Solid communication and agreement. Great. This should appease the people crying psycho and control freak. If Nil stays in this relationship (which it looks like he will) it’s definitely because HE wants to.
I hoped they checked the ground before setting down. If they are at the dog park there would be doggy doodoos all over the place, All other parts — goose dropping (or am I projecting my midwesternism since Canada goose are he bane of public parks.
What’s the point of making out if there are so many restrictions on how and how long you can kiss, what parts of the body you can touch and so on. It sounds too much like kissing your maiden aunt,
Nil… I think you’re gonna have to wait awhile for an answer. Seems like ol’ Bernice is getting a wee bit hot under the collar. And not because of the summer heat either….
Later, as Nil and Bernice are married, Nil calls out to Bernice in her bedroom from his bedroom, " ‘ernice, dear – think it’s time we do er, ah, something to have a kid?"
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Bernice: “Sure, Nilly – just put it in a dish and slide it under the door. I’ll get it later…”
It sounds rigid, but it is easier to date someone who has limits than one who keeps trying to inch their way to second base or thinks dating requires hitting the sack within days of their first date.
Wow, so French kissing isn’t even on the table, much less second or third base? So much for those claims that she is “enjoying her burgeoning sexuality” or whatever it was people here were claiming. With all those restrictions what’s even the point? Of course it’s pretty obvious that Bernice would be absolutely awful in bed anyway.
Sigh. Do it already. Let it be a natural event. Look at Bernice. I think she is trying so hard to rein in herself. Why are they treating it as if it is a sporting event that comes with rules? Do it and see how it goes. If they still like each other and are interested in each other, and wish to explore a relationship or dating, then so be it. But at the time being, you are horny which is preventing you both from looking at this in a rational way. Once you do the deed, if you look at each other and realize it was just hormones and perhaps some chemistry, and nothing more, you can part ways and still be friends. Many others have done it.
Oh wow, the strange and vague dialogue this week actually IS about abstinence! How depressing! I guess it’s time to forget the sexual revolution ever happened, kids.
Okay, this is ridiculous. It reminds me of a children’s book I read once in which two eighth graders set an alarm clock for 15 minutes so they wouldn’t go “too far” during their make out sessions. While I am not one of the fans of this strip who keep expecting sex scenes, this is not the first time where I have wondered whether the writers are targeting a very conservative readership with this sort of approach to the very concept of physicality between a couple. These aren’t 13 year olds, they’re college sophomores for heaven’s sake.
I honestly wonder if this is what the Evanses went through, before marriage, to try to avoid what actually happened to them ( a child born before they got married). If so, maybe we are seeing the prequel to B getting pregnant…
Reminds me of Sheldon’s “roommate contract” from “The Big Bang Theory” different situation of course and at least Bernice & Nil are consulting one another
Bernice is melting just at the idea af all that action… She really needs these parameters! Nil is giving her responsibility for the part she cares about most. Bravo Nil! The only big question is; how long will they be able to follow these rules? I say a month tops.
OK it’s a comic strip and doesn’t have to be real life. Even so…. We’re having a physical relationship and need to set limits. I, the woman, am a total nymphomaniac with no self control and a total inability to say no. It is therefore up to you the man to set and adhere to reasonable parameters….. I’m sorry, I don’t care how far we have come down the road to gender equality, it just doesn’t work that way!
If these are normal limits for getting involved it’s no wonder I was seen as overly aggressive. My first girlfriend set the parameters for our relationship, and I didn’t realize how odd they were. No kissing allowed, but I was allowed to touch her anywhere i wanted, whenever I wanted, She seemed to enjoy it so i thought that was normal.
This is one of those epsodes which make me feel I am not looking forward where the relationship of this two is going when they feel they have to set so many limits as an adult couple! I may just as well go watch Sesame Street, at least they have puppets! Hey, I got a bright idea, imagine Luann’s characters on a puppet show; now, that’s entertainment!
Here you go guys. Just use this: “Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate and my future children to be sexually abstinent from this day until the day I enter a biblical marriage relationship.” also abstaining from “sexual thoughts, sexual touching, pornography, and actions that are known to lead to sexual arousal.”
