Oh, Bernice. You are no temptress. Nil just likes you because you are his equal and is interested in you, and you simply responded to him with a kiss. Nothing complicated. I am pretty sure that’s what Nancy will tell you.
It’s weird seeing a person who’s so obviously a sexually-repressed religious fundamentalist, except without the religion. Like seriously, ”temptress”? This girl is 19-20 years old and that’s the word she uses to describe her perfectly normal behavior? I’m calling it now: Bernice will die alone surrounded by cats.
I wonder if she’s somehow thinking of her parents, who had her brother Ben when they couldn’t support a child (and probably weren’t married), so gave him up. And B has somehow concluded that her mother ‘tempted’ her father and the result was a child. And now she sees herself walking in her mother’s foot steps. Nah. Too complicated…
I get the impression that since her parents “got in trouble” with their first offspring, they raised their second extra-strictly for fear of history repeating itself.
Oh, FFS… this stupidity is supposed to be coming from a 20 year old in 2021? I don’t know what rock the Evans crew is living under, but this is beyond ridiculous.
So, Bernice, imagine yourself as the psychologist you aspire to be. Now suppose a client were to come to you with the same sort of story—and the same anxiety about it—that you’re about to spill to Nancy. What should you tell them?
Okay, that was kind of a trick question, because I built in an assumption that the best thing to do would be to tell the person something. Perhaps it would be better to ask them something (though I’m not sure just what, assuming they’ve already effectively answered the obvious “How do you feel about that?”).
We’re not likely to learn Bernice’s answer to my hypothetical question any time soon. I am, however, looking forward to learning what Nancy will tell or ask Bernice.
A Temptress? Don’t you have to be ummm… SEXY to be a Temptress?!? She really needs counseling! Hopefully, Nancy will share some words of wisdom with her.
I love how Bernice is silent and shy having Frank around and just explode with Nancy when he’s gone away. Kudos for Frank for being such a great man and giving them some space! Poor Bernice, she’s a huge mess of emotions. But finally she’s asking for advices and not run away avoiding to see the problem. She’s slowly becoming an adult ♡. Go Nancy! Help her!
All you Temptress deniers out there: who appointed you as the arbitrators of beauty and attractiveness? For all we know, Nil’s immobile body is still standing there, waiting for his mind to restart after the kiss Bernice gave him.
No girl, nor no woman, has been able to do that to me. I do not think it at all usual for women to be able to do that to men.
Accordingly, I do not feel it to be at all unreasonable for Bernice to be in shock and bewildered by the last few hours of her life.
This is getting ridiculous. Once again a three day arc stretched out to three weeks and they have no idea how to end it. Is this going to be like the Tara or Betts arc and just dropped and they come back to it later when they run out of ideas on other arcs ? What about Tiff’s story with the restaurant? It’s like they have ran out of ideas so they just keep dragging everything out with no end in sight.
Always good to see the writer for this comic has not lost their grip on the ridiculous. This story went directly to stupid right on cue! Of course, Bernice has picked the right person to discuss her new-found “talent” with, as Nancy DeGroot is a well known “temptress” herself. She can teach Bernice how to control and channel her fiery sexuality, keeping the men of Luannville safe from a fate worse than death. I guess it’s kind of like becoming a sort of sexual super-hero. Maybe there’s a how-to book about it that Nancy has stashed in her underwear drawer.
She doesn’t feel the way about Nil that way he feels about her. Typical woman, doesn’t care for the guy that loves the real her. She want the guy that isn’t interested in her. Sorry Nil, nice guys finish last! Nil needs to get a motorcycle.
Devil woman you’re evil. Like the dark coral reefLike the winds that bring high tides. Bern brings sorrow and grief. You made me ashamed to face my friends. Barely had the strength to tell. Skies are not so black; my friends took me back. They has broken your spell.
Hmmm, ok, this is a woman’s predicament, as Frank exits stage left.But, Temptress? Is it guilt? Shock? Maybe a bit pleased as she didn’t think she had it in her? This can go in so many directions. We still don’t know the motive or thought behind that kiss, or if it was just spontaneity. Nancy has her hands full with this one!
Right out of high school, I stayed in a house with 3 couples. The husbands worked the night shift and after a couple of days the girls, and they were girls, decided to ignore the fact that I was male and continued their conversations as such. I am still recovering from PTSD!
Where did THAT come from? Sure enough, G & K have thrown their usual monkey wrench into what was starting to be a good thing. I knew I shouldn’t have hoped otherwise in my comment of last week. I jinxed it, I guess.
