Heartwarming Illustrations Show That Love Is In The Small Things

Philippa Rice is a multi-talented artist who creates simple but beautiful comics about the everyday joys of living with someone you love. The title of her comic book, Soppy, is unapologetically fitting!

Rice forgoes the usual stuff like hearts and roses, going instead for the everyday ways we share love with our significant others – be it our morning routines, a hug and a snuggle, or finishing the day in each others’ arms. If you love these pictures as much as we do, be sure to check out Puuung’s illustrations as well!

More info: Amazon | philippajrice.com | FB | Twitter (h/t: brightside, designyoutrust)

Sometimes, love can be found in the simplest things, like spending a blissful morning in the kitchen

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You can be in the same room without having to do everything together

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It is hugging each other accidentally while sleeping

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Even the most mundane tasks are more fun when you do them together

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Even shopping for food can be exciting

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True love means putting everything aside just to hug

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The biggest dilemma is often what to eat for dinner

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Even if you’re feeling a bit blue, there’s always someone that will hold your hand

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Love is about the little things

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Happiness is when both of you read in bed after an exceptionally tiring day

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Building IKEA furniture is like playing with LEGO when it’s just the two of you

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Sometimes, you have to ask hard questions

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Cooking together often becomes the most challenging and the most fun task

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Even the tiniest problems matter to your loved one

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It’s having those long talks in bed about everything and anything

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It’s when you know your favorite cuddling positions

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It’s having a favorite cafe, where only you two matter

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The cold autumn wind can’t touch you because your heart always stays warm

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Love means knowing when you need to say sorry

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There is nothing more comfortable than falling asleep on your loved one’s lap

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It is about exploring new things, even if it’s just your neighborhood park

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It’s knowing that it’s not always rainbows and butterflies, it’s compromise that moves us along

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As long as both of you are headed the same way…

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…Everything will be just fine

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If you like these heartwarming images, you can find her book on Amazon

I joined Bored Panda as an image editor back in 2014, during its early stages. It's been quite a journey since then! Over time, I transitioned through different roles until I eventually became the Content Lead. In this position, I now oversee the creation of the viral content published here on Bored Panda. While my primary focus lies in raising awareness about important social issues like gender and race equality, as well as mental health topics, I also enjoy sharing lighter content, such as memes, cat images and intriguing world curiosities. Outside of work, you'll likely find me engaged in one of five activities: planning a vacation, browsing thrift stores, experimenting in the kitchen, watching movies, or spending quality time with my two cats.

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MicheleHackler 8 years ago

Clearly this person has never actually assembled Ikea furniture with someone.

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Ivanka van der Reest 8 years ago

Actually my ex and I once assembled Ikea furniture together. That went okay. It was very much fun actually. Ikea is peanuts. Just follow the instrunctions and it's childs play. Assembling Ikea furniture was the only fun and good thing in our short lived marriage. :/

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Charlotte Kebbell 7 years ago

agreed.. it should read "not killing each other when assembling ikea furniture together" Same goes for laminate flooring. I am very proud of the fact that not only did I not kill him while doing the flooring, but our marriage survived intact as well.....

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JirawasSornkom 8 years ago

Can't agree more!!!

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SmithDavid 8 years ago

...ummmm, yeah! So true. IKEA furniture should only be assembled with bullet proof vests on and a whole lot of alcohol at the ready...and should end with nothing getting done and a whole lot of sex. At least that's how we assemble furniture.

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jeromefenton 8 years ago

so true

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theaynsoculus 8 years ago

Honestly these are like the exact romance fantasies of mine hHahaha

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IrenV 8 years ago

<3 it's funny how the girl takes what see wants :P (pizza, bed side, pyjamas)

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GingerSnap 8 years ago

Who switches bed sides? No one ever! She was just claiming what was already hers. :D

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Natalija Tejkal 6 years ago

No comprmise!

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TrésGoodman 8 years ago

A bite out of the baguette :)

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TomazOliveira 8 years ago

Thats like being a gentleman. Let her have what she wants. Things that dont really matter for men.