Here’s hoping for Puddles to arrive just in time for a rescue by diving in for a day saving timely interruption. Puddles has more sense in these situations than they do.
This is hilarious! Nil knows exactly what he is doing. He is going with the flow, and doing Ericksonian intellectual foreplay on Bernice. Look how steamed up she is. It’s working! They’re going to end up in a frenzied heap on Saturday, and Bernice will wonder what happened.
So, I get the parameters thing, and I’m glad the kids are communicating. But “etching them in stone” so to speak is going a bit too far. Sitting on a park bench with a checklist and a stopwatch …?!? However unintentional it may be, Bernice is going to kill this relationship yet.
I think nils parameters are sarcastic, they are making fun of bernice’s desire to control her sexuality. Nil wants Bernice to get over herself and let herself go and whatever happens…happens.
You may think this is comic strip absurdity, and Bernice is just a cartoon caricature of an overly buttoned down personality, but guess what? They did a poll recently of young men, and a large percentage of them said it would be sexual harassment to offer to buy a woman their own age a drink in a bar.
The rules have been changing, and nobody knows what to do anymore. The instincts are there—and easily corrupted, nobody’s denying that—but we mistrust them, because of the evil actions of some. There’s a lot of Bernices and Nils out there, straight, gay, etc, trying to figure out what’s right, and what they really want, and I wish them all luck. They’ll need it. I did. ;)
Too bad we can poll the commenters on this arc. I’m curious of those who seem to think that B is just raging hormones that can’t wait to get it are male and now many are female. My theory is more men seem to think that women just can’t survive without their (the man’s) passion while I think women are worrying about other aspects of the budding relationship.
Discussing the “parameters” seems to be affecting Bernice, in a most wonderous way. She may want to forget some (?)of those "parameters. Hopefully her brain will catch up to the rest of her before she goes too far too soon.
Listen, Bernice, making out is fun, but it’s not meant to be taken for granted. It’s how a special connection between two young lovers is established. Someday, we’ll have that discussion, but for now, just enjoy what you have.
I’m reading a lot of posts about the appearances (or lack thereof) of Luann, but what about Brad and Toni? Haven’t seen them in FOREVER! Where are they?
I can’t imagine any college kids these days EVER having this kind of conversation, at least in the way that these two are having it, and in the words that Bernice uses. The writing is just weird. Like something out of a 1940’s dating guide.
What I like about this arc is how, hilariously, letting Bernice acknowledge what I always have recognized in her drawn character, which is a major case of repressed sexuality and sexual desire. She has pretty unyielding personal standards, not realistic, but hopefully can develop. This would be good for her overall I project, being more laid back, like her BFF, but not like Luann exactly, and Nil, he has great hope as a patient boyfriend who also has standards. He is a creative, very smart, and would, I think, do a good job in helping “cool out” Ms. Repressed. It’s like Bets helping Gun(ther) be less passive-aggressive to his benefit. I like this overall arc and I am hopeful that Bernice can become a more developed character as a result.
Of course, this is what you get when people doing a strip about teens or twenty somethings know nothing about the daily behavior of their subjects. No kids today act like these two!
i suspect the forces of nature are strong and will ultimately overcome those of all this rule making. the fact that they are sitting down in the grass together as opposed to on a concrete bench is already a red flag.
Lol! Bernice is getting “hot” just thinking about what they’re not going to do! I expect tomorrow she’ll pounce on him and they’ll be rolling in the grass! List forgotten! ;-)))
As for those limits: C’mon! Let Bernice run her fingers through his stocking cap. Let reveal his other eye. And one of them should take off his jacket—he’s got to be uncomfortably warm. And body contact? Bernice seems like she’s never been bare outside the shower since she was old enough to dress herself, and I’m not sure Nil has ever been without his hat. Beernice could give him a haircut.
Body? They already established what body parts they can touch. I guess it needs to be determined what position they can be in. Reclining or not? I wonder how long they will stay within their parameters. No tongue. Really?
