I think Bets is going to storm off tomorrow, leaving Gunther (and his french fries) to hitchhike home by himself. So no “angry” Gunther to rile fans up and more wrong-doing by Bets to keep her haters happy.
Gunther conoce a Tiffany desde hace muchos años, y a Bets desde hace dos, y a través de un sitio de citas, por lo que es obvio quien gana. Estoy seguro que a pesar de ser su novia, Gunther apenas está conociendo a la real Bets.
Poor Gunther. He can’t win no matter what. He is staying pretty cool. It is definitely no longer a romantic night. Bets likes to pick fights, and she is doing a good job of it tonight. Gunther, eat your fries, wash them down with the soda, call Uber, and go home.
Looks like Gunther decided… He did want Tiffs Romantic dinner after all! Time to say goodbye to Bets and move on to someone who cares about you, Gunther!
Oh dear. This is the point where Bets loses my sympathy. That’s a classic manipulative move that shows she’s not interested in what’s right, only who wins, while trying to make Gunther feel guilty for having an opinion different from hers. I so very much wanted her to be better than that!
Also, Gunther, after you sleep on it, go see Tiffany tomorrow and apologize. After all, make new friends but keep the old. One is silver, and the other is gold.
Yup. Gunther got it. Bets doesn’t care about the whole thing being TIFFANY’s assignment and not hers and dismissive of his suggestion that she should’ve done it the way Tiffany wanted – because it was her assignment. Gunther is now seeing and possibly having flashbacks of her past dismissiveness. He is probably mentally OMGing and asking how blind and oblivious he has been. Gunther, dump her NOW. Just walk out and go back to the McMansion and join Tiffany and Ox. Give them the good news that Bets is gone.
Okay, Now Bets is starting to lose my support. There is nothing more off-putting (in my opinion) than the paranoid “You’re just like everyone, turning against me”.
The response from Bets about how Tiffany is Gunther’s ‘old friend’ and she herself is Gunther’s ‘girlfriend’, so she (Bets) automatically loses is part of what is wrong with Bets’ way of thinking. She sees too many things as a competition when they aren’t. Gunther (who is, after all, very school-oriented) saw Tiffany trying to succeed at a school assignment (and both he and Bets have tried to help Tiffany with school). So, to Gunther, the point of the whole thing was to help Tiffany finish her project, which Tiffany had defined as ‘a romantic dinner’. Bets had jumped at the idea of using the setting of the dinner as something to entertain her followers, but it began as a school assignment. Gunther kept trying to keep that in mind, but Bets, instead, began to see it as a competition of her idea versus Tiffany’s idea. Gunther is right: no one wins here…
Gunther, if that’s how Bet’s acts when she’s “just a girlfriend” look ahead to the future when Bet’s tell you. “Oh, I’m just your wife”; the future ain’t pretty.
Gunther nails it again. It was Tiffany’s idea/project and Bets hijacked it for an elaborate pirate thing for her Instagram followers. Now rather Bets consider she was wrong, she’s playing the girlfriend card. Also, there were no guarantees that Bets would have tagged/promoted Tiffany in any posts.
I originally liked Bets, but jeez, I’ll take Shannon any day as a recurring charachter at this point. At least Shannon acts her age.
♡Bets♡ has sure loves Gunther and has helped him totally forget that he was hungry♡! True ♡♡love♡♡ can do that♡! She♡ is going to help him♡ by giving ♡him a lot of spare♡ time for studying now♡. ♡That is so considerate of ♡her♡! ♡She has something really special for you♡, Gunther – it’s called Excedrin® Headache number 267…♡♡ For when the ♡girlfriend♡ goes all crazy on you♡, I mean, all ♡crazy for you♡. Anyway, something ♡like♡ that. Saturday, riding off into the ♡moonlight♡!!
Looks like I’m going to be the first to predict a positive outcome on Saturday. I think Gunther will finally get Bets to come around. She’s not quite as angry today as she has been, and he’s using a coolly logical argument. Gunther still has one more argument to make by pointing out that Tiffany is also Bets’ friend.
One way or the other, good on Gunther for standing up for the truth and not making this about who wins.
1 : the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner also : the capacity for this
The more I see of Bets, the more I think she is devoid of this ability. I’m not saying this makes her good or evil, but the inability to do this does make a person far less understanding of others. Gunther needs to realize that he will always come after whatever Bets’ current obsession is.
He is kind of in the position of whoever Madonna’s or Lady Gaga’s boyfriend was before they became famous and moved on.
Good grief, over 800 comments yesterday, that must be a record. Gunther has a point, Bets attitude on this contributes To his apt point that everyone loses here. So the ball is in her court and given her personality, possesive and pushy, and suspicious of her friends that does not look good for them. I think a bigger picture is being constructed though so I will not jump to any conclusions yet. This might verge over to next week.
Possible Scenario #3287: Bets gets mad at Gunther and hits on Les – an act of revenge – with Les an easy mark because he hasn’t been getting dates. Gunther is devastated and Tiffany comes to the rescue. I’ve always thought Tiffany & Gunther could be a match – each in their own world but needing someone…
Over an hour and a half of comments and nobody has yet recognized the keyword for tomorrow’s strip.
Bets used the word “Mushy.”
Gunther sweeps the fries to the floor as he pulls Bets across the tabletop, plants a full deep (Described in Bull Durham) kiss on Bets and loudly proclaims:
I LIKE MUSHY!!!
He then walks out the door, accompanied by customer clapping.
All this chat leaves me wondering: when is Tiffany going to return to her lithe figure? She got plump due to Ann. At Tiffany’s age the excess weight should simply melt away now that Ann is gone.
Yet we still see her with chubby cheeks and wearing a mumu to the grand opening of her elegant restaurant.
This just seems odd for a young woman who probably has not hit 20 yet.
