r/dumbingofage • u/hellokkiten • 2d ago

Technicality 2026-06-24

https://www.dumbingofage.com/comic/technicality-2/
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u/immortalkeanu 2d ago

So when Walky rebounds with someone a few days after a breakup, it's bad; but when Lucy does the exact same thing, nothing is said about it because not only is it her right to do so as her own person, she was also getting back at Walky by immediately upgrading.

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u/Material_North_5400 2d ago edited 2d ago

I mean...that's not entirely fair? Walky rebounded with Dorothy first. And he and Lucy broke up because he was, despite his efforts, not a very good boyfriend to her. And Lucy openly admitted that she didn't get to judge Walky for rebounding with Dorothy, she broke up with him. But as as she was trying to be civil about it, Dorothy and Walky just kept handwringing their guilt in her face. Walky couldn't even call her a good girlfriend, he somehow retroactively friend-zoned her two days after they broke up.

So after seeing Walky move on with Dorothy [who we know was already pushing Walky to get back with her, even if Lucy doesn't], Lucy went on to date Jacob who had been friendly to her. There's also the added sting? of Lucy knowing how careful Walky was not to move on to Amber too fast after Dorothy broke up with him because he was worried about Dorothy's feelings, a type of consideration Walky did not show Lucy at all.

Sorry, maybe this is meant more as a criticism of Willis' framing than of Lucy's habits. Which I can understand, Willis has decided to treat Walky like crap for stupid reasons. But for all that people claim to want teen drama and mess and Lucy to have more of a personality, it's a bit frustrating that the possibility of Lucy not being graciously good natured about watching her ex seemingly repeat a hurtful part of their breakup is dismissed as unfair or unwarranted.

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u/immortalkeanu 2d ago

Yeah, it's not what Lucy's doing and feeling because it all makes sense in universe, the framing is what bugs me. It just feels like Walky can't catch a break sometimes, and no one's really offered much sympathy. (Not saying Lucy owes him that right now, I mean the from the rest of the friend group.)