Nils reminds me of someone I knew in college but I can’t remember the name… and it’s driving me nuts. (okay, some say short trip, and others say I’m already there, but still…)
Bernice already looks like her boilers are about to blow in that last panel. What may happen here is what Nil may be having her swerve into. The description of the parameters may get more and more sexual until the point she boils over and shreds him right there on the grass. Interesting technique…
“No ears or neck”? What is this, a meeting of the Comstock Committee? What prudes. When Luann and Quill were, um, smooching in a supplies closet behind a closed door, there were some pretty suggestive sound effects, and then in the last panel Quill was buttoning his shirt.
Gosh, horn-, erm, flustered little dickens, ain’t she? I hope this ends with her tossing those notes aside and letting herself live a little. How old is everyone supposed to be? 18? 19? Time to experience some things.
I think Nil knows Bern better than she does and that he’s letting on. Seems to me he knows how to push her buttons to get the motor in overdrive. Game on!
Leave it to Borenice to regulate romance. Is Nil being a good sport and humoring her (why?), or does he actually buy into this crap? Just shut up, kiss, and be happy in your mutual weirdness.
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 3 years ago
That ain’t all that’s goin’ down…
Templo S.U.D. almost 3 years ago
Make your parameters good ones, Bernice.
Namrepus almost 3 years ago
Her turn will start as soon as she’s alone.
Scarlet Shimmer almost 3 years ago
Solid communication and agreement. Great. This should appease the people crying psycho and control freak. If Nil stays in this relationship (which it looks like he will) it’s definitely because HE wants to.
ACTIVIST1234 almost 3 years ago
Nil: “What a drag it is, being young.”
beb01 almost 3 years ago
I hoped they checked the ground before setting down. If they are at the dog park there would be doggy doodoos all over the place, All other parts — goose dropping (or am I projecting my midwesternism since Canada goose are he bane of public parks.
DaJellyBelly almost 3 years ago
This is getting downright silly!
beb01 almost 3 years ago
What’s the point of making out if there are so many restrictions on how and how long you can kiss, what parts of the body you can touch and so on. It sounds too much like kissing your maiden aunt,
rklynch almost 3 years ago
Nil… I think you’re gonna have to wait awhile for an answer. Seems like ol’ Bernice is getting a wee bit hot under the collar. And not because of the summer heat either….
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Later, as Nil and Bernice are married, Nil calls out to Bernice in her bedroom from his bedroom, " ‘ernice, dear – think it’s time we do er, ah, something to have a kid?"
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Bernice: “Sure, Nilly – just put it in a dish and slide it under the door. I’ll get it later…”
Z-bert almost 3 years ago
I think the parameters are a waste of time. They’re going to be revising them with every make out session.
lvlax almost 3 years ago
Maybe time to discuss a safe word.
Ahuehuete almost 3 years ago
I guess they really are made for each other.
MarieStanford almost 3 years ago
I miss Luann…..
Argythree almost 3 years ago
Looking at B, since I am almost age 72, she looks to me not like she’s going through teen hormonal spikes but as though she’s going through menopause…
Willow Mt Lyon almost 3 years ago
It sounds rigid, but it is easier to date someone who has limits than one who keeps trying to inch their way to second base or thinks dating requires hitting the sack within days of their first date.
overtherainbow almost 3 years ago
Nil is learning how to rev her up. They could have great phone sex since talking gets her going.
Ruth Brown almost 3 years ago
How will you get better at kissing and arousal if you don’t practice? Interesting that she brings up body contact when they are minimizing it.
BJShipley1 almost 3 years ago
Wow, so French kissing isn’t even on the table, much less second or third base? So much for those claims that she is “enjoying her burgeoning sexuality” or whatever it was people here were claiming. With all those restrictions what’s even the point? Of course it’s pretty obvious that Bernice would be absolutely awful in bed anyway.
capricorn9th almost 3 years ago
Sigh. Do it already. Let it be a natural event. Look at Bernice. I think she is trying so hard to rein in herself. Why are they treating it as if it is a sporting event that comes with rules? Do it and see how it goes. If they still like each other and are interested in each other, and wish to explore a relationship or dating, then so be it. But at the time being, you are horny which is preventing you both from looking at this in a rational way. Once you do the deed, if you look at each other and realize it was just hormones and perhaps some chemistry, and nothing more, you can part ways and still be friends. Many others have done it.