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TomazOliveira 8 years ago

that's being a gentleman. Things that dont really matter for men. Let her have it.

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Rism 8 years ago

Cute drawings! :D

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JacobSudianto 8 years ago

The cutest illustrations...Life before kids..

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HeliToivonen 8 years ago

Or without kids.

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JanixBox 8 years ago

While watching this funny, nice pics story i too forgat to drink my tea, hehe

4points

SuryaTeja 8 years ago

After reading these illustrations, I would like to have a girlfriend

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Ray McGaughey 7 years ago

No s**t. This is depressing as f**k if you've got no one.

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JamesReynolds 8 years ago

when a comic strip has a relationship and you don't...

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MonicaMono 8 years ago

I would love to learn how to sketch like this ...

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Rism 8 years ago

Yasss, me too! :D

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KieranRamChandra 8 years ago

Did you just drop a Maroon 5 line in there!?

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LaraKulpa 8 years ago

Nice Maroon 5 reference...

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joseflapatha 8 years ago

done all that, still gf cheated and left me :(

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AkankshaShanghvi 8 years ago

Dont worry...u deserve better...

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ViralRang 8 years ago

What a love ^_* Thanks for share Romantic-L...Quotes.jpg

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LeyreLabargaKovarskaya 8 years ago

I love this! I cried, it is lovely and true, it is amazing, beautiful and it is so original ;) <3

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DianneScottGablenzJohnson 8 years ago

I want to frame a few of these :) Love them

1point

HeatherGallay 8 years ago

Wow, very accurate to us.

1point

AncaBolocan 8 years ago

Lovely drawings!

1point

VishalKataria 8 years ago

This is the sweetest thing I have seen in a loooooooong time...

1point

JeanVallecera 8 years ago

now i need to share this with my love...

1point

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Syrine Torjméne 7 years ago

It’s knowing that it’s not always rainbows and butterflies, it’s compromise that moves us along cough cough marron cough 5

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Jane Johns 7 years ago

This relationship with my husband exactly! I love this so much!

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Marilyn Rainn 8 years ago

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Oscar Hernan Jauregui Cortez 8 years ago

In June I'm starting living together with my beloved one. Things like this gives me courage. I'm so excting about it. Right now, she is a bit of stress because of the furniture, electrodomestics and stuff like that. I'm just chill. If I have a bed and food, I live anywhere. Wish me the best, guys.

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AngeliRodriguez 8 years ago

Now I'm bitter than ever/.

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AngeliRodriguez 8 years ago

Bitter than ever.

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VeronicaMirela 8 years ago

I really love how they are drawn , the girl is a little chubby, not perfectly slim. ...and every part of this is accurate to us. ...it's been for years and we still cuddle and explore and compromise,and love each other. ..home website do that until the end. ..

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VeronicaMirela 8 years ago

Hope we do that until the end****autoccorect****pffff

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MattBurkey 8 years ago

Wait, what? People actually struggle with Ikea furniture??? Mind blown! Clearly I'm gifted.

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KevinWulff 8 years ago

Sweet like my daughter Rosa

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CharlotteCui 8 years ago

This is very heartwarming and I really like it. Great job

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افنانمنال 8 years ago

:) loved it

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NicholeRachal 8 years ago

And then you have kids and all you two want to do is sleep without waking up at 3am lol

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DanielStorms 8 years ago

Justo en mi corazon roto D: auch!

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LuckaKösslerová 8 years ago

I like it, because our relationship is just nice like this (without the bed side terror, pizza - because I cook, and pyjamas) :)

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DashaNenakhova 8 years ago

So true. It is true love when a girl gets what she wants and a real man let her be like that.

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Lauren 8 years ago

Beyond adorable

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JoelApeh 8 years ago

It's an awesome illustration

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MerrianeMaeAlibadbad 8 years ago

So cute illustrations..

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MonikaČvek 8 years ago

Sweet!

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DeeSeahawk 8 years ago

I don't understand the vanilla shake one. A little help, please?