This is kind of building up to an ultimatum by Bets to Gunnie: "Your “old” friends like Tiff or your "current " girlfriend"….. Most are guessing Gunnie will respond by saying something like: “I have been thinking and …” followed by “Adios”, “Sayonara”, “Au Revoir”, “See ya later Alligator” etc…. I hope this does not happen but it could and then we would have Gun and Bets on the rebound. Some people think Gun and Tiff would make an interesting pair. I agree, Tiff likes Gunnie when he goes for the “Don Johnson weekend to one week shadow” look and Gunnie could see Tiff a more than just a friend if she makes the first move. However, the issues Gunnie has with Bets are the same as he would have with Tiff, the possibility of not getting a word in edgewise and likely being taken advantage of though. But there is hope for our man Gunnie! To quote Kelly Clarkson “What ever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger”. Gunnie will survive the breakup if it occurs and be better prepared for the same situation in the future. Note I said “if”, still not a guarantee they have a Quill/Luann break up scene on the horizon as G&K could go in another direction despite where this looks like this is leading up to: the final fight and break up…
WOW! Gunther is trying to reson with an angry wild beast. His probably to success are around 0,01%. Bets is insecure and jealous of Gunther’s relationship with his old friends and now he’s saying Tiffany was right. But he’s finally trying! GO GUNTHER!!! Continue to talk with her!
Don’t back down now, Gunther. Get it all out in the open.
Tell Bets that he thought the whole point of the evening was to spend time together, but that obviously wasn’t true as far as Bets was concerned. And Bets seems all too ready to tell Gunther to choose between her and Tiffany.
i hope tomorrow we see Gunther get up, tell Bets it’s over, and leave. With his fries.
So the romantic…I’m doing for him wasn’t even Bets idea to start with? But he may be able to bear her lack of romance bit at least for a season. But be careful though. Her temper tantrums can be a nightmare to deal with in the long haul. There are kinder fish in the sea out there for Gunther which would be more than willing to be caught in his net.
Do you suppose Gunther will ever find a girlfriend worthy of him? I used to think he’d be perfect for Luann, but I doubt that will happen as they are too much in the “friend zone.”
Center Panel…. (could have been)“Yeah, So”“So, when you talk with her did you take anything into consideration as to what her assignment needed to have since she was doing it for school?”Then in 3rd, the response would be…“All I am doing is asking a question. I wasn’t there. You’re smart, just answer the question yourself. I don’t have to know the answer.”
yeah, Bets has ben lost to the dark side… she’s completely lost sight that her boyfriend willingly gave up what he knew he needed to do (study) to work on a project (costumes) for her scheme (Pirate date night) which she did not properly plan or communicate through. She just pretty much just told Gunther that she ignored what Tiff said she was doing and how she was doing it, then proceeded to attempt to make him feel guilty for not joining her in her anger at his childhood friends for … checks notes dropping everything and doing things her way.
And again, I’ve seen no indication that money actually changed hands.
Bets has issues. At this point I’m seeing red flags from my own childhood, and if I were of college age and looking at serious long term commitment I’d be question getting any more serious without some major work on those issues. She’s starting to cross into emotional abuse territory. (i.e. Gunther’s not wrong about what he just asked and it’s not his (nor his friend’s fault) and that their romantic dinner only failed because of Bet’s temper and inability to consider what others are saying.)
That said, she probably has a great career ahead of her as a politician.
Yes, it was Tiffany’s school project for her business course, but Bets also was a paying customer. She offered to pay Tiffany $200 and did specify a pirate theme. If it was free, Bets couldn’t complain. Tiffany is learning to run a business where the owner needs to be upfront if they can’t meet customer requests. So paying customers get their way if we agree to take their special requests. Otherwise, deliver the experience advertised without special requests.
However, Bets is being very self-focused and not considering Gunth. She’s very dramatic and ‘poor me’ when she doesn’t get her way. Reminds me in many ways of how Tiffany used to be. Gunth needs to figure out what he wants and be really clear to Bets on where he stands. Going to be hard when he’s often so mellow — but we know he’s not mellow! Bets needs to learn to listen, and Gunther needs to learn to speak up. He definitely has started with that last panel. Gunther keep it up!
Gunther has a point. It was Tiff’s school project and her idea. Bets tried to commandeer it and made Gunther do all the grunt work on the costumes. Costumes he had no time to make and didn’t want to do in the first place.
I have to say, I am proud of Gunther. He is being cool, level-headed and having a much needed conversation with Bets. The only problem, Gun is using logic while Bets is fueled with emotion. I do hope Bets can be reasoned with in the end.
So it looks like Bets is out. Tara has one foot in Utah. Nil hasn’t been seen since he and Tara failed to respect Luann’s authoritah. Pru is long gone. Zebo and the Mooney Hall A gang are victims of COVID.
Meanwhile, Bernice is back on the main stage, and Nancy and even Frank have been featured lately.
It starts to feel like GnK are consolidating and going back to the original central cast.
Dog has said several times that Gunther became expendable to Greg before Peru, but for someone who was expendable, he sure has been visible over the last couple of years, and we now know that Luann cares about his love life. Jack has been set up to pair off with Bernice instead of Luann. I think maybe Gunther has worked his way out of Greg-purgatory and that we’re back to Gunther & Luann being the end-game of the strip, hopefully years from now.
Ok, I fully admit I completely forgot this was a school assignment thing. I still stand by what I said before about a business relationship with your client, but my bad entirely for forgetting that this was also for Tiff’s school. So, yeah, Bets is entirely in the wrong this time.
Bets has had an issue with Gunther’s concern for his friends for quite some time. That was probably my first warning bell about her a long time ago. Not for the first time I wonder whether Bets has any real friends outside of Gunther (I’m not counting Tiffany).
April 13th 2019. Bet’s “Look, I like you Gunther, and I want to go to Trekconnek. But either you’re 100% with me or your not. ALL OR NOTHING.” He(WE) were warned.*
Bets first appeared on April fools day 2019. Will this April be the finish for Bets and Gunther’s relationship. Actually, I think not. At least, not yet!
Maybe this is off-topic, but has Bets’ ethnicity ever been revealed? Just curious: I’m leaning toward Native American, but not sure why. Does anyone know?
