Cartoonist Randy Glasbergen, creator of the syndicated comic strip, “The Better Half,” amongst others, has made a successful career parodying the institute of marriage in comics and cartoons. While his creations cover many topics related to marriage, one of his most common themes is lack of knowledge and communication about each other before marrying. In one of Glasbergen’s cartoons (pictured left), two women, apparently co-workers, are discussing their weekend. One relates to a coworker how she met a wonderful man, “fell madly in love, got engaged, had a lovely wedding and honeymoon. Then things turned sour, we grew bitter, separated and divorced. It was quite a busy weekend!” (Glasbergen). Combined with the casual, nonchalant atmosphere of the cartoon, these two simple, small sentences succinctly and effectively depict many of the problems in how couples approach marriage today.