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NaomiElsbernd 8 years ago

so adorably cheesy

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LuAnnMatthews 8 years ago

Very good.....my hubby and I are just like that. Love him!

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MaraMadalina 8 years ago

Jaha true !

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MaxxMilne 8 years ago

why is the girl fat? It's the first time ever i see girl/boy love drawings where the chick is out of shape.

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IzarLunacek 8 years ago

Me too: and we should both wonder why that is.

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HelenaCardia 8 years ago

Equal to this: https://www.boredpanda.com/love-is-illustrations-korea-puuung/ But worse illustrations

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HelenaCardia 8 years ago

Equal to this: https://www.boredpanda.com/love-is-illustrations-korea-puuung/ but worse illustrations!

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RebekkahSprague 8 years ago

<3 ! I ordered the book as a gift to my fiance.

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RebekkahSprague 8 years ago

<3 Ordered the book, a gift to my fiance.

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AriSkye 8 years ago

Didn't stop her from cheating on me with roughnecks for coke.

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Dan 8 years ago

Cute, but why is the girl fatter then the man?

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AndresPreza 8 years ago

She wanted pizza anyway remember ;)

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MaxxMilne 8 years ago

exactly. one of the drawings should be them going to a gym or something like that.

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JaimePinzon 8 years ago

Pizza and milkshakes buddy.

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IzarLunacek 8 years ago

The other way round would be ok? What the f?

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IreneRussak 8 years ago

Why not?

-1point

AbdessamadElMontassir 8 years ago

I leave every morning a half of my coffee to my girlfriend, I love her.

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GlynisLailann 8 years ago

These drawings are so very sweet.<3

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BettyMorganSinger 8 years ago

Sweet!

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PaulHalicki 8 years ago

This looks like it was written by a middle schooler for middle schoolers.

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JuliaUloghobui 8 years ago

My hubby is just like that

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RichardStainthorp 8 years ago

sounds great

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AçúcarPreto 8 years ago

Beautiful <3

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MadelynThomson 8 years ago

Love the Maroon 5 lyric

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Mimi 8 years ago

This book was written before under the title "Love Means Never Having To Say You Are Sorry."

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JulietteO'Donnell 8 years ago

Yeah all changes when you have kids though and realise it's all a myth

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VirginiaJohnson 8 years ago

But then your children grow up and move away. Then you get to do all this again

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ShereenSeyam 8 years ago

Ohhhh God!!! Whoever felt true love, will feel this. Thanks.

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AleksVujovic 8 years ago

Lovely and expressive.

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DhianRatnasari 8 years ago

I really want to share this to my hubby. But this "American Pin-Up 2016 Calendar Inspired By The Places I Visited In USA" pic on the sidebar,, made me postpone clicking that share button

0points

DhianRatnasari 8 years ago

I wanna share this page to my hubby. But the American Pin-Up 2016 Calendar Inspired By The Places I Visited In USA, made me postpone the share button

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dienuca 8 years ago

The characters are clearly inspired by Hannah and Adam from Girls :)

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DonnaYates 8 years ago

My guy is always like this! So lucky to have him!!!!

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RajRaj 8 years ago

I could relate somehow :3

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CrownHead 8 years ago

i wish i could

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NukeAvrian 8 years ago

They're so cute :D

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ViktoriaUhlin 8 years ago

These pictures is basically me and my boyfriend. We've been together for a little more than six years now and both of us were just like "that's us"!! It even looks like us! <3

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MargoMunro 8 years ago

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Maricarmen 8 years ago

This reminds me of my marriage!!

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Emily 8 years ago

beautiful! love it!

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AdnaSouza 8 years ago

why is always the female who asks for permission? even to a stupid t-shirt. why does it show her making the first move toward to apologies?

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JaimePinzon 8 years ago

Because it's HIS t-shirt what she's asking for. If you feel she shouldn't have to ask then you have deep issues.

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AriSkye 8 years ago

I dated a girl once, she was a hoe, moral of the story: get money. The End

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MicheleHackler 8 years ago

Clearly this person has never actually assembled Ikea furniture with someone.