Well this is interesting. They are having Bets morph from the smart, affectionate, level headed young woman who, admittedly is obsessed with social media (what young person isn’t these days) to a viscous, power hungry, maniacal control freak. She obviously has no real affection for Gunther and has forgotten his role in all this. He was the person who was supposed to be shown a nice romantic dinner by his girlfriend. Instead he gets to witness her preferred activity which is Cat Fight. She can always explain on her web page that Gun chose his old friends over her. That will get her some sympathy from strangers. It’s the perfect rationalization she can use to break up with him.
The girl clearly has confidence issues. Not sure he can salvage the situation. But he sure is trying. It’s really hard to give up sex. But there are other things you simply can’t give up – even for sex – like your self-respect. One more day to “pull it out”, Gun…
Gunther hasn’t learned to sit there and just say “Yes Dear” like the obedient BF that Bets expects him to be. He showed such promise being subservient and following orders. He shelved studying, made costumes, etc and now this!
There was an earlier comment from Live2Read about how this disagreement between Bets and Gunther is just like what happened between Luann and Quill. I tried to respond, but wasn’t sure my comment was saved. I don’t agree with Live2Read on this. Luann was concerned about Quill being unable or unwilling to make time in his life for a relationship. Work/career would always be first for Quill. In this case, Bets is concerned because she believes that Gunther’s first loyalty would always be to his ‘old friends’ , rather than her as his girlfriend, and Bets also seems to see everything as a competition that has to be won. Very different, IMO…
Gunther’s right here, he’s just not very persuasive about it. Bets leaves herself open to comebacks that could show her the error of her ways without causing her to become too defensive (and therefore bring everything to a good resolution), but Gunther isn’t exploiting these openings.
Which is, of course, completely true to real life. People are not known for using the best option.
It is just sad and discouraging that Greg has continued to have Bets become less pleasant this arc. I have really liked Bets as a character and Bets and Gunther together as a couple.
But…. one thing to keep in mind…. and it is easy to sometimes forget about this…. is that all of this rancor is being experienced over the span of perhaps at most 2-3 hours. And with that time frame in mind…. I sure as hell can say that I know people (including myself) who have been rather angry and upset for that amount of time…. and then later realized they (and I have too) are looking at things in the wrong way. This kind of realization is what I am hoping to have occur in Bets regarding this matter. Maybe Bets will grow from this and become less competitive, less focused on only her game plans.
I am actually very happy (and just a tad surprised) that Gunther has been keeping so calm and collected about this whole mess. Like many, I was a bit worried he might join the argument and get his own grouchy face on. As of this point…. and especially with his analysis today…. I think Gunther is doing awfully damn well here!!!
So…. I am still hoping and thinking that Bets will eventually chill out and realize the errors of her ways. I suspect Tiffany will get over her frustrations quickly enough (and I still think Tiffany was fine in what she did…. she did not accept money…. she SAID she didn’t “do” pirates to Bets before the event, and she worked hard for her class assignment. And, I hope/suspect even with this bump in the road…. Bets and Gunther can still be a good couple together.
Alright, even before looking at the other comments, I think we’re all agreed. Dump her or fix her, but this cannot continue. If Bets at least has some kind of epiphany about her behaviour, or if this leads to Tiff becoming a better person somehow, then this won’t have been a completely wasted relationship.
Several commenters have been anticipating—in some cases eagerly anticipating—a break-up. I, to the contrary, think we’re heading for a reconciliation, and I look forward to seeing Bets and Gunther at TTFT, Take Two. Perhaps it will happen next week, or perhaps only after we take some time to check up on Brad and Toni and/or Luann, Bernice, and Tara, and to let Dez’s next harvest come in.
I can picture them now: Bets resplendent in an ever-so-elegant evening gown, Gunther in white tie and tails. This time, perhaps Bets will appreciate all the effort and expense Tiff has put in …
Hmmm, I think we’ve heard this song before. The green eyed monster rises once again. On one hand Bets seems domineering, but on the other hand she also seems insecure in this relationship. As soon as Gunther gives the slightest hint of supporting any of his friends, she questions his loyalty to her. Kind of an “all or nothing” person? Gunther seems weary of being between the rock and the hard place….again. What will it take to either end this cycle or correct it? Hmmmm :-)
I still hope Gunth will say something that will penetrate Bets’ one sided ‘all me or nothing’ attitude. I don’t think he will get up and walk out on her but she might do that to him. Sadly, Bets probably doesn’t have any real friends to turn to should she leave; she has a big following on social media but those aren’t real friends. What good are a bunch of ‘likes’ on social media when you need someone to talk to?
Bets, my dear, you’re starting to get a little tiresome. Sometimes its best to just let things go. Pick your battles, etc. Of course, that usually takes years of life experience to learn (some never do). But good looks will only go so far -eventually, the ‘shine’ fades and resentment will set in.
this is how they get rid of going nowhere characters and or plot line. someone said betts and less , now that would be interesting for a while. have gunther try to sleep with those two getting busy in another room.
Note to Gunther: In 1972, a very wise man named Rick Nelson made the following observation: “You can’t please everyone, so you’ve got to please yourself”. Food for thought……
Whatever empathy Bets may once have had has become lost in her growing narcissism. A split between her and Gunther now seems unavoidable; it’s just a question of how soon and how dramatic….
In my 60-plus years of life, I have known people, both male and female, like Bets. (I almost married one.) I don’t know that Bets is exactly like them, but basically, I think she will not listen to reason, will not be comforted with reassurances from Gunther, and will not be happy at all unless Gunther is in complete agreement with her point of view. She will also punish him for having DARED not to agree with her first thing, even if they stay together. And maybe this is a little bit too much “real life”, but I really worry about them leaving in her car together or apart. She is so angry that she shouldn’t be driving. (Studies have shown that emotional driving is at least as dangerous as drunk driving). If Gunther is with her, he is in danger, too. I hope nothing happens regarding that (and people sometimes tell me to quit being a nurse and EMT, lol!). G&K are known for surprises, so I won’t hazard a guess as to what comes next. I do, however, hope that this arc comes to an end (or at least is temporarily dropped) tomorrow, as I am unusually weary of the whole thing. (Perhaps due to past experiences, who knows?)