Joe1962 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Keep it going Nil open communication is the best kind of communication.
Caldonia almost 3 years ago
Oh wow, the strange and vague dialogue this week actually IS about abstinence! How depressing! I guess it’s time to forget the sexual revolution ever happened, kids.
Z Blair Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I wouldn’t be shocked if Bern gets pregnant after all this stifled activity with Nil.
drewpamon almost 3 years ago
These parameters aren’t going to last the day at this rate.
alasko almost 3 years ago
Bernice is going to break all of the parameters, and jump his bones.
kauri44 almost 3 years ago
Okay, this is ridiculous. It reminds me of a children’s book I read once in which two eighth graders set an alarm clock for 15 minutes so they wouldn’t go “too far” during their make out sessions. While I am not one of the fans of this strip who keep expecting sex scenes, this is not the first time where I have wondered whether the writers are targeting a very conservative readership with this sort of approach to the very concept of physicality between a couple. These aren’t 13 year olds, they’re college sophomores for heaven’s sake.
kenhense almost 3 years ago
Has anyone ever had this conversation?
Argythree almost 3 years ago
Where on this list is birth control?
notbornyesterday almost 3 years ago
From what I can remeber, life was different in the 60s
dadoctah almost 3 years ago
Specifically can’t kiss neck (panel one), can’t stroke or fondle neck (not listed among permissible hand contacts in panel two).
Why even call it necking, then?
Argythree almost 3 years ago
I honestly wonder if this is what the Evanses went through, before marriage, to try to avoid what actually happened to them ( a child born before they got married). If so, maybe we are seeing the prequel to B getting pregnant…
live2read almost 3 years ago
“Passion parameters”?? Oh, my God! :D :D :D :D This is too funny!
Busrayne almost 3 years ago
What’s more disturbing – Bernice’s foolishness, or Nil going along with it?
ronaldspence almost 3 years ago
Part of passion is danger and spontaneity, limits are a benefit but talking it to death…not so much…
Donaldo Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I think Greg forgot how it was to be a teen
MathProf2 almost 3 years ago
Art may be more fun then (what passes for) sex.
ct0760 almost 3 years ago
Facepalm(Website wont allow me to use emoji)
BJShipley1 almost 3 years ago
Bernice is so frigid she makes Siberia feel like Arabia.
oldcomicsfan almost 3 years ago
She’s going to lose him.
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
Social contact contract with exhibits similar to “Big Bang Theory” sitcom storyline. At least, they are being reasonably for twenty years Olds?
Binky Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Reminds me of Sheldon’s “roommate contract” from “The Big Bang Theory” different situation of course and at least Bernice & Nil are consulting one another
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bernice is melting just at the idea af all that action… She really needs these parameters! Nil is giving her responsibility for the part she cares about most. Bravo Nil! The only big question is; how long will they be able to follow these rules? I say a month tops.
ianm almost 3 years ago
OK it’s a comic strip and doesn’t have to be real life. Even so…. We’re having a physical relationship and need to set limits. I, the woman, am a total nymphomaniac with no self control and a total inability to say no. It is therefore up to you the man to set and adhere to reasonable parameters….. I’m sorry, I don’t care how far we have come down the road to gender equality, it just doesn’t work that way!
Orcatime almost 3 years ago
Isn’t this how Sheldon Cooper made his TEDIOUS negotiations?