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Ivanka van der Reest 8 years ago

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Charlotte Kebbell 7 years ago

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JirawasSornkom 8 years ago

Can't agree more!!!

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SmithDavid 8 years ago

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jeromefenton 8 years ago

so true

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theaynsoculus 8 years ago

Honestly these are like the exact romance fantasies of mine hHahaha

16points

IrenV 8 years ago

<3 it's funny how the girl takes what see wants :P (pizza, bed side, pyjamas)

10points

GingerSnap 8 years ago

Who switches bed sides? No one ever! She was just claiming what was already hers. :D

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Natalija Tejkal 6 years ago

No comprmise!

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TrésGoodman 8 years ago

A bite out of the baguette :)

0points

TomazOliveira 8 years ago

Thats like being a gentleman. Let her have what she wants. Things that dont really matter for men.

0points

TomazOliveira 8 years ago

that's being a gentleman. Things that dont really matter for men. Let her have it.

-2points

Rism 8 years ago

Cute drawings! :D

5points

JacobSudianto 8 years ago

The cutest illustrations...Life before kids..

5points

HeliToivonen 8 years ago

Or without kids.

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JanixBox 8 years ago

While watching this funny, nice pics story i too forgat to drink my tea, hehe

4points

SuryaTeja 8 years ago

After reading these illustrations, I would like to have a girlfriend

4points

Ray McGaughey 7 years ago

No s**t. This is depressing as f**k if you've got no one.

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JamesReynolds 8 years ago

when a comic strip has a relationship and you don't...

3points

MonicaMono 8 years ago

I would love to learn how to sketch like this ...

3points

Rism 8 years ago

Yasss, me too! :D

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KieranRamChandra 8 years ago

Did you just drop a Maroon 5 line in there!?

2points

LaraKulpa 8 years ago

Nice Maroon 5 reference...

2points

joseflapatha 8 years ago

done all that, still gf cheated and left me :(

2points

AkankshaShanghvi 8 years ago

Dont worry...u deserve better...

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ViralRang 8 years ago

What a love ^_* Thanks for share Romantic-L...Quotes.jpg

1point

LeyreLabargaKovarskaya 8 years ago

I love this! I cried, it is lovely and true, it is amazing, beautiful and it is so original ;) <3

1point

DianneScottGablenzJohnson 8 years ago

I want to frame a few of these :) Love them

1point

HeatherGallay 8 years ago

Wow, very accurate to us.

1point

AncaBolocan 8 years ago

Lovely drawings!

1point

VishalKataria 8 years ago

This is the sweetest thing I have seen in a loooooooong time...

1point

JeanVallecera 8 years ago

now i need to share this with my love...

1point

Nikshit Narula 7 years ago

0points

Syrine Torjméne 7 years ago

It’s knowing that it’s not always rainbows and butterflies, it’s compromise that moves us along cough cough marron cough 5

0points

Jane Johns 7 years ago

This relationship with my husband exactly! I love this so much!

0points

Marilyn Rainn 8 years ago

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Oscar Hernan Jauregui Cortez 8 years ago

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AngeliRodriguez 8 years ago

Now I'm bitter than ever/.

0points

AngeliRodriguez 8 years ago

Bitter than ever.

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VeronicaMirela 8 years ago

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VeronicaMirela 8 years ago

Hope we do that until the end****autoccorect****pffff

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MattBurkey 8 years ago

Wait, what? People actually struggle with Ikea furniture??? Mind blown! Clearly I'm gifted.

0points

KevinWulff 8 years ago

Sweet like my daughter Rosa

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CharlotteCui 8 years ago

This is very heartwarming and I really like it. Great job

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افنانمنال 8 years ago

:) loved it

0points

NicholeRachal 8 years ago

And then you have kids and all you two want to do is sleep without waking up at 3am lol

0points

DanielStorms 8 years ago

Justo en mi corazon roto D: auch!

0points

LuckaKösslerová 8 years ago

I like it, because our relationship is just nice like this (without the bed side terror, pizza - because I cook, and pyjamas) :)

0points

DashaNenakhova 8 years ago

So true. It is true love when a girl gets what she wants and a real man let her be like that.