Be good to your friends. Be good to your friends who are good to their friends. Be good to your friends who are good to their friends who are good to their friends who are good to their friends…. (But what all the friends in this infinitely recursive chain fail to be good to ALL their friends??))
Or just do the best you can and live with the results.
Boy does she sound like my former sister-in-law, who has Borderline Personality Disorder. If anyone’s in a relationship with someone like this, I highly recommend the book, “I Hate You Don’t Leave Me” to understand why they act like that and what you can do (and what doesn’t make any difference like it would with a normal person.)
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
good call in the end, Gunther
AnyFace over 3 years ago
Mordock999 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Well it won’t be long now.
And I’ve noticed that Gunther has indeed, “wised up.”
He now has his fries well out of reach. :)
GirlGeek Premium Member over 3 years ago
She’s still talking about it… just shut up
R.W.Singer -SF over 3 years ago
Get out Gunner……NOW!
Cheapskate0 over 3 years ago
Sad. It appears that G&K have trashed perhaps the most interesting new character in this strip.
On the other hand, Gunther didn’t blow a gasket (as many were expecting).
ronaldspence over 3 years ago
Warning! Warning! Danger Will Robinson!
beb01 over 3 years ago
I think Bets is going to storm off tomorrow, leaving Gunther (and his french fries) to hitchhike home by himself. So no “angry” Gunther to rile fans up and more wrong-doing by Bets to keep her haters happy.
linus82 over 3 years ago
Gunther conoce a Tiffany desde hace muchos años, y a Bets desde hace dos, y a través de un sitio de citas, por lo que es obvio quien gana. Estoy seguro que a pesar de ser su novia, Gunther apenas está conociendo a la real Bets.
wantcomicsnow over 3 years ago
Yes. Yes, Gunther you are absolutely right.
And if you keep trying to be the voice of reason, you will be the biggest loser. :P
Willow Mt Lyon over 3 years ago
Poor Gunther. He can’t win no matter what. He is staying pretty cool. It is definitely no longer a romantic night. Bets likes to pick fights, and she is doing a good job of it tonight. Gunther, eat your fries, wash them down with the soda, call Uber, and go home.
lvlax over 3 years ago
Looks like Gunther decided… He did want Tiffs Romantic dinner after all! Time to say goodbye to Bets and move on to someone who cares about you, Gunther!
DoloresJ.Nurss over 3 years ago
Oh dear. This is the point where Bets loses my sympathy. That’s a classic manipulative move that shows she’s not interested in what’s right, only who wins, while trying to make Gunther feel guilty for having an opinion different from hers. I so very much wanted her to be better than that!
Willow Mt Lyon over 3 years ago
Also, Gunther, after you sleep on it, go see Tiffany tomorrow and apologize. After all, make new friends but keep the old. One is silver, and the other is gold.
lvlax over 3 years ago
Damn, he’s got enough fries in that box to feed a family of 4! Taking NO chances! LOL
capricorn9th over 3 years ago
Yup. Gunther got it. Bets doesn’t care about the whole thing being TIFFANY’s assignment and not hers and dismissive of his suggestion that she should’ve done it the way Tiffany wanted – because it was her assignment. Gunther is now seeing and possibly having flashbacks of her past dismissiveness. He is probably mentally OMGing and asking how blind and oblivious he has been. Gunther, dump her NOW. Just walk out and go back to the McMansion and join Tiffany and Ox. Give them the good news that Bets is gone.
howtheduck over 3 years ago
Gunther is starting to lose…lose his sanity.
wantcomicsnow over 3 years ago
It’s too bad Bets didn’t pick up on Gunther’s statement: “It’s romantic, It’s the two that counts.” He did try.
Caldonia over 3 years ago
He’s sure breaking the fourth wall there.
ericbrower over 3 years ago
Okay, Now Bets is starting to lose my support. There is nothing more off-putting (in my opinion) than the paranoid “You’re just like everyone, turning against me”.
Joe1962 over 3 years ago
Good call Gunther you are dealing with a classic manipulative bitch. Now go Tiff and apologize to her.
notbornyesterday over 3 years ago
One thing for sure Gunther, you not winning.
kenhense over 3 years ago
When a woman is ranting, either get on board with her – or walk the plank.
Argythree over 3 years ago
The response from Bets about how Tiffany is Gunther’s ‘old friend’ and she herself is Gunther’s ‘girlfriend’, so she (Bets) automatically loses is part of what is wrong with Bets’ way of thinking. She sees too many things as a competition when they aren’t. Gunther (who is, after all, very school-oriented) saw Tiffany trying to succeed at a school assignment (and both he and Bets have tried to help Tiffany with school). So, to Gunther, the point of the whole thing was to help Tiffany finish her project, which Tiffany had defined as ‘a romantic dinner’. Bets had jumped at the idea of using the setting of the dinner as something to entertain her followers, but it began as a school assignment. Gunther kept trying to keep that in mind, but Bets, instead, began to see it as a competition of her idea versus Tiffany’s idea. Gunther is right: no one wins here…
oddhumor over 3 years ago
Gunther is speaking for a lot of the readers in the last panel.
JCB over 3 years ago
Someone here definitely needs to lose.
notbornyesterday over 3 years ago
Gunther, if that’s how Bet’s acts when she’s “just a girlfriend” look ahead to the future when Bet’s tell you. “Oh, I’m just your wife”; the future ain’t pretty.
seanyj over 3 years ago
Break Up Alert Luann fans!
JonGoss over 3 years ago
Gunther nails it again. It was Tiffany’s idea/project and Bets hijacked it for an elaborate pirate thing for her Instagram followers. Now rather Bets consider she was wrong, she’s playing the girlfriend card. Also, there were no guarantees that Bets would have tagged/promoted Tiffany in any posts.
I originally liked Bets, but jeez, I’ll take Shannon any day as a recurring charachter at this point. At least Shannon acts her age.
