Life — June 21, 1917 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Honeymoon" - A Comic Strip About Marriage's Stages This six-panel satirical comic traces a newlywed couple's honeymoon journey, titled "The Honeymoon." Each panel humorously depicts a stage: 1. **The Promenade** - The couple departs with excessive luggage 2. **Going Aboard Ship** - They board a vessel 3. **The Knowing Glance** - A suggestive moment between them 4. **The Dining Saloon** - They eat together 5. **The Roll** - The ship rocks violently, causing chaos 6. **The Exit** - The wife appears to be fleeing or leaving The satire mocks the romantic ideal of honeymoons by showing how reality—particularly seasickness during ocean travel—disrupts the couple's bliss. The progression from romantic anticipation to the wife's apparent escape critiques both marriage expectations and the practical miseries of early-20th-century sea travel.