Meg: All Seriousness Aside almost 3 years ago
This is silly. Human adolescents would break those rules in about 30 seconds.
theincrediblebulk almost 3 years ago
If these are normal limits for getting involved it’s no wonder I was seen as overly aggressive. My first girlfriend set the parameters for our relationship, and I didn’t realize how odd they were. No kissing allowed, but I was allowed to touch her anywhere i wanted, whenever I wanted, She seemed to enjoy it so i thought that was normal.
imagenesis almost 3 years ago
This is one of those epsodes which make me feel I am not looking forward where the relationship of this two is going when they feel they have to set so many limits as an adult couple! I may just as well go watch Sesame Street, at least they have puppets! Hey, I got a bright idea, imagine Luann’s characters on a puppet show; now, that’s entertainment!
mxy almost 3 years ago
With every strip, I dislike this character more.
Perplexed almost 3 years ago
OK, this is a bit much. I guess they’re young for their age. That’s all. She’s not a witch.
Rocknaww almost 3 years ago
Here you go guys. Just use this: “Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate and my future children to be sexually abstinent from this day until the day I enter a biblical marriage relationship.” also abstaining from “sexual thoughts, sexual touching, pornography, and actions that are known to lead to sexual arousal.”
computerprogrammer2028 almost 3 years ago
Here’s hoping for Puddles to arrive just in time for a rescue by diving in for a day saving timely interruption. Puddles has more sense in these situations than they do.
GovernmentCheese almost 3 years ago
I get it now! This is the setup for the Handmaidens Tale spinoff – “Aunt Bernice and Commander Nils: Origins”
sallymargret almost 3 years ago
This is hilarious! Nil knows exactly what he is doing. He is going with the flow, and doing Ericksonian intellectual foreplay on Bernice. Look how steamed up she is. It’s working! They’re going to end up in a frenzied heap on Saturday, and Bernice will wonder what happened.
Johnnyrico almost 3 years ago
“Parameters”…. Good luck with that…
tremaine53 almost 3 years ago
At a tender age, Bernice has already mastered the art of making romance both tedious AND annoying!
D.E.N. almost 3 years ago
So, I get the parameters thing, and I’m glad the kids are communicating. But “etching them in stone” so to speak is going a bit too far. Sitting on a park bench with a checklist and a stopwatch …?!? However unintentional it may be, Bernice is going to kill this relationship yet.
gnmnrbl almost 3 years ago
I think nils parameters are sarcastic, they are making fun of bernice’s desire to control her sexuality. Nil wants Bernice to get over herself and let herself go and whatever happens…happens.
markobx1 almost 3 years ago
Bernice… least likeable character here.
sar almost 3 years ago
WHAT IN THE VANILLA IS THIS!??!?
ChristopherLyons almost 3 years ago
You may think this is comic strip absurdity, and Bernice is just a cartoon caricature of an overly buttoned down personality, but guess what? They did a poll recently of young men, and a large percentage of them said it would be sexual harassment to offer to buy a woman their own age a drink in a bar.
The rules have been changing, and nobody knows what to do anymore. The instincts are there—and easily corrupted, nobody’s denying that—but we mistrust them, because of the evil actions of some. There’s a lot of Bernices and Nils out there, straight, gay, etc, trying to figure out what’s right, and what they really want, and I wish them all luck. They’ll need it. I did. ;)
bigboxes almost 3 years ago
Bernice and Nil were doing fine. So, Luann comes along and now they’re over-thinking it. Totally unrealistic. No one thinks like this.
maxiesmom2 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I wonder which one of them will mentally be counting to 3 minutes in their head during the kissing? Better put that down too, Bernice.
rrsltx almost 3 years ago
After marriage: Three minute limit, missionary only, through a hole in the sheet, and for procreation purposes only.
wschott almost 3 years ago
“How about, no more than one of us naked at a time? Oh, did I say that out loud?”
Vilyehm almost 3 years ago
“Touch my phone stylus and you die.”
Tomorrow, Nil stops Bernice by yanking the stylus out of her hand.
Decepticomic almost 3 years ago
If they start discussing foot stuff, I’m out. Not to judge the kinks of others, mind you.
CreativeChef almost 3 years ago
I just don’t understand this discussion
Dkram almost 3 years ago
(0.o)
TCA1799 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Too bad we can poll the commenters on this arc. I’m curious of those who seem to think that B is just raging hormones that can’t wait to get it are male and now many are female. My theory is more men seem to think that women just can’t survive without their (the man’s) passion while I think women are worrying about other aspects of the budding relationship.
