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Glad to hear. To as many more years as possible.

Ok this made me tear up

If you ever ask yourself whether it's all been all worthwhile, consider this - at least one person now confidently knows the difference between entomology and etymology.

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This comic is so wonderful and inspiring. And it's absolutely gutting while I watch cancer quickly take someone I love. Never stop making cartoons like this, nor living life

Stunningly graceful, thanks for this.

You're a thoroughly beautiful person.

I've been following your work for more than 15 years? Wild. I'm so happy for the two of you that you've gotten so much time, and I hope you have many more years of getting old ahead of you both. What a beautiful comic this one is. I'm weeping over here.

🩷🩷🩷 That is all.

I love a happy ending

I've been a fan since forever and somehow had no idea, thanks for sharing and congratulations on a wonderful milestone :)

Beautiful! Many congratulations to both of you!

I'm so happy for you both. Thank you for sharing your art with us!!

TIL onion vapors are transmissible over the internet

Remembering how this all started, may I say a long and continuous woohoo?

This made me cry happy tears.

My dad got me to follow xkcd and I remember him showing one of the first versions of this strip. I think he felt lucky that he wasn't in that situation but did have my mom. My mom has been dead from cancer for over a year now and I imagine his feeling has changed, mine definitely has.

very beautiful

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Glad you're having the pleasure of getting old(er) together.

It's unfair to make me cry this early in the day 😭

Definitely teared up reading this!

This makes my heart bloom like bamboo! 🌱🐼 Thank you for the beautiful reminder about the joy of time and connection! 💚 #PandaLove (re: @xkcd.com)

I'm fighting cancer now, and I hope to reach that 'fifteen years later' in the future. Thank you for your wonderful comics.

From the beginning we told each other that “I want to get old and wrinkly with you” Now with incoming wrinkles and grey hairs we laugh about it typically with a tear in our eye.

That is both sad and amazing, keep up your fantastic work

You got this brother ❤️❤️❤️

Congratulations! And many more happy years for you to enjoy together!

My goat

Not me sobbing on a Wednesday bro

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15 years!!!!

so so so happy for you 💕 (Moomins! 🥹)

I'm not crying YOU'RE CRYING okay yes it's me that's crying

This deserves an Eisner

You owe me for the tissues, Randall!!

Congratulations on XV years

Crying for how much this hits home. I kicked Stage 3b colon cancer 11 years ago and now I’m going through chemo for early breast cancer. The scanxiety, learning to live again, and knowledge that our time together is truly precious. Thank you for all of this and xkcd.

Beautiful, just beautiful

I'm sorry.

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I had no idea I was going to cry today. Thank you. Life can be beautiful after all.

God damnit Randall!

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So sweet!

Love it ❤️

Well, now I'm crying.

As a cancer survivor, THIS! Thank you.

You got this ❤️❤️❤️

I absolutely wept. This is beautiful. Im so glad you're here to write it.

Lucky 10,000.

Beautiful. Thank you for making it.

Oh my fucking God I FORGOT about the cancer diagnosis

Lovely

I often think of the old xkcd about how time is always surprising even though it's literally the most predictable thing in the world. My thoughts reading this were "I'm really glad" and also "I can't believe it's been fifteen years... Jesus, how long have I been reading this comic?!"

Thanks for making me sob

Wishing you both many more.

This is the realest and best thing.

Wow this hit hard, good tears.

Wow, I had no idea, thanks for posting this

Oh, I thought the comic was to do with him making comics for 15 years and this being his anniversary. But this makes way more sense.

Beautiful!

Already looking forward to the "Twenty" and "Twenty Five Years" comics. And the future beyond. (This might be my favourite xkcd comic, at least apart from "Free Speech" but for different reasons.)

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That's truly beautiful.

Randall, thank you. Much love and healing. Your books are some of my favorites.

I cried, and smiled, all at once.

Congratulations, this is the most you've made me cry in a long time. And congratulations on 15 years.

I read the previous ones for the first time just this year and they stuck to me so much. I'm so happy we got to read the 15th, and I'm looking forward to the 20th

Heck yeah! Conga rats! May you have many, many more.

this is so very wonderful. 🩷💞💖

<3 <3 <3 Glad for you. Thanks for sharing.

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May you both grow old together

Congrats!

The best comic

My Beloved and I have been on the same journey, so this hit home. We're at the 30 years mark so far. I hope that Randall and his Beloved also make it to 30 years, and many more beyond that.

Beautiful

Breathtaking. Thank you.

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My eyes are watery...must be from the WCAG AAA non-compliance, no other reason.

That was lovely. It brought tears to my eyes. Best to you and yours.

Damn emotions getting me again

Growing old together is the aim. I managed to deny death 4yrs ago and while it's effects still cause health problems, I am so happy to be with my partner. Though reading this, I need to get out more.

Thank you for sharing your journey. It's 15 years for me too in a couple months. Blessings to you and yours.

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im in tears

Wonderful :)

fuck man. wow.

This made me cry and then hug my wife tightly. So beautiful and so happy for you both. I remember the first comics about her illness

GDI Randall. XKCD is supposed to make me laugh (like in panel 12), not make me cry. How dare you, sir? How dare you.

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Happy 15 years, Randall. ^^

Bless you both. Thank you for making my day.

Thank you, Randall. This gave me goosebumps. I'm so happy for you guys ❤️

As my husband says when I complain about the aches and pains and surgeries and accumulating damage to my body brought about by old age, "Better to get old than the alternative." Love and care to all those with illness and cancer and their families

I've felt many things reading your comics over the years (mostly awe), but never before have you brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations on 15 years! (39 years for me)

Ridiculously happy to read this. Wishing you both many, many more years together.

Awwww this is so lovely. Very happy for you two.

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Congratulations to the two of you

I stopped following this particular story like 15 years ago, because I was certain that it was going to end in tears, and I didn’t have the emotional strength at the time to share your struggle. I cannot tell you how thankful I am to just now catch up on the last decade and a half. I am so happy 4u

Oh, my.

This is beautiful

There’s a bot that posts it under these posts.

Easiest is go to m.xkcd.com/3172 and tap on the "(alt-text)" next to the title at the bottom

Go to htts://xkcd.com and press-hold on the image. In most browsers, the alt text will appear at the top of the popup menu. In this case, it's reads: '"Want to feel old?" "Yes."'

As someone who is sitting beside his partner in panel two of this strip right now, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

🥹 do you guys still have the ball pit?

It's enough to make a Dragon cry.

I've seen all of the ones involving the cancer the day they comenout. And I'm so happy for you both. Stay safe 🫶

Hit that little heart so hard I think I broke a nail. Happy Thanksgiving!

Much love to you both.

Yes, thanks! Your public cover of the journey made my own (shorter and poorer outcome) just a bit more bearable. I am so, so pleased it turned out well for you both ! Davo

Thank you Randall - this was perfect.

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Beautiful 🥹