Brdshtt Premium Member over 3 years ago
♡Bets♡ has sure loves Gunther and has helped him totally forget that he was hungry♡! True ♡♡love♡♡ can do that♡! She♡ is going to help him♡ by giving ♡him a lot of spare♡ time for studying now♡. ♡That is so considerate of ♡her♡! ♡She has something really special for you♡, Gunther – it’s called Excedrin® Headache number 267…♡♡ For when the ♡girlfriend♡ goes all crazy on you♡, I mean, all ♡crazy for you♡. Anyway, something ♡like♡ that. Saturday, riding off into the ♡moonlight♡!!
Rhetorical_Question over 3 years ago
Gunther-stop being an engineer. Bets feel unappreciated and she needs your ability to agree with her feelings. No logic
Asharah over 3 years ago
Gunther should have listened to Les. Did I actually say that?
SJhapamama over 3 years ago
Hate to say it, Gunth, but you should’ve listened to Les…
Airman over 3 years ago
Final frame Gunther’s statement gets the Bingo
AnnaLisa Snow Premium Member over 3 years ago
Run, Gunther, run!
PeterPirate over 3 years ago
Looks like I’m going to be the first to predict a positive outcome on Saturday. I think Gunther will finally get Bets to come around. She’s not quite as angry today as she has been, and he’s using a coolly logical argument. Gunther still has one more argument to make by pointing out that Tiffany is also Bets’ friend.
One way or the other, good on Gunther for standing up for the truth and not making this about who wins.
bytebot-gocomics over 3 years ago
From Merriam Webster:empathy noun
Definition of empathy
1 : the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner also : the capacity for this
The more I see of Bets, the more I think she is devoid of this ability. I’m not saying this makes her good or evil, but the inability to do this does make a person far less understanding of others. Gunther needs to realize that he will always come after whatever Bets’ current obsession is.
He is kind of in the position of whoever Madonna’s or Lady Gaga’s boyfriend was before they became famous and moved on.
bytebot-gocomics over 3 years ago
Say, what do you call a chicken with a piece of lettuce in its eye?
Chicken sees a salad!
Baarorso over 3 years ago
Gunth, I hope you’re beginning to see how possessive and arrogant Bets is. DROP HER LIKE A BAD HABIT, NOW!
luann1212 over 3 years ago
Good grief, over 800 comments yesterday, that must be a record. Gunther has a point, Bets attitude on this contributes To his apt point that everyone loses here. So the ball is in her court and given her personality, possesive and pushy, and suspicious of her friends that does not look good for them. I think a bigger picture is being constructed though so I will not jump to any conclusions yet. This might verge over to next week.
R.W. Singer Sr. over 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure Ox is feeling like a winner.
kenhense over 3 years ago
Possible Scenario #3287: Bets gets mad at Gunther and hits on Les – an act of revenge – with Les an easy mark because he hasn’t been getting dates. Gunther is devastated and Tiffany comes to the rescue. I’ve always thought Tiffany & Gunther could be a match – each in their own world but needing someone…
Don Draper over 3 years ago
Gunther, take it from me….
Unless you’re willing to sit in the penalty box of the relationship, never use logic and common sense when it undermines your significant other.
Vilyehm over 3 years ago
Over an hour and a half of comments and nobody has yet recognized the keyword for tomorrow’s strip.
Bets used the word “Mushy.”
Gunther sweeps the fries to the floor as he pulls Bets across the tabletop, plants a full deep (Described in Bull Durham) kiss on Bets and loudly proclaims:
I LIKE MUSHY!!!
He then walks out the door, accompanied by customer clapping.
End of current arc.
But not of the relationship….
Redemption to follow.
mysterysciencefreezer over 3 years ago
IT’s as if Evans and Evans assumed all along that Bets’ (justified) freak out at Tiff wouldn’t be enough to turn the tide of hatedom.
bytebot-gocomics over 3 years ago
All this chat leaves me wondering: when is Tiffany going to return to her lithe figure? She got plump due to Ann. At Tiffany’s age the excess weight should simply melt away now that Ann is gone.
Yet we still see her with chubby cheeks and wearing a mumu to the grand opening of her elegant restaurant.
This just seems odd for a young woman who probably has not hit 20 yet.
cowchips over 3 years ago
Kind of like Prince Harry any Meghan?
tonypezzano over 3 years ago
In that panel all are losers. At Tiffany’s place they lost the losers.
Chopped Fowl over 3 years ago
Gunther, … leave the girl, take the fries …..
TampaFanatic1 over 3 years ago
This is kind of building up to an ultimatum by Bets to Gunnie: "Your “old” friends like Tiff or your "current " girlfriend"….. Most are guessing Gunnie will respond by saying something like: “I have been thinking and …” followed by “Adios”, “Sayonara”, “Au Revoir”, “See ya later Alligator” etc…. I hope this does not happen but it could and then we would have Gun and Bets on the rebound. Some people think Gun and Tiff would make an interesting pair. I agree, Tiff likes Gunnie when he goes for the “Don Johnson weekend to one week shadow” look and Gunnie could see Tiff a more than just a friend if she makes the first move. However, the issues Gunnie has with Bets are the same as he would have with Tiff, the possibility of not getting a word in edgewise and likely being taken advantage of though. But there is hope for our man Gunnie! To quote Kelly Clarkson “What ever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger”. Gunnie will survive the breakup if it occurs and be better prepared for the same situation in the future. Note I said “if”, still not a guarantee they have a Quill/Luann break up scene on the horizon as G&K could go in another direction despite where this looks like this is leading up to: the final fight and break up…
Vilyehm over 3 years ago
Sorry, but those hearts are becoming a bit like Shannon.
Too much too often becomes annoying.
♡
Aladar30 Premium Member over 3 years ago
WOW! Gunther is trying to reson with an angry wild beast. His probably to success are around 0,01%. Bets is insecure and jealous of Gunther’s relationship with his old friends and now he’s saying Tiffany was right. But he’s finally trying! GO GUNTHER!!! Continue to talk with her!
sueb1863 over 3 years ago
Don’t back down now, Gunther. Get it all out in the open.
