For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for February 01, 2023

My, Elizabeth, aren’t you clueless.

I got together with my partner because of her looks. Just not the looks I’ve been getting from her lately!

Sounds like a pop song…

It doesn’t get easier.

Apparently I missed those strips. I’ve always thought Liz was totally oblivious to Anthony until high school or when they met again after high school.

Anthony, a timid heart does not conquer its beloved!

That is a song lyric!

Hormones are kicking hard

The heck with Spartacus. I AM ANTHONY!

Ahhh, Young Love.

Those days may have been a long time ago for me but I still remember them. 9th grade and a boy named Nick!

In first love, both of you are uncertain, afraid the other person will not like you, and you are afraid to make a fool of yourselves by saying something. Guys don’t say anything for fear of rejection. That first love is the worst…and the best.

oof, the painful paradox of waiting for the other person to say something first…

Another entrapment coming up.

When I was Junior in high school I worked up the courage to ask a beautiful girl out on a date. She was new to school and I did not know her. She was nice and gave me her phone number. I called and she explained she was dating a guy who happened to my JV basketball team. That made for some awkward practices.

A little communication goes a long way.

Elizabeth, If you really liked Anthony then you would make the first move. While the meek may inherit the world, it will be after the world has been trod down, beat up, and run over by those less meek.

I was in a crush chain in HS. Someone on me, me on someone else, them on someone different. All too shy to do anything about it. Didn’t know until HS ended.

Anthony really likes you, Elizabeth. Have you tried talking to him? He’s shy.

If only

Relax, they are Canadian. This is not Thailand where people can’t control themselves! :P

If he’d knock the books out of your hands in the hall between classes???

Ouch. Isn’t there a song lyric something like, “I felt that old familiar pain?” Well, I just felt it.

The woulda…could ya of young ❤️!

Why does the kid in front have a giant tarantula crawling on his head?

Youth is wasted on the young.

Ah, young love. Glad I’m way past it!

Nowadays, boys expect girls to make the first move

Can’t she see that Anthony has a heart on for her?

Day two for this dead horse. How many more?

Ah, the angst of young love.

This is the real question for me. I can see why Anthony would be attracted to cute Elizabeth, but why in the world would she be attracted to him? He doesn’t talk. He doesn’t even look at her. And it’s not exactly like he is drawn to the handsome guy in school. We haven’t seen anything about the guy to recommend him. So far, he is just this guy who stalks Elizabeth.

Ah-Hah! Girls ARE telepathic !!

Building up to Valentine Day?

Typical dingbat girl with no social skills