The pregnant woman feels big and unattractive, little realizing the effect the appearance of a pregnant woman has on men, like John today. I remember reading about a study on the subject some years ago, but I can’t find it.
Well done John! I was just thinking about this yesterday as my wife and I come up on our daughters 1st birthday. She was completely oblivious to this as well when she was pregnant.
That sculpture of the “Primal Venus” is all about the pregnant round. And only in the past few thousand years have men wanted ultra slim women with oversized breasts. Flat bellies and muscular buttocks etc…contrary to current mores by Madison Avenue as to what women should all look like real women are forced to conform or be thought as less than women. More so than what men are subjected to.
I find it so touching that so many men feel the same way John does. When their wives are pregnant and feeling at their lowest, the men think they are at their best.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
bravo, John
howtheduck almost 5 years ago
The pregnant woman feels big and unattractive, little realizing the effect the appearance of a pregnant woman has on men, like John today. I remember reading about a study on the subject some years ago, but I can’t find it.
LeeCox almost 5 years ago
Every once in a while, John gets it right!
Enter.Name.Here almost 5 years ago
Made for each other… a rare and precious thing in this world.
jonathan almost 5 years ago
I would be more worried about your mirror showing no face.
flagmichael almost 5 years ago
Beauty is a measure of how much we treasure something or someone.
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
That was perfect timing, John! Way to go!
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
John is right. She’s beautiful.
radicalmom almost 5 years ago
i love how john loves her with all his heart..
Kate M. almost 5 years ago
This was the one comic I remembered from the pregnancy arc. It was nice to see it again. :)
Bob Blumenfeld almost 5 years ago
And then there are such tender moments as these between them that are too often forgotten by some readers who seem to see only the nasty ones.
Gerard:D almost 5 years ago
Lynn’s Comments:
This Sunday page was so popular we had prints made of it. Some still might be available.
JPuzzleWhiz almost 5 years ago
I like how the mirror in Panel 3 suggests how Elly “has not yet put her face on”.
paranormal almost 5 years ago
Even the ugliest woman with a big inheritance is beautiful!
gigi20 almost 5 years ago
I still have the card from my husband during my first pregnancy where he vowed to love me twice as much – for mother and baby.
Ginny Premium Member almost 5 years ago
As I get much older and less attractive, I still appreciate my husband telling me how beautiful I am. That’s love.
Ukko wilko almost 5 years ago
The right words at the right time.
bendtly almost 5 years ago
Well done John! I was just thinking about this yesterday as my wife and I come up on our daughters 1st birthday. She was completely oblivious to this as well when she was pregnant.
WilliamPennat almost 5 years ago
Aw.
bluetopazcrystal almost 5 years ago
Ju,st the words Elly needed to hear John! Way to husband!
dustoffer almost 5 years ago
Saying good bye to my 8-months pregnant wife when I got on the plane to Viet Nam some 50 years ago was tough—hard to hug someone that “big” too.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
That sculpture of the “Primal Venus” is all about the pregnant round. And only in the past few thousand years have men wanted ultra slim women with oversized breasts. Flat bellies and muscular buttocks etc…contrary to current mores by Madison Avenue as to what women should all look like real women are forced to conform or be thought as less than women. More so than what men are subjected to.
Jan C almost 5 years ago
I find it so touching that so many men feel the same way John does. When their wives are pregnant and feeling at their lowest, the men think they are at their best.
BlitzMcD almost 5 years ago
Good save!
Jayneknox almost 5 years ago
“Pregnant” is not “fat.” And “Fat” is not “ugly.”
Fiammata almost 5 years ago
Hey now… this is your 3rd time. You know that’s not fat. That’s baby food!