Tell Bets that he thought the whole point of the evening was to spend time together, but that obviously wasn’t true as far as Bets was concerned. And Bets seems all too ready to tell Gunther to choose between her and Tiffany.
i hope tomorrow we see Gunther get up, tell Bets it’s over, and leave. With his fries.
trantor0815 over 3 years ago
It is all just about misguided communication
Holilubillkori Premium Member over 3 years ago
In the beginning I liked Bets..but unfortunately she is just self-serving 24/7..
shamest Premium Member over 3 years ago
Gunther time to fly
Troglodyte over 3 years ago
Lovers’ tiff over Tiff! Hope Bets gets over her dark mood and sees that there’s more than one way to look at the evening’s happenings.
Johnnyrico over 3 years ago
Well, the evening rolled over into a nose-dive, and it’s turned into an inverted spin…. next up is crash ‘n burn..
tremaine53 over 3 years ago
Not Ox! HE isn’t losing!
electricpostcard over 3 years ago
So the romantic…I’m doing for him wasn’t even Bets idea to start with? But he may be able to bear her lack of romance bit at least for a season. But be careful though. Her temper tantrums can be a nightmare to deal with in the long haul. There are kinder fish in the sea out there for Gunther which would be more than willing to be caught in his net.
BradFilippone over 3 years ago
Do you suppose Gunther will ever find a girlfriend worthy of him? I used to think he’d be perfect for Luann, but I doubt that will happen as they are too much in the “friend zone.”
Searsportguy over 3 years ago
Center Panel…. (could have been)“Yeah, So”“So, when you talk with her did you take anything into consideration as to what her assignment needed to have since she was doing it for school?”Then in 3rd, the response would be…“All I am doing is asking a question. I wasn’t there. You’re smart, just answer the question yourself. I don’t have to know the answer.”
mr , b over 3 years ago
Some times it is JUST not worth it , walk away .
cinlou4u over 3 years ago
Geez Gunther. Grow a pair. Stand up for yourself and your friend.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 3 years ago
Bets! You are FIRED!
TheElderGodfather over 3 years ago
yeah, Bets has ben lost to the dark side… she’s completely lost sight that her boyfriend willingly gave up what he knew he needed to do (study) to work on a project (costumes) for her scheme (Pirate date night) which she did not properly plan or communicate through. She just pretty much just told Gunther that she ignored what Tiff said she was doing and how she was doing it, then proceeded to attempt to make him feel guilty for not joining her in her anger at his childhood friends for … checks notes dropping everything and doing things her way.
And again, I’ve seen no indication that money actually changed hands.
Bets has issues. At this point I’m seeing red flags from my own childhood, and if I were of college age and looking at serious long term commitment I’d be question getting any more serious without some major work on those issues. She’s starting to cross into emotional abuse territory. (i.e. Gunther’s not wrong about what he just asked and it’s not his (nor his friend’s fault) and that their romantic dinner only failed because of Bet’s temper and inability to consider what others are saying.)
That said, she probably has a great career ahead of her as a politician.
JonnyT over 3 years ago
Ooooh, I forgot it was a school assignment. Ok, I’m back on Team Tiffany now!
russef over 3 years ago
DUMP HER NOW!
Odin over 3 years ago
My guess is that she wants the wicked weenie.
RickMcdermott over 3 years ago
Time to tell her goodbye for good gunner nothing but trouble
Kirsten Reitan Premium Member over 3 years ago
Yes, it was Tiffany’s school project for her business course, but Bets also was a paying customer. She offered to pay Tiffany $200 and did specify a pirate theme. If it was free, Bets couldn’t complain. Tiffany is learning to run a business where the owner needs to be upfront if they can’t meet customer requests. So paying customers get their way if we agree to take their special requests. Otherwise, deliver the experience advertised without special requests.
Kirsten Reitan Premium Member over 3 years ago
However, Bets is being very self-focused and not considering Gunth. She’s very dramatic and ‘poor me’ when she doesn’t get her way. Reminds me in many ways of how Tiffany used to be. Gunth needs to figure out what he wants and be really clear to Bets on where he stands. Going to be hard when he’s often so mellow — but we know he’s not mellow! Bets needs to learn to listen, and Gunther needs to learn to speak up. He definitely has started with that last panel. Gunther keep it up!
ellisc over 3 years ago
The customer is always right goes the old adage and Bets WAS the customer!
Jim2g over 3 years ago
No reasoning with her
Ellis97 over 3 years ago
Boy, talk about possessive and clingy.
Bernedoodle over 3 years ago
Life lesson: Never use logical reasoning with an irrational person.
ctolson over 3 years ago
Gunth is maybe finally starting to get female smart.
lunapeachie over 3 years ago
Gunther has a point. It was Tiff’s school project and her idea. Bets tried to commandeer it and made Gunther do all the grunt work on the costumes. Costumes he had no time to make and didn’t want to do in the first place.
Tyge over 3 years ago
Hey! G-man! That’s what we’ve been saying all along!
preacherman Premium Member over 3 years ago
Gunt was going so good till he opened his mouth and used logic and deductive reasoning. The Tiff/Betts spat is anything but logical.
Tyge over 3 years ago
OR! “Maybe we should have taken advantage of what she offered!”
Frosty The Snowman over 3 years ago
Gunther has a real fight on his hands… who will win, the big head or the little head?
M4kh41 over 3 years ago
Actually, Gunther’s the only one losing here.
Mr. JRB over 3 years ago
We readers are the real losers here
Airman over 3 years ago
Gunther is the Albatross on this Ship of Fools, dump him.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 3 years ago
Amen to Gunther’s last line.
Wlly Blly over 3 years ago
While I still think it was Tiffany’s fault for not making it clear to Bets what she was doing, Bets is just going off the rails here.
tabsspam over 3 years ago
Run, Gun. Run.
Katecst over 3 years ago
I had forgotten that it was a school assignment. Tiff will have an interesting report to write up.
rrsltx over 3 years ago
Wait… Bets isn’t filming the drama here for her doting fans?
dv1093 over 3 years ago
I’m telling ya Gunth – turn, and run.
