(original art by Herta Burbe)

  • RedditWanderer@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 years ago

    The people on the couch don’t exist. It’s an unrealistic expectation nobody actually has.

    Edit: the unrealistic part is that they have so few corners to fit and they fit perfectly. It’s more complicated than that.

    • Azzu@lemm.ee
      2·
      2 years ago

      I don’t quite agree. Yes, it’s not as pronounced as it is displayed here, but there’s still definitely a difference in statistical compatibility amount. If you have a very unusual life situation, with a non-neurotypical mental structure, the amount of compatible partners gets smaller and smaller compared to people that have a more “common” (specifically not using the word normal here) setup going.

      • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
        1·
        2 years ago

        LGBTQ+ and non standard life situation gets ya basically zero partners, too. The dating pool for MLM is already tiny compared to cishet dating. Add into that being a caregiver for your parents and it’s basically zero dudes that are willing to even consider you as a partner. :/ But I ain’t throwing mama under the bus (or from the train) for no dick. Lol

    • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Maybe not that phrasing, but there is the phrase, “You’ll find someone”. There’s the belief that there’s somebody for everybody out there, parents eventually seem to want their kids to find someone and make grandkids. I mean, given that there’s billions of us on the planet, there’s bound to be somebody compatible out there, maybe not in your zip code or country, but they’re out there.

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 years ago

      I don’t think that’s entirely true, but even if it is, they could be accurately interpreted as one’s expectation of oneself.

      Not a healthy expectation, but a real one.

    • Herr Woland@lemmy.worldOPM
      2·
      2 years ago

      Hey thanks for mentioning the artist, I found this online and didn’t have any idea who it was, I’ll update the description

  • matisjaximus@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 years ago

    Life is complex. Being compatible just requires a partial match. It’s sweet that a piece of him matches up well with another life.

    • MoonManKipper@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I think it’s just that having a four legged friend provides some companionship. (Not that the idea of soulmates is at all useful anyway)

  • Underwaterbob@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    2 years ago

    The notion of there being someone out there who matches you perfectly or completes you is bullshit. Relationships are complex things that require hard work and compromise if you want then to work.

    This is some whiny, self-pity emo cringe and is frankly insulting to people who have made relationships work like the two on the couch who I guarantee you didn’t just fit together easily without the aforementioned hard work and compromise.

    Or it’s just a comic about a fucked up dog.