Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for March 15, 2024

It’s about to go down

I am ready for tomorrow’s strip to see what Daphne will do

If Daphne dumps Nate, then, this is a dumb reason for dumping him (Unlike Nate’s past girlfriends, whom they have reasons to dump him; except Trudy, Nate dumped her, instead)

Just because Y’ALL wouldn’t marry your six grade boyfriend doesn’t mean Daphne wouldn’t too

These aren’t your friends, Daphne!

Relationships in school: They teach you what it’s REALLY like to have any relationship.

Here comes Nate – He’s clueless of what’s going on

“Nobody ends up marrying their 6th grade boyfriend”

Me an Idahoan: Yeeeaaahh that was the norm. In fact most of the couples I knew got together in middle school and got married right after high school.

Not saying that’s a good thing but if they made each other happy that was all that mattered.

Please don’t tell me this will end how I think it will.

Those are some sorry excuses for friends

Oh leave her alone! If she likes Nate she should stick with him and dump them if they don’t mind their own business!

i predict two outcomes:

1) nate asks what theyre talking about, he finds out but daphne acts weird instead of reassuring Nate, causing a misunderstanding and they resolve it next week

2) daphne tells her friends off right then and there

LP said hes not breaking them up, and you can tell by this set up so far that its not what hes going for

Poor Nate

Saturation bombing.

Please.. no..

Nate looks so happy - just to see her. He’s been a pretty good boyfriend, Daphne. Don’t listen to your “friends”

Since when has my relationship been any of your business?

Here comes Nate, and depending on what Daphne’s gonna say to him, he won’t be smiling after this

Peirce is gonna troll us. Bamboozle us into thinking they’re gonna break up. I know it. Hope this arc is arc is gonna get good!

9 times out of 10, a young man straightens up and flies right, so he doesn’t lose his girl. Sam Cooke sang about being a straight A student. What a Wonderful World.

With friends like those, you don’t need enemies.

With friends like these she doesn’t need enemies.

These are some horrible friends.

Your friends are dumb. Not sure whether to punch computer out of anger or mop around out of disappointment

Here is the bad part: you think Daphne will be pressured to dump Nate, but you never know. She might just say that her friends are stupid and say that she’ll not dump Nate.

GGs mates, their relationship is over.

I think Nate will do something really charming that will blow those girls minds and leave Daph glowing with love and pride.They will never know what hit them

Uh oh…

Friends? No, definitely not.

Ok, I guess things will clash on tomorrow.

We’re all thinking it, so I’ll say it. With friends like that, who needs enemies.

I have a feeling that Daphne’s friends are going to lie to Nate’s face

They are NOT your friends

Sand Dollar rising…..

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Arc Rating (so far): 0/10

Comic Rating: 0/10

PLEASE

NOOOOOOOOOOI was hoping that in the end, Daphne would hit a walk-off homerBut this looks like strike 3

This storyline sucks!! I really hope it does not go down the way it looks like!

Welp, let’s take a vote on it. I replaced my previous comment with this one because I forgot an option. And I fixed some things.

Reply A if you think that Daphne’s just going to plainly dump Nate to save her friends. Her friends cheer. Nate gets heartbroken (probably Daphne too). Oh well. Back to square one.

Reply B if you think that Daphne’s going to defend Nate, telling her friends that although he may be a “chronic screw-up” and stuff, she still likes him the way he is, and that they’ll never break up anytime soon because of that. Nate will be happy but slightly confused on what’s happening. Her friends will be disappointed and all, but it’ll be worth it.

Reply C if you think that Daphne’s going to get flustered over Nate, and then run away, leaving confused Nate and Daphne’s friends. It might even become an argument between them over Daphne.

Reply D if you think that Nate’s going to be the one dumping Daphne for some absurd reason (plot twist). Her friends cheer. Daphne gets heartbroken. What a terrible turn of events.

Reply E if you think that this arc is just going to extend to next week.

Reply F if you think that Daphne’s going to nice try Nate. Or Nate nice trying Daphne. Whatever. Good try.

What do you think will happen? Can you come up with other options? The last option, F, is just for jokes, but you can choose it just to be goofy. I’m hoping it will be B.

Thanks for the advice.

Problem #1: NO!

Bad friends!

I married my 7th grade girlfriend. Our 43-wedding anniversary is next week.

Well my friends strike 3 is here: Nate enters the picture

D: “My FRIENDS would be happy that i’m happy”

Friends don’t harass their friends.

Stfu its not like they have boyfriends

A real friend would be supportive. You two are scumbags.

DUN DUN DUNNN

“friends”

enter Gina to show kindness to Nate and to set him straight…

It’s none of your business girls. If Daphne is happy, then cool. You can all go jump in the lake

Last week I was talking to a couple at church that were sweethearts since the 7th grade and have been married for 10 years. So I guess that is an option, just not 6th graders.

strike 3 guys

Daphne is the one positive in Nate’s life. I don’t think she will follow her friends’ advice. At least I and most everyone here hopes not.

If Daphne goes through with what is going on and what her freinds are telling her. Im going to put a hole through my computer

Everybody passes, why not end it now. Bad logic girls.

And it’s not like anyone’s going to still be friends with the kids they knew in 6th grade when they’re an adult.