0points

Lauren 8 years ago

Beyond adorable

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JoelApeh 8 years ago

It's an awesome illustration

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MerrianeMaeAlibadbad 8 years ago

So cute illustrations..

0points

MonikaČvek 8 years ago

Sweet!

0points

DeeSeahawk 8 years ago

I don't understand the vanilla shake one. A little help, please?

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NaomiElsbernd 8 years ago

so adorably cheesy

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LuAnnMatthews 8 years ago

Very good.....my hubby and I are just like that. Love him!

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MaraMadalina 8 years ago

Jaha true !

0points

MaxxMilne 8 years ago

why is the girl fat? It's the first time ever i see girl/boy love drawings where the chick is out of shape.

0points

IzarLunacek 8 years ago

Me too: and we should both wonder why that is.

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HelenaCardia 8 years ago

Equal to this: https://www.boredpanda.com/love-is-illustrations-korea-puuung/ But worse illustrations

0points

HelenaCardia 8 years ago

Equal to this: https://www.boredpanda.com/love-is-illustrations-korea-puuung/ but worse illustrations!

0points

RebekkahSprague 8 years ago

<3 ! I ordered the book as a gift to my fiance.

0points

RebekkahSprague 8 years ago

<3 Ordered the book, a gift to my fiance.

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AriSkye 8 years ago

Didn't stop her from cheating on me with roughnecks for coke.

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Dan 8 years ago

Cute, but why is the girl fatter then the man?

0points

AndresPreza 8 years ago

She wanted pizza anyway remember ;)

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MaxxMilne 8 years ago

exactly. one of the drawings should be them going to a gym or something like that.

1point

JaimePinzon 8 years ago

Pizza and milkshakes buddy.

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IzarLunacek 8 years ago

The other way round would be ok? What the f?

0points

IreneRussak 8 years ago

Why not?

-1point

AbdessamadElMontassir 8 years ago

I leave every morning a half of my coffee to my girlfriend, I love her.

0points

GlynisLailann 8 years ago

These drawings are so very sweet.<3

0points

BettyMorganSinger 8 years ago

Sweet!

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PaulHalicki 8 years ago

This looks like it was written by a middle schooler for middle schoolers.

0points

JuliaUloghobui 8 years ago

My hubby is just like that

0points

RichardStainthorp 8 years ago

sounds great

0points

AçúcarPreto 8 years ago

Beautiful <3

0points

MadelynThomson 8 years ago

Love the Maroon 5 lyric

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Mimi 8 years ago

This book was written before under the title "Love Means Never Having To Say You Are Sorry."

0points

JulietteO'Donnell 8 years ago

Yeah all changes when you have kids though and realise it's all a myth

0points

VirginiaJohnson 8 years ago

But then your children grow up and move away. Then you get to do all this again

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ShereenSeyam 8 years ago

Ohhhh God!!! Whoever felt true love, will feel this. Thanks.

0points

AleksVujovic 8 years ago

Lovely and expressive.

0points

DhianRatnasari 8 years ago

I really want to share this to my hubby. But this "American Pin-Up 2016 Calendar Inspired By The Places I Visited In USA" pic on the sidebar,, made me postpone clicking that share button

0points

DhianRatnasari 8 years ago

I wanna share this page to my hubby. But the American Pin-Up 2016 Calendar Inspired By The Places I Visited In USA, made me postpone the share button

0points

dienuca 8 years ago

The characters are clearly inspired by Hannah and Adam from Girls :)

0points

DonnaYates 8 years ago

My guy is always like this! So lucky to have him!!!!

0points

RajRaj 8 years ago

I could relate somehow :3

0points

CrownHead 8 years ago

i wish i could

0points

NukeAvrian 8 years ago

They're so cute :D

0points

ViktoriaUhlin 8 years ago

These pictures is basically me and my boyfriend. We've been together for a little more than six years now and both of us were just like "that's us"!! It even looks like us! <3

0points