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11 Comics That Capture The Hell That Is Modern Dating

11 Comics That Capture The Hell That Is Modern Dating
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If youā€™ve had it up to here with nightmare Tinder dates, ghosting and all of the other annoyances that come with modern dating, youā€™re probably in need of some comic relief.

Enter Cartoons By Hilary. On her Instagram page, 26-year-old cartoonist Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell shares doodles chronicling the highs and lows (but mostly lows) of looking for love in 2017.

Really, who hasnā€™t had an almost-relationship end like this?

#tgif

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Or rolled their eyes at the ā€œoptionsā€ out there?

So what I'm saying is things are going well #manicmonday

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In an interview with The Huffington Post, Fitzgerald Campbell said she draws inspiration from her own experiences with frustrating first dates and relationship false starts.

ā€œWhenever something starts, I feel deep down itā€™s going to end, so it becomes a game of ā€˜how will I be disappointed this time?ā€™ā€ the Brooklyn-based illustrator said. ā€œIā€™m starting to sound like a pessimist but Iā€™m actually full of an absurd amount of hope, in life and in relationships.ā€

For more of Fitzgerald Campbelllā€™s witty illustrations, scroll down or check out her illustrated book Breaking Up is Hard To Do... But You Couldā€™ve Done Better.

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