Ah, the denouement approaches…

My brothers, quit blaming these people. If MY best friend was dating NATE, id point it out too.

on a happier note…Poll: Tell me your favourite color and I’ll tell you what Big N8 character you most likely are

Now if Nate breaks up with Daphen because of this this will set up a chain reaction. Now Nate will be either mopeing around like a depressed kid and Teddy won’t get a girlfriend because Nate will be too filled of himself to know how to help his friend. THen Teddy won’t have anyone to ask out for the dance while Nate will be too aggressive to help anyone but himself. Its sad that even his own friends thought that Daphne should break up with him

“The entire school said that you should dump Nate.” Doesn’t that include Francis and Teddy? Tell me if I’m wrong

These girls are grade A a-holes. I predict she tells them all off tomorrow.

Truth is….at times I think of old girlfriends from school. I think of all the friends who thought we were “THE COUPLE!” or that we would not last. I then think of John Lennon’s song “IN MY LIFE” (Though I will never loose affection, for people that went before, I know I will never loose affection, I know I will stop and think about them….IN MY LIFE I LOVE YOU MORE.

No Daphne ! Don’t do it! Enjoy the love as long as you can!

I’m just sad that Daphne is being treated like this by her so called friends. I hope she stands firm and doesn’t fold to them. We love Daphne and Nate!

Those bratty girls will be the divas of their future just like in Mean Girls

Daphne needs to give Nate a big hug and then punch the daylights out of those mean girls!

Tell your friends to mind their own business! If you like him, who cares what other people think?

Has anyone here ever met a 12 year old girl? This is what the vast majority are like.

some “friends”……she needs ‘em like, uhmmm, that one about a fish needing a bicycle. Sad thing is, this strip makes 6th graders look, to me, mostly like they were when I crawled through that particular barbed-wire……(decades ago, hint, hint….)……so those two REALLY think they’re “doing the right thing”…….and NOT deliberately wrecking what isn’t much of their business at that………..KIDS!! Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeshh!!

If Nate treats Daphne well and she enjoys his company, where’s the problem? So what if Daphne’s friends think that her and Nate are “a weird couple”?

People should learn to mind their own [censored] business for once!

What’s probably gonna happen is that Nate, not knowing what they talked about, is gonna do something really sincere and kind, and the other two are gonna be like, “….”

It’s going to be a troll, PLEASE..

I dated a guy about 40 years ago who my friends didn’t think was right for me.

This June we celebrate our 38th anniversary…….and I got some new friends :-))

FOR THE LOVE OF [BLEEP] DESTROY THEM ALREADY!

Oh God, the suspense.

Dead man walking

Her friends are d**** if Daphne breaks up with Nate tomorrow I will snap

Daphne strikes me and someone who can think for herself, but we’ll see.

Your so-called friends are “mean girls”. Don’t listen to them. If you break up with Nate, you will regret it. And he won’t be able to handle the loss.

Good friends care about their friend’s happiness. Daphne’s so called friends are being bad friends.

They are the real “mean girls”. Don’t listen to them. You and Nate are meant to be together. If you break up with him, you’ll crush his heart and regret it forever. You are the best thing to happen to him.

Strike 3 don’t let us down Daphne…

“Friends” ya right! Daphne better not break up with nate or I’m done. Overall Rating: 2/10

These Girls are Top Tier, Level 99, Og haters.

Daphne is the real loser here.

One might consider those arguments to be good reasons to keep hanging out.

“Weird couple?” You’re doing more interesting things together. Stuff you might not have otherwise.“Not like anyone marries their 6th grade boyfriend.” Fine. Not thinking about marriage anyway.“At some point you’re going to break up.” So let’s enjoy it while it lasts.

Also, don’t rely on other people to tell us what should make us happy.

File under: #Lessons I wish I’d learned in middle school.

Maybe because she is having fun……

I’m a bit late to the scene, but after reading these comics I can see that the Big Nate Fandom is in shambles. I wonder what Pierce’s reaction to the replies are.

The suspense is killing me!!

Daphne has more to her than to be influenced by judgmental fools. They are free to look down on Nate. Daphne is free to follow her own mind. Nate has been sweet and considerate to her. Keep Nate. Tell the “friends” to bounce.

Some friends you got there, Daphne

Stay tough, Daphne. Go with your heart, not the SINGLE lecherous friends of yours.

When I was growing up Tacy and Ralph. BF Gf in junior High. Still married today

Daphne could do much better…better friends, that is

Jeez, with logic like that, why date at all until you’re ready to get married?

Intense strip 8/10

Maybe one day they will breakup. But when and why should be decided by them, not by worried “friends” that don’t think Daphne is intelligent enough to decide by herself. I hope she chooses Nate.

Watch this go on to next week

I don’t think I’ll be able to read the next strip. The last two days have been very intense

With friends like these, who needs enemies? Maybe she needs some new friends.

Bro my patience and anger issues could never with Daphne’s so called " friends". If I was Daphne then those "friends would catch some hands while yelling pretty loudly at them, but since I’m not Daphne then I wish I could get old Stewie or old Jeffy from SML on those b****es

Nate has a nice smile on his face….and yet he sorta looks like Charlie Brown.

Get rid of your stupid friends Daphne! They don’t know what their talking about. Also Nate looks so innocent in the last panel!

ONE MORE COMIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh no, poor Nate :(

I feel so bad for Nate, he’s just gonna come to say hi, i hope Daphne doesnt break up!!!!!!

This feels like a basketball game that doesn’t want to end. Daphne friends against Nate and Daphne. Will it go to extra time?

Crankshaft: STERRIKE THREE

AND YER OUT, DAPHINE!

This thread is sad and depressing because this happens in real life, and not only in grade school.

Tell that to Artur and Jenny

These girls remind me too much of summer camp.

These people aren’t her friends

Daphne should leave her friends, not Nate.

they’re definitely haters

Nate looks so happy… I’m afraid to hit next :(

I hope her friends step on a Harry Potter Lego Set