WilliamVollmer almost 3 years ago
Discussing the “parameters” seems to be affecting Bernice, in a most wonderous way. She may want to forget some (?)of those "parameters. Hopefully her brain will catch up to the rest of her before she goes too far too soon.
fuzzmoz almost 3 years ago
They could decide they need to try everything out first to get a better idea of what they want their parameters to be.
Enoi almost 3 years ago
HOW old is Bernice???
comicboyz almost 3 years ago
Really…… How soon til Nil says Scroo this, Im outa here!!
artegal almost 3 years ago
This is the part where I would get up and leave. It’s not nearly worth the hassle.
mourdac Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Is there a Control Freak Annonymous support group, with a 12 step program?
flatempest almost 3 years ago
Bernice is overthinking this relationship. I didn’t like Nil at first but I think he is sweet.
Lou almost 3 years ago
Maybe these two should swing by Arlo and Janice’s hot tub. That should throw the parameters out the window.
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
Bernice download an app on her phone? Maybe the app can solve the problem without Puddles?
Pet almost 3 years ago
I am waiting to find out that Nil is the son of some super mega rich or famous person lol!
Ellis97 almost 3 years ago
Listen, Bernice, making out is fun, but it’s not meant to be taken for granted. It’s how a special connection between two young lovers is established. Someday, we’ll have that discussion, but for now, just enjoy what you have.
jrankin1959 almost 3 years ago
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to take the first in a series of very cold showers… (What’s the emoji for sarcasm?)
Bucinka almost 3 years ago
Reminds me of the initial contract Ana and Christian worked out in Fifty Shades of Grey….
willkepley almost 3 years ago
Just go with it Bern: let your freak-flag fly!
sfknight almost 3 years ago
Leave it to Bernice to make kissing boring
Troglodyte almost 3 years ago
Wow, I’m sure Bern will prepare a detailed manual when they’re done…
Frank Farkel Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bern needs a copy of Aubrey Plaza’s “To Do” List
kingbrlee Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I’ve worked around college kids my whole life and believe me these two are not normal. College-age kids usually live outside the parameters.
LtPowers almost 3 years ago
It’s like the opposite of Brad and Toni.
dayle2 almost 3 years ago
I’m reading a lot of posts about the appearances (or lack thereof) of Luann, but what about Brad and Toni? Haven’t seen them in FOREVER! Where are they?
mr , b almost 3 years ago
“Youth is wasted on the wrong people” W.C. Fields
Airman almost 3 years ago
One rule: nobody gets knocked up.
Joan Tinnin Premium Member almost 3 years ago
She’s a nut.
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
“Kissing on the lips ONLY. No tongues ears or neck.” _ Nil
ALSO,
“No smoking.”
“No parking.”
No fishing.”
“No Hunting.”
“No talking.”
“No loitering.”
“No littering.”
“No open flames.”
“No Pets.”
“No Soliciting.”
“No skateboarding.”
“No recording devices.”
“No shirt, No shoes, No service!”
Other than that, you two enjoy yourselves and have FUN!!!
Billys mom2022 almost 3 years ago
20 bucks they end up making out in the grass.
JohnSepe almost 3 years ago
Sooooo stupid
SUDCC-IV-CS almost 3 years ago
Next category: “RESTRAINTS AND BONDAGE EQUIPMENT”!
Kenmazing almost 3 years ago
If he can sit with Bernice and do this, they just might be compatible!
Michael Helwig almost 3 years ago
This is so unrealistic.
Wlly Blly almost 3 years ago
Nil is being facetious. Bernice is being ridiculous.
