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Love is in the small things. And Los Angeles-based artist Amanda Oleander captures these cute couple moments in her illustrations. Drawing inspiration from her own romantic relationship and collecting memories from people close to her, Amanda perfectly shows in her relationship comics what love looks like when no one's watching.

Amanda is currently dating Joey Rudman. "[He] ends up drawn in most of my adult cartoons," she told Bored Panda. "We have been together for almost three years. He's the sweetest man I've ever met." The artist describes the bond between them as pure magic. "Before I met Joey if anyone told me their love and relationship was like ours I wouldn't believe it. It's nothing less than amazing. We can't get enough of each other."

"I'm enthralled by the way people behave behind closed doors, intimate moments with their significant others we never get to see. Those are moments that can’t be documented because if they were, it would alter the way the person behaved. So I draw them."

Oleander claims that each of her cute cartoons is inspired by a different concept. "I do wish that viewers take with them a sense of confidence and appreciation for the simple moments in life."

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Jennifer Farley
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grooming behaviors, people. Way back when we used to pull lice out of each other's hair. LOL!!

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Balázs Zsigmond
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stop doing this. Seriously. Broke up with my girlfriend, my skin healed. I get a pimple once in a while, but they go away in a few days. Met her a few days ago, immediately she pops one, and it persists. It have been three days already and it is still red. Just stop doing this. Please. Have mercy.

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Mae
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is just gross, and I've been with the same person for 9 years.

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varwenea
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg. I did that to my hubby TODAY!! On the same general area on his forehead too!

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nek0kitty
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What bothers me about it is, 1) it makes the acne worse and 2) if done to me it hurts ;-; Aloe vera and ice feels much better on it and makes it go away faster

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the cleaning of the companion's skin is one of the contract articles we sign when we choose one. it is written in small, on the bottom.

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Just JoLynn
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! However, for me, I'm the one sitting there not very pleased while my man wants to pop the pimple.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh, its not "grooming" at all, its just gross. It also spreads the pus throughout the surrounding tissues, which is why squeezed spots take so much longer to heal.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh, its not "grooming" at all, its just gross. All squeezing a zit does is to force the nasty stuff into the surrounding tissue, thats why it takes so much longer to heal.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My girlfriend was a doctor, she did it so well that she desinfected with alcohol after poping, resulting that the pimples finished and she get frustrated without "material" to work with.

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Anne Aubrey De Guzman
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is me, only pulling out white hairs and pricking white heads on his back

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Caroline Espenschied
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We've been together 16 years and this one I'll NEVER do. Just plain disgusting, eeew !

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Jason H.
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg my girl is OBSESSED with popping any and all pimples she finds on me! Even had her work on my buttcheeks for 20 mins one night when I had a little booty cheek breakout lol!

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Tonya Fernandez
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember being being about 15 years old grandma is sitting on the couch grandpas' head is in her lap, she has kleenex and is popping pimples, and I am thinking ewwwe , she must really love him lol.

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Kayt Arminta
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband gets the ones on his face himself and gets me to get the ones he can't. I don't mind, he does the same to me. Grooming people, grooming, we've got to look our best!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex used to do this. It was annoying and gross. I did not return the favor.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a five month old and this one is quite true to life, down to the pumping equipment and the mess of clothes. I adore the tiny hearts floating above the parents. This is so sweet.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Caress-O-Detector. For unknown biological reasons only available to women.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i remember doing this for my mrs, but i got frustrated with the rubbish brush they give ya, so I used one of my artist ones instead, much better job!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope this is wrong. The dog always is in the middle so I can't touch my wife.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always wondered why everybody wanted to have morning kisses, knowing that the they have a bad breathe.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone covered in tattoos I love that some of these couples are too...

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho is a wonderful read and very short too. One of my favourites.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

every dinner the first one to find a hair would shout out, it's okay, I got it.

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