DG over 3 years ago
I have to say, I am proud of Gunther. He is being cool, level-headed and having a much needed conversation with Bets. The only problem, Gun is using logic while Bets is fueled with emotion. I do hope Bets can be reasoned with in the end.
Cincoflex over 3 years ago
I feel for Gunther, who genuinely likes both of these girls (for different reasons) but he is such a passive character in general.
RSH over 3 years ago
“…. a mushy thing.., she wins …I lose..” Sounds like 4 year old mentality. What’s Gunther to do now? His processing capabilities are hitting a wall.
Need coffee over 3 years ago
So it looks like Bets is out. Tara has one foot in Utah. Nil hasn’t been seen since he and Tara failed to respect Luann’s authoritah. Pru is long gone. Zebo and the Mooney Hall A gang are victims of COVID.
Meanwhile, Bernice is back on the main stage, and Nancy and even Frank have been featured lately.
It starts to feel like GnK are consolidating and going back to the original central cast.
Dog has said several times that Gunther became expendable to Greg before Peru, but for someone who was expendable, he sure has been visible over the last couple of years, and we now know that Luann cares about his love life. Jack has been set up to pair off with Bernice instead of Luann. I think maybe Gunther has worked his way out of Greg-purgatory and that we’re back to Gunther & Luann being the end-game of the strip, hopefully years from now.
TwilightFaze over 3 years ago
Ok, I fully admit I completely forgot this was a school assignment thing. I still stand by what I said before about a business relationship with your client, but my bad entirely for forgetting that this was also for Tiff’s school. So, yeah, Bets is entirely in the wrong this time.
percheronhitch6 over 3 years ago
Gunther 10 points for the win!
kauri44 over 3 years ago
Bets has had an issue with Gunther’s concern for his friends for quite some time. That was probably my first warning bell about her a long time ago. Not for the first time I wonder whether Bets has any real friends outside of Gunther (I’m not counting Tiffany).
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 3 years ago
Women, never try to figure them out. Just hug them!
Terminal Frost Premium Member over 3 years ago
April 13th 2019. Bet’s “Look, I like you Gunther, and I want to go to Trekconnek. But either you’re 100% with me or your not. ALL OR NOTHING.” He(WE) were warned.*
RSH over 3 years ago
Right now Bets reminds me of Shannon.
Tyge over 3 years ago
Bets first appeared on April fools day 2019. Will this April be the finish for Bets and Gunther’s relationship. Actually, I think not. At least, not yet!
Mayor Snorkum over 3 years ago
Maybe this is off-topic, but has Bets’ ethnicity ever been revealed? Just curious: I’m leaning toward Native American, but not sure why. Does anyone know?
Michael G. over 3 years ago
Gunther? Run! Don’t look back and don’t stop!
comic reader 22 over 3 years ago
Well this is interesting. They are having Bets morph from the smart, affectionate, level headed young woman who, admittedly is obsessed with social media (what young person isn’t these days) to a viscous, power hungry, maniacal control freak. She obviously has no real affection for Gunther and has forgotten his role in all this. He was the person who was supposed to be shown a nice romantic dinner by his girlfriend. Instead he gets to witness her preferred activity which is Cat Fight. She can always explain on her web page that Gun chose his old friends over her. That will get her some sympathy from strangers. It’s the perfect rationalization she can use to break up with him.
Code the Enforcer over 3 years ago
… “So she wins, I lose?” …
Ahhh, the ol’ Emotional Ultimatum !! … Gunther shouldn’t just walk away for more fries … He should walk away. Period. …
Numbnumb over 3 years ago
So Gunther is dating a first class Witch???
Call me Ishmael over 3 years ago
The girl clearly has confidence issues. Not sure he can salvage the situation. But he sure is trying. It’s really hard to give up sex. But there are other things you simply can’t give up – even for sex – like your self-respect. One more day to “pull it out”, Gun…
Vorticia over 3 years ago
Wake up and smell the narcissist Gunth, time to get rid of that stink.
martynhappyone over 3 years ago
Gunther hasn’t learned to sit there and just say “Yes Dear” like the obedient BF that Bets expects him to be. He showed such promise being subservient and following orders. He shelved studying, made costumes, etc and now this!
catsarose over 3 years ago
Gunther, please kick her to the curb!!
dknutson01 over 3 years ago
So Greg finally adds another character of color and he makes her this way? This is getting old. >:(
Argythree over 3 years ago
There was an earlier comment from Live2Read about how this disagreement between Bets and Gunther is just like what happened between Luann and Quill. I tried to respond, but wasn’t sure my comment was saved. I don’t agree with Live2Read on this. Luann was concerned about Quill being unable or unwilling to make time in his life for a relationship. Work/career would always be first for Quill. In this case, Bets is concerned because she believes that Gunther’s first loyalty would always be to his ‘old friends’ , rather than her as his girlfriend, and Bets also seems to see everything as a competition that has to be won. Very different, IMO…
greenlynn Premium Member over 3 years ago
Well that conversation went south in a hurry!
BJShipley1 over 3 years ago
Gunther’s right here, he’s just not very persuasive about it. Bets leaves herself open to comebacks that could show her the error of her ways without causing her to become too defensive (and therefore bring everything to a good resolution), but Gunther isn’t exploiting these openings.
Which is, of course, completely true to real life. People are not known for using the best option.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 3 years ago
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It is just sad and discouraging that Greg has continued to have Bets become less pleasant this arc. I have really liked Bets as a character and Bets and Gunther together as a couple.
But…. one thing to keep in mind…. and it is easy to sometimes forget about this…. is that all of this rancor is being experienced over the span of perhaps at most 2-3 hours. And with that time frame in mind…. I sure as hell can say that I know people (including myself) who have been rather angry and upset for that amount of time…. and then later realized they (and I have too) are looking at things in the wrong way. This kind of realization is what I am hoping to have occur in Bets regarding this matter. Maybe Bets will grow from this and become less competitive, less focused on only her game plans.
I am actually very happy (and just a tad surprised) that Gunther has been keeping so calm and collected about this whole mess. Like many, I was a bit worried he might join the argument and get his own grouchy face on. As of this point…. and especially with his analysis today…. I think Gunther is doing awfully damn well here!!!
