For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 17, 2020

Come on, Gordon. We know you want to get Tracey alone to “talk,” but you should at least ask Tracey if she wants to get pizza.

The four words that every man usually dreads hearing from a woman. Ironic that Gordon is the one saying them!

Two words from Gordon’s mouth, Tracey? I counted four. Brace yourself, kiddo.

In fairness, who can talk during a movie? I always put theaters at the bottom of my dating venues list because any attempt at conversation would be met with a collective “SHHHH!” around us. Not so easy to get to know someone with that hanging over your head. Now dinner BEFORE a movie…

“Tracey, you are a nice girl.” No girl wants to hear that. With those words, they know the guy is not interested.

What’s wrong with just being friends? No pressure.

Ahh, it is starting to snow and they are strolling along under the moon after the movie and need to talk. A classic scene from any number of romantic chick flicks. I’ll bet the artist is most likely a woman instead of a man. Any takers?

He wants to tell her what she wants to tell him … that they want to be just friends.

“We need to talk” usually means, “You’re going to listen….”

They went on one date. No need for “the talk”. And besides, Tracy KNOWS that she was a stand-in for Alison.

Well, hey there, El Schlubbo…. did it ever occur to you that maybe Tracy would like to go for a pizza? Or are you just so self-absorbed that you can’t think of anyone but yourself?

Since they aren’t in love with each other, what’s the point?

Uh oh! Those words portend the end of something. Of course they also precede the beginning of something as well.

“We need to talk” rarely ends up in a good place

The 4 most dreaded words in the English language…

I hear “doom” music playing in the background.

What gave u the clue? Her name.

She will want to talk as well.

Martha looks so-o-o cute in panel two.

Start the "Dragnet Theme.Dum-De-Dum Dum.

They should keep each other around as “placeholders”. Learned that in a Frasier episode.

While those 4 words usually portend unhappiness, in this case, both of them are thinking the same thing, so I would think this would come as a relief.

None of you realize that Gordon wants to just talk to Tracey with an in depth analysis of the movie. Or does he?

Ah, the fatal four words…

We need to talk. The 4 worst words a woman can say to a man. And vice versa.