I wonder if Bernice will tell Nancy the actual facts of what happened with Nil, or if she will make up some convoluted distortion of what happened. I think Bernice will add things that weren’t there. Nil gave her a compliment, but in B’s mind she now thinks Nil loves her.
The dictionary definition of temptress = a woman who tempts someone to do something, typically a sexually attractive woman who sets out to allure or seduce someone.
So…. while Bernice is technically accurate in some fashion with her use of the word, I am feeling sad for her feeling this way about the situation between her and Nil. We, the audience, can obviously see her reaction is very “over-the-top”…. but it feels like a legitimate sort of idea that Bernice might draw from the situation that transpired….. we all know she can sometimes…. with her Type A personality…. over-react to things.
Yet…. I am feeling pretty confident that Mrs. DeGroot will be able to successfully help Bernice see how extreme Bernice’s thoughts are about what transpired. I suspect in the end, Mrs. DeGroot will be able to help Bernice see that her gentle kiss given to Nil was kind, positive, and wholly appropriate given Bernice’s feelings and Bernice’s understanding of Nil’s feelings. I am hoping Mrs. DeGroot helps Bernice see better how positive Bernice’s actions were and how pleasant the entirety of the experience was for both Bernice and Nil.
And, I am hoping that the arc does not end come Saturday, with just a conclusion to Bernice and Mrs. DeGroot talking…. but I have a feeling it may. I would really like this arc to continue at least until where Bernice and Nil communicate a bit again….. before switching to a new arc.
But… I just have this sneaking suspicion that Greg will end this week and this arc WITHOUT having Bernice and Nil speak again….. and likely this will be maintained for multiple weeks of comics and potentially several different arcs will occur…. before again seek Bernice and Nil.
Templo S.U.D. almost 3 years ago
yeah, lady talk; no men allowed
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
Maybe an enchantress?
SJhapamama almost 3 years ago
Oh, myyy!
Prescott_Philosopher almost 3 years ago
Oh good grief!
AnyFace almost 3 years ago
So, she feels she’s taken unfair advantage? ✨
Tyge Premium Member almost 3 years ago
This ought to be GOOD! 8^ )
Vilyehm almost 3 years ago
Mispronounced “Attempt stress.”
DaJellyBelly almost 3 years ago
She’s ridiculous!!
notbornyesterday almost 3 years ago
Huh ???
GirlGeek Premium Member almost 3 years ago
A temptress? Just from a kiss? Oh for fudge’s sake
pseudomao almost 3 years ago
Poor Bernice is over thinking again. That kiss was a very sweet answer to a heartfelt compliment.
R.W.Singer -SF almost 3 years ago
Don’t flatter yourself!
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
Bernice’s alter ego would be happy (Beatrice).
bytebot-gocomics almost 3 years ago
I am surprised Bernice is making a career choice at this point in her life. ;-) She is still in college!
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
The kiss was unmet need to feel appreciate by someone.
Black76Manta almost 3 years ago
Relax and don’t overdo it, tell the story and everything will be fine!
capricorn9th almost 3 years ago
Oh, Bernice. You are no temptress. Nil just likes you because you are his equal and is interested in you, and you simply responded to him with a kiss. Nothing complicated. I am pretty sure that’s what Nancy will tell you.
beb01 almost 3 years ago
Bernice thinks she’s a “temptress”? That girl is more @#$%ed up that we imagined, and we were imagining some pretty lurid stuff.
PeterPirate almost 3 years ago
Did anyone see this one coming?
Argythree almost 3 years ago
This is honestly the very last thing I expected to hear from buttoned up B…
BJShipley1 almost 3 years ago
It’s weird seeing a person who’s so obviously a sexually-repressed religious fundamentalist, except without the religion. Like seriously, ”temptress”? This girl is 19-20 years old and that’s the word she uses to describe her perfectly normal behavior? I’m calling it now: Bernice will die alone surrounded by cats.
overtherainbow almost 3 years ago
Well, at least she’s talking!
ronaldspence almost 3 years ago
Good teamwork Frank, let Nancy do the mom thong that Bern is lacking…maybe just go to bed tho?
gnmnrbl almost 3 years ago
So Bernice feels like she took advantage of Nil by suddenly kissing him?