So…. I am still hoping and thinking that Bets will eventually chill out and realize the errors of her ways. I suspect Tiffany will get over her frustrations quickly enough (and I still think Tiffany was fine in what she did…. she did not accept money…. she SAID she didn’t “do” pirates to Bets before the event, and she worked hard for her class assignment. And, I hope/suspect even with this bump in the road…. Bets and Gunther can still be a good couple together.
LeighBurton over 3 years ago
Bets has been a jerk ever since she joined the Luann comic! Gunther is right!
forestkat2015 over 3 years ago
Bets just said it herself : “I lose”. She’s self absorbed and quite needy and, I suspect, soon to ba alone with her issues.
Decepticomic over 3 years ago
Alright, even before looking at the other comments, I think we’re all agreed. Dump her or fix her, but this cannot continue. If Bets at least has some kind of epiphany about her behaviour, or if this leads to Tiff becoming a better person somehow, then this won’t have been a completely wasted relationship.
Ginny Premium Member over 3 years ago
Never pit an old friend against a girlfriend. The latter is easily replaced.
outonalimb over 3 years ago
Several commenters have been anticipating—in some cases eagerly anticipating—a break-up. I, to the contrary, think we’re heading for a reconciliation, and I look forward to seeing Bets and Gunther at TTFT, Take Two. Perhaps it will happen next week, or perhaps only after we take some time to check up on Brad and Toni and/or Luann, Bernice, and Tara, and to let Dez’s next harvest come in.
I can picture them now: Bets resplendent in an ever-so-elegant evening gown, Gunther in white tie and tails. This time, perhaps Bets will appreciate all the effort and expense Tiff has put in …
dcoyote over 3 years ago
I’m really disappointed on how immature Bets really is, but Gunther has shown a lot of maturity during all this
YorkGirl Premium Member over 3 years ago
Hmmm, I think we’ve heard this song before. The green eyed monster rises once again. On one hand Bets seems domineering, but on the other hand she also seems insecure in this relationship. As soon as Gunther gives the slightest hint of supporting any of his friends, she questions his loyalty to her. Kind of an “all or nothing” person? Gunther seems weary of being between the rock and the hard place….again. What will it take to either end this cycle or correct it? Hmmmm :-)
Statick over 3 years ago
Gunther, you chose wrong, buddy. Always go with what the girlfriend wants, especially if you like her.
cmxx over 3 years ago
Gunth gets wise. Wonder if it’ll last . . . nah.
CoreyTaylor1 over 3 years ago
How can Bets eat when she’s so full of herself?
RSH over 3 years ago
I still hope Gunth will say something that will penetrate Bets’ one sided ‘all me or nothing’ attitude. I don’t think he will get up and walk out on her but she might do that to him. Sadly, Bets probably doesn’t have any real friends to turn to should she leave; she has a big following on social media but those aren’t real friends. What good are a bunch of ‘likes’ on social media when you need someone to talk to?
brewingbiker over 3 years ago
Bets, my dear, you’re starting to get a little tiresome. Sometimes its best to just let things go. Pick your battles, etc. Of course, that usually takes years of life experience to learn (some never do). But good looks will only go so far -eventually, the ‘shine’ fades and resentment will set in.
cat3crazy Premium Member over 3 years ago
Bets has been controlling and manipulative from day one. He needs to step back and think before spending any more time with her.
asrialfeeple over 3 years ago
Gunth, dude, it might be time to bail.
bakana over 3 years ago
Gunther’s First impulse is always “Can’t we all just be Friends?”.
When dealing with Angry Girlfriends, that is not usually a good strategy to start out with.
PhoenixHocking over 3 years ago
I think the only “winner” here, was Ox.
realdeedizzle over 3 years ago
this is how they get rid of going nowhere characters and or plot line. someone said betts and less , now that would be interesting for a while. have gunther try to sleep with those two getting busy in another room.
BlitzMcD over 3 years ago
Note to Gunther: In 1972, a very wise man named Rick Nelson made the following observation: “You can’t please everyone, so you’ve got to please yourself”. Food for thought……
w16521 over 3 years ago
Gunther needs to dump Bets now. She is everything you don’t want in a gf.
Sisyphos over 3 years ago
Whatever empathy Bets may once have had has become lost in her growing narcissism. A split between her and Gunther now seems unavoidable; it’s just a question of how soon and how dramatic….
finnygirl Premium Member over 3 years ago
In my 60-plus years of life, I have known people, both male and female, like Bets. (I almost married one.) I don’t know that Bets is exactly like them, but basically, I think she will not listen to reason, will not be comforted with reassurances from Gunther, and will not be happy at all unless Gunther is in complete agreement with her point of view. She will also punish him for having DARED not to agree with her first thing, even if they stay together. And maybe this is a little bit too much “real life”, but I really worry about them leaving in her car together or apart. She is so angry that she shouldn’t be driving. (Studies have shown that emotional driving is at least as dangerous as drunk driving). If Gunther is with her, he is in danger, too. I hope nothing happens regarding that (and people sometimes tell me to quit being a nurse and EMT, lol!). G&K are known for surprises, so I won’t hazard a guess as to what comes next. I do, however, hope that this arc comes to an end (or at least is temporarily dropped) tomorrow, as I am unusually weary of the whole thing. (Perhaps due to past experiences, who knows?)
Mary Sullivan Premium Member over 3 years ago
Truer words.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 3 years ago
Be good to your friends. Be good to your friends who are good to their friends. Be good to your friends who are good to their friends who are good to their friends who are good to their friends…. (But what all the friends in this infinitely recursive chain fail to be good to ALL their friends??))
Or just do the best you can and live with the results.
amaryllis2 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Boy does she sound like my former sister-in-law, who has Borderline Personality Disorder. If anyone’s in a relationship with someone like this, I highly recommend the book, “I Hate You Don’t Leave Me” to understand why they act like that and what you can do (and what doesn’t make any difference like it would with a normal person.)
Alia Noora almost 3 years ago
Bets is very selfish.