webcomic text:

Panel 1: “If I miss your birthday and you still keep me, it means you really love me!”

Panel 2: “If I miss your birthday and don’t take care of myself—and you still keep me, it means you really love me!”

Panel 3: “If I miss your birthday, don’t take care of myself, and don’t actively improve—and you still keep me, it means you really love me!”

Panel 4: “If I miss your birthday, don’t take care of myself, don’t actively improve, and stop giving you what you need from me—and you still keep me, it means you really love me!”

Panel 5: “If I give up my beloved so I can re-establish my standards, it means I really love me.”