Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for July 06, 1997
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Cathy: I met a man named Kenny, Mom! He's so funny and outgoing! Mom: Really. When you met Irving, you raved about his ambition..when you broke up, you called him a "self-absorbed workaholic! When you met Simon, you went on and on about his sensitivity. When you broke up, you told me he was an "over-emotional wimp." When you met Alex, you gushed about his free spirit...When you broke up, he was "directionless and ummature." You've spent half your life selling me on men, and the other half trying to convince me the very qualities you loved are the ones I should join you in being repulsed by! Why on earth should I belive that "Mr. Funny and Outgoing" won't turn into "Mr. Loud and Obnoxious in two months?! Cathy: For heaven's sake, Mom! This is different! Kenny is completely different! Mom: Daughters make a leap of faith. Mothers require a pole vault. What He Is Now: What He'll Be Later: Handsome Vain Strong Controlling Sweet Mushy Generous Wasteful Brilliant Boring Now: Later: Charming Annoying Brave Reckless Loving Suffocating Neat Obsessive Unique Weird