Crann Bethadh almost 3 years ago
I can’t imagine any college kids these days EVER having this kind of conversation, at least in the way that these two are having it, and in the words that Bernice uses. The writing is just weird. Like something out of a 1940’s dating guide.
eladee AKA Wally almost 3 years ago
Oh this is going South fast. Berniece always has to ruin everything. I feel so sorry for her that she can’t just ENJOY this!!!!
luann1212 almost 3 years ago
What I like about this arc is how, hilariously, letting Bernice acknowledge what I always have recognized in her drawn character, which is a major case of repressed sexuality and sexual desire. She has pretty unyielding personal standards, not realistic, but hopefully can develop. This would be good for her overall I project, being more laid back, like her BFF, but not like Luann exactly, and Nil, he has great hope as a patient boyfriend who also has standards. He is a creative, very smart, and would, I think, do a good job in helping “cool out” Ms. Repressed. It’s like Bets helping Gun(ther) be less passive-aggressive to his benefit. I like this overall arc and I am hopeful that Bernice can become a more developed character as a result.
Wubbie almost 3 years ago
Of course, this is what you get when people doing a strip about teens or twenty somethings know nothing about the daily behavior of their subjects. No kids today act like these two!
Tyge Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Who ARE these people!?!?
Harman Toshiba almost 3 years ago
These two are…what? Eight-year-olds?
RSH almost 3 years ago
i suspect the forces of nature are strong and will ultimately overcome those of all this rule making. the fact that they are sitting down in the grass together as opposed to on a concrete bench is already a red flag.
Cincoflex almost 3 years ago
Interesting that Nil has definite boundaries.
Tyge Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Well the no tongues parameter has been blown already. The way Bern is sweating, by the time Nil hears her parameters something dramatic might occur!
An “hour of splendor in the grass”? – Wordsworth
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 3 years ago
But the ears are the best part.
YorkGirl Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Lol! Bernice is getting “hot” just thinking about what they’re not going to do! I expect tomorrow she’ll pounce on him and they’ll be rolling in the grass! List forgotten! ;-)))
billdaviswords almost 3 years ago
This. Is. So. Weird. And pathetic. These are college students? Really??
FredWaiss almost 3 years ago
As for those limits: C’mon! Let Bernice run her fingers through his stocking cap. Let reveal his other eye. And one of them should take off his jacket—he’s got to be uncomfortably warm. And body contact? Bernice seems like she’s never been bare outside the shower since she was old enough to dress herself, and I’m not sure Nil has ever been without his hat. Beernice could give him a haircut.
DG almost 3 years ago
His name is Nil, which is another word for zero. Just like the current relationship.
sjames6011 almost 3 years ago
Bernice is adorable and Nil is too. I love it that Bern is trying so hard to keep control of things.
DondiDoo almost 3 years ago
What about eyes? 1 or 2?
StackableContainers almost 3 years ago
These kind of rules tend to get renegotiated quickly in the heat of the moment.
Tyge Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Body Contact parameters? The chorus from Zombie Jamboree comes to mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4k5XftdTMs – - Kingston Trio at The Hungry Eye
percheronhitch6 almost 3 years ago
This is ridiculous!
CynthiaLeigh almost 3 years ago
Will they have those penalty cards (like in soccer) to hand out for violations?
comic reader 22 almost 3 years ago
Nil is really creeping me out.
Willow Mt Lyon almost 3 years ago
Body? They already established what body parts they can touch. I guess it needs to be determined what position they can be in. Reclining or not? I wonder how long they will stay within their parameters. No tongue. Really?
ACTIVIST1234 almost 3 years ago
Glad they’re setting parameters. Rules are so much fun to break.
Liam Astle Premium Member almost 3 years ago
What about birthdays and special occasions?
locake almost 3 years ago
Those are odd limit for a young man to set with a female he likes. He must think that is what Bernice is expecting.
PeterPirate almost 3 years ago
Well, I hope Bernice jumps on Nil and we go back to Luann on Monday.
KEA almost 3 years ago
Nils reminds me of someone I knew in college but I can’t remember the name… and it’s driving me nuts. (okay, some say short trip, and others say I’m already there, but still…)
buckyteeth almost 3 years ago
Sorry, but this is just stupid.