Argythree almost 3 years ago
I wonder if she’s somehow thinking of her parents, who had her brother Ben when they couldn’t support a child (and probably weren’t married), so gave him up. And B has somehow concluded that her mother ‘tempted’ her father and the result was a child. And now she sees herself walking in her mother’s foot steps. Nah. Too complicated…
Vilyehm almost 3 years ago
“I tore the tag off of a mattress, and I’m going to jail!”
A statement of equal value.
Chopped Fowl almost 3 years ago
LOL …. whom did she tempt?
DoloresJ.Nurss almost 3 years ago
I get the impression that since her parents “got in trouble” with their first offspring, they raised their second extra-strictly for fear of history repeating itself.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 3 years ago
At this point, Nancy starts laughing uncontrollably in Bernice’s face…
syzygy47 almost 3 years ago
Subliminally flattering herself intersecting with repressed guilt. B, get over yourself.
Joe1962 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Robin Harwood almost 3 years ago
I’m impressed, Frank. You got the message. I would need it in ten foot high flashing neon.
Polkadotdog almost 3 years ago
Oh, FFS… this stupidity is supposed to be coming from a 20 year old in 2021? I don’t know what rock the Evans crew is living under, but this is beyond ridiculous.
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Aaaannnnddddd… Here we go.
outonalimb almost 3 years ago
So, Bernice, imagine yourself as the psychologist you aspire to be. Now suppose a client were to come to you with the same sort of story—and the same anxiety about it—that you’re about to spill to Nancy. What should you tell them?
Okay, that was kind of a trick question, because I built in an assumption that the best thing to do would be to tell the person something. Perhaps it would be better to ask them something (though I’m not sure just what, assuming they’ve already effectively answered the obvious “How do you feel about that?”).
We’re not likely to learn Bernice’s answer to my hypothetical question any time soon. I am, however, looking forward to learning what Nancy will tell or ask Bernice.
Vilyehm almost 3 years ago
So the entire banana pie episode was merely a setup for Nancy to grab a banana and demonstrate to Bernice how to….
ct0760 almost 3 years ago
It sounds like Bernice hasnt been with a boy before
kenhense almost 3 years ago
Bern – Oh Pleeeze….
lvlax almost 3 years ago
A Temptress? Don’t you have to be ummm… SEXY to be a Temptress?!? She really needs counseling! Hopefully, Nancy will share some words of wisdom with her.
notbornyesterday almost 3 years ago
Yeah Frank, you do need to fix something, like fix that drink you were talking about; better yet, fix three drinks.
Vilyehm almost 3 years ago
To Bernice, “Mary took her calves to the dairy show” is a racy song title.
(Real song title.)
Call me Ishmael almost 3 years ago
She’s a temptress – and I’m Leo DeCaprio.
seanyj almost 3 years ago
Most men love it when women are in Temptress mode Bern. : )
jmworacle almost 3 years ago
No Bernice, you are a normal person.
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I love how Bernice is silent and shy having Frank around and just explode with Nancy when he’s gone away. Kudos for Frank for being such a great man and giving them some space! Poor Bernice, she’s a huge mess of emotions. But finally she’s asking for advices and not run away avoiding to see the problem. She’s slowly becoming an adult ♡. Go Nancy! Help her!
cdillon85 almost 3 years ago
A temptress? Really..? Interesting thought to explore…
Caldonia almost 3 years ago
Bernice is worried about going to Heck over this? That’s pretty sad!
live2read almost 3 years ago
Sigh. . . Wonder if this song fits?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5g7NdWV8ig
WilliamVollmer almost 3 years ago
Bernice, look at yourself, and, then look at Tiffany. Then try and call yourself a “temptress” with a straight face.
TwilightFaze almost 3 years ago
I enjoy this. I know Bernice is childhood friends with the DeGroots, but this right here makes her seem more like their daughter.
Decepticomic almost 3 years ago
A closed-mouth kiss at the end of the night and no other body contact?! SCANDALOUS!
bytebot-gocomics almost 3 years ago
All you Temptress deniers out there: who appointed you as the arbitrators of beauty and attractiveness? For all we know, Nil’s immobile body is still standing there, waiting for his mind to restart after the kiss Bernice gave him.
No girl, nor no woman, has been able to do that to me. I do not think it at all usual for women to be able to do that to men.
Accordingly, I do not feel it to be at all unreasonable for Bernice to be in shock and bewildered by the last few hours of her life.
Rocknaww almost 3 years ago
Poor kid. Just make it item 2,341 to discuss with your therapist….
