advice column – point out how complicated people and relationships are, and how sometimes you just have to shake your head and laugh.
The artist, Nick Galifianakis, has been drawing his comic “Nick and Zuzu” for the Washington Post for over twenty years. The fact that Carolyn Hax is his ex-wife – and that they continue to work together as happily divorced colleagues – adds more than just a little irony to the work of this “relationship cartoonist”.
Nick has a book of his work available in print: “If You Loved Me, You’d Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You.” The forward is written by his struggling actor cousin, Zach Galifianakis. The perfect gift for anyone with a sense of humor, or for that Ex without one!
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The Drag
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Putting it together
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Setting the bar
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Things are looking up
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
What’s the secret word…?
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Cheating?
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
But I’m different
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Signs everywhere
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Familiarity
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Someone for everyone
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Seperation
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Settling
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Realist
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Future Viral Video
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Will you be my Ex?
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Close Call
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Party of One
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Why Wait?
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Trust your instincts
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
a2 + b2 = jerk2
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Keeper
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Get that cross-stitched on a pillow
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Burn
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Anti-Romantic
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Bestseller
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Never a Second Date
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Low Bar
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
D.I.Y.
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Compliment Fail
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Tick-Tock…
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
The Hand-Me-Down
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
Amen!
Image credits: Nick Galifianakis
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