Miss Buttinsky Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Pheromones. Pheromones. Pheromones
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bernice already looks like her boilers are about to blow in that last panel. What may happen here is what Nil may be having her swerve into. The description of the parameters may get more and more sexual until the point she boils over and shreds him right there on the grass. Interesting technique…
ndblackirish97 almost 3 years ago
The look on Nil’s face in the final shot is priceless.
Rae Suzanne almost 3 years ago
We have to have the bad to appreciate the good.
AndrewSihler almost 3 years ago
“No ears or neck”? What is this, a meeting of the Comstock Committee? What prudes. When Luann and Quill were, um, smooching in a supplies closet behind a closed door, there were some pretty suggestive sound effects, and then in the last panel Quill was buttoning his shirt.
Julie478 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Reminds me of the Sheldon and Amy Relationship Agreement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwuVwOhFu58
johnkuhnlein Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Evans sure has some odd ideas about sex.
Scott S almost 3 years ago
Whose job will it be to arrange for the chaperone?
AUNTBEEEV almost 3 years ago
Even for a comic strip, this is so unbelievable. I am so tired of this arc.
Vilyehm almost 3 years ago
Bernice looks like she is doing the banana practice in the last panel.
But who’s the second guy?
Takagi-san almost 3 years ago
Gosh, horn-, erm, flustered little dickens, ain’t she? I hope this ends with her tossing those notes aside and letting herself live a little. How old is everyone supposed to be? 18? 19? Time to experience some things.
montylc2001 almost 3 years ago
I think Nil knows Bern better than she does and that he’s letting on. Seems to me he knows how to push her buttons to get the motor in overdrive. Game on!
smsrt almost 3 years ago
They must go to the church I was raised in.
scalap Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bernice sure is getting hot listening to Nil speak intelligently. If Nil truly agrees with Bernice, they’re made for each other.
edjbos almost 3 years ago
Who’s gonna start the timer?
Ukko wilko almost 3 years ago
I hope Bernice is the one who’s hormones get away from her.
Gordo4ever almost 3 years ago
B. is getting ‘warm’….whoo…
tejano almost 3 years ago
Those parameters are just for starters. They can modify them any time as needed.
Rand al'Thor almost 3 years ago
No tongue? Why bother?
GaryCooper almost 3 years ago
“Passion Parameters”? C’mon, give us a break! Just go at it!
phxhocking almost 3 years ago
Oh, good grief. Who does that? Nobody, that’s who. Now this just borders on the stupid. Time to move on.
Boomer with a view almost 3 years ago
Oh come on. These 2 are in college. They should be at third base by now!
queenoftut almost 3 years ago
Bernice and Nil need to call Sheldon for a “Relationship Contract.”
Slatsmagee I almost 3 years ago
Good God, get a room and end this madness…
BlueKnight1966 almost 3 years ago
Quick: check the online Kama Sutra for guidance.
Bill The Nuke almost 3 years ago
Lame rules. Have they no hormones?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 3 years ago
This is fun.
oakie817 almost 3 years ago
loving this
bakana almost 3 years ago
Are they going to be able to find Equity in what He is allowed to touch vs what She is allowed to touch?
Especially since Women have more “Places” than men.
Sisyphos almost 3 years ago
One thing Bernie knows well is, How to Take the Romance out of Romance. Nil is being a real trooper here….
Sportymonk almost 3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef7UInZyAfc
booga almost 3 years ago
“Passion Destruction Parameters” more like it. I wish I knew this a long time ago!
kittysquared Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Leave it to Borenice to regulate romance. Is Nil being a good sport and humoring her (why?), or does he actually buy into this crap? Just shut up, kiss, and be happy in your mutual weirdness.
cherns Premium Member almost 3 years ago
FWIW:
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/26/opinion/playing-by-the-antioch-rules.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/insider/antioch-sexual-consent-form-metoo-video.html
https://antiochcollege.edu/campus-life/sexual-offense-prevention-policy-title-ix/
baraktorvan almost 3 years ago
Good luck keeping to those “rules.” I guarantee they will be broken.
Mooshki Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Are they 12 years old?!
hcreagan33 3 months ago
When Bernice goes boy crazy, she REALLY goes boy crazy.