Johnnyrico almost 3 years ago
Temptress? Not even close. Basket-case? Bernice is their undisputed queen..
jrankin1959 almost 3 years ago
With Nil? How can you tell?
jazzfan619 almost 3 years ago
Would someone her age say that? I think not…
ILK almost 3 years ago
This is getting ridiculous. Once again a three day arc stretched out to three weeks and they have no idea how to end it. Is this going to be like the Tara or Betts arc and just dropped and they come back to it later when they run out of ideas on other arcs ? What about Tiff’s story with the restaurant? It’s like they have ran out of ideas so they just keep dragging everything out with no end in sight.
tonypezzano almost 3 years ago
She needs to look up delusional.
FassEddie almost 3 years ago
THERE YOU GO! All you anti-Bernice group can suck eggs! She’s just a poor, confused neophyte!
chris_o42 almost 3 years ago
Oh for goodness sake, Bernice… You just took Nil by suprise.
Mr. JRB almost 3 years ago
Indeed you are, get over it
Brian Collis almost 3 years ago
jeez, Bern… BREATHE
eladee AKA Wally almost 3 years ago
Well I’ll be! Berniece feels GUILTY for her actions. Nil’s response, or lack thereof, has not played into this angst at all.
hersheyjgm almost 3 years ago
“Temptress”: a woman who tempts someone to do something, typically a sexually attractive woman who sets out to allure or seduce someone.
Ann? Definitely. Toni and Nancy certainly could if they wanted. But Bernice? NO. Although she tried to with Jack but he didn’t take the bait.
comic reader 22 almost 3 years ago
Always good to see the writer for this comic has not lost their grip on the ridiculous. This story went directly to stupid right on cue! Of course, Bernice has picked the right person to discuss her new-found “talent” with, as Nancy DeGroot is a well known “temptress” herself. She can teach Bernice how to control and channel her fiery sexuality, keeping the men of Luannville safe from a fate worse than death. I guess it’s kind of like becoming a sort of sexual super-hero. Maybe there’s a how-to book about it that Nancy has stashed in her underwear drawer.
Crann Bethadh almost 3 years ago
“I’m a temptress!!” — said no college girl ever, especially after one simple kiss.
jmclaughlinvt almost 3 years ago
She doesn’t feel the way about Nil that way he feels about her. Typical woman, doesn’t care for the guy that loves the real her. She want the guy that isn’t interested in her. Sorry Nil, nice guys finish last! Nil needs to get a motorcycle.
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bernice thinks she is a temptress. Boy, HOLY CRAP!
RonnieAThompson Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bern has discovered that she has the hots for Nil?
Cincoflex almost 3 years ago
Man, Bernice should have majored in Drama; she’s certainly soaking herself in it!
RonnieAThompson Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Devil woman you’re evil. Like the dark coral reefLike the winds that bring high tides. Bern brings sorrow and grief. You made me ashamed to face my friends. Barely had the strength to tell. Skies are not so black; my friends took me back. They has broken your spell.
KEA almost 3 years ago
wow… dad’s quicker than I would be
YorkGirl Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Hmmm, ok, this is a woman’s predicament, as Frank exits stage left.But, Temptress? Is it guilt? Shock? Maybe a bit pleased as she didn’t think she had it in her? This can go in so many directions. We still don’t know the motive or thought behind that kiss, or if it was just spontaneity. Nancy has her hands full with this one!
Troglodyte almost 3 years ago
What you are, Borenice, is an attempt-tress – you made an attempt to follow your instincts, and got rattled!
rionmorrison69 almost 3 years ago
Right out of high school, I stayed in a house with 3 couples. The husbands worked the night shift and after a couple of days the girls, and they were girls, decided to ignore the fact that I was male and continued their conversations as such. I am still recovering from PTSD!
BlitzMcD almost 3 years ago
She wishes….
AndreaR almost 3 years ago
Get over yourself, Bernice.
drewpamon almost 3 years ago
Contrary to the belief of some a woman need not be religious to be concerned about her sexuality and its effects on others.
Mayor Snorkum almost 3 years ago
Where did THAT come from? Sure enough, G & K have thrown their usual monkey wrench into what was starting to be a good thing. I knew I shouldn’t have hoped otherwise in my comment of last week. I jinxed it, I guess.
tremaine53 almost 3 years ago
Bernice, you need to be hosed down, but not because you’re hot.
raybarb44 almost 3 years ago
She is many thinks, a temptress, she is not…….
Airman almost 3 years ago
Sex goddess looks into her mirror and sees Dolly Parton.
Tetonbil Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And I am a Unicorn!
Willow Mt Lyon almost 3 years ago
It’s only Tuesday. Will this arc get better?
percheronhitch6 almost 3 years ago
She’s a temptress like I’m the tooth fairy.
Joe1962 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bernice you are not a Seducer, vamp, Sexpot, sex symbol, siren, seductress.
Ray Helvy Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Is Luann becoming the next Cathy?
locake almost 3 years ago
I wonder if Bernice will tell Nancy the actual facts of what happened with Nil, or if she will make up some convoluted distortion of what happened. I think Bernice will add things that weren’t there. Nil gave her a compliment, but in B’s mind she now thinks Nil loves her.
dbradway1 almost 3 years ago
Poor Bernice. I wonder if she grew up without a positive father figure in her life.
wantcomicsnow almost 3 years ago
Either Bernice is delusional, or she’s suddenly developed a sense of humor.
“A Temptress.” (snerk!) That’s too funny. :D :D :D
PoodleGroomer almost 3 years ago
You have been given great powers over men. You can abuse them or learn to use them responsibly.
locake almost 3 years ago
Nancy will tell Frank everything later. Spouses do that.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member almost 3 years ago
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The dictionary definition of temptress = a woman who tempts someone to do something, typically a sexually attractive woman who sets out to allure or seduce someone.
So…. while Bernice is technically accurate in some fashion with her use of the word, I am feeling sad for her feeling this way about the situation between her and Nil. We, the audience, can obviously see her reaction is very “over-the-top”…. but it feels like a legitimate sort of idea that Bernice might draw from the situation that transpired….. we all know she can sometimes…. with her Type A personality…. over-react to things.
Yet…. I am feeling pretty confident that Mrs. DeGroot will be able to successfully help Bernice see how extreme Bernice’s thoughts are about what transpired. I suspect in the end, Mrs. DeGroot will be able to help Bernice see that her gentle kiss given to Nil was kind, positive, and wholly appropriate given Bernice’s feelings and Bernice’s understanding of Nil’s feelings. I am hoping Mrs. DeGroot helps Bernice see better how positive Bernice’s actions were and how pleasant the entirety of the experience was for both Bernice and Nil.
And, I am hoping that the arc does not end come Saturday, with just a conclusion to Bernice and Mrs. DeGroot talking…. but I have a feeling it may. I would really like this arc to continue at least until where Bernice and Nil communicate a bit again….. before switching to a new arc.
But… I just have this sneaking suspicion that Greg will end this week and this arc WITHOUT having Bernice and Nil speak again….. and likely this will be maintained for multiple weeks of comics and potentially several different arcs will occur…. before again seek Bernice and Nil.
Mooshki Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Oh, lord.
Moon57Shine almost 3 years ago
Aren’t you exaggerating just a wee bit, Bernice?
corpcasselbury almost 3 years ago
A temptress? Uh-huh. Looks like Bernice is also delusional.
broncalo8 almost 3 years ago
Pedestal much?
reedkomicks Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Cool!
illuminare almost 3 years ago
A temptress? dont flatter yourself borenice. more like a whining loser
boatlesspirate almost 3 years ago
She’s a fruitcake
AndrewSihler almost 3 years ago
And a drama queen. Who knew?
Terminal Frost Premium Member almost 3 years ago
test
Miles VanDelay almost 3 years ago
If you were in Nancy’s place, how would you handle Bernice? Remember, you likeher.
luann1212 almost 3 years ago
Confused, repressed, needs clarity, freedom, confidence.. She can talk to Nancy, maybe her parents were not helpful, or even complicit.
overtherainbow almost 3 years ago
I’m afraid Luann will come in and disrupt the scene.
bakana almost 3 years ago
Bern obviously carries around her very own personal Guilt Generator.
William Ellwin Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Drama Queen alert !!!
kaycstamper almost 3 years ago
No, more like you’re NOT a temptress!
w16521 almost 3 years ago
Yeah Frank buzz off, girl talk is happening.
w16521 almost 3 years ago
A temptress? That’s a typical snobby reaction from Bernice.
HodgeElmwood almost 3 years ago
Fer cryin’ out loud, Bernice, what century are you living in???
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 3 years ago
“….an unsuccessful one, but that would change with practice.”
Sisyphos almost 3 years ago
Not to worry, Bernie. Believe me, you are no temptress!
Johnnyrico almost 3 years ago
This comic should be re-named from “Luann” to “Bernann”..