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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Grooming behaviors, people. Way back when we used to pull lice out of each other's hair. LOL!!
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!
Nope this is wrong. The dog always is in the middle so I can't touch my wife.
Absolutely. And the little s**t will scoot hubby to the EDGE of the bed to prevent him from being able to touch me. We think it's funny, she's 14 now and we're making sure she's as happy as she can possibly be the rest of the time we get to have with her. (She's healthy. But 14 is a little old lady dog.)
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Mine is so jealous that she needs to be in between us and if that doesn’t work she continuously licks my husbands face or balding head until he moves 😝
We sleep with one possessive cat who is in love with my husband and one overweighted diva cat that believes that our bed is her property
Except the dog goes between the people on the bed, and takes up the majority of space
This is sweet but the dog is usually between us, with his legs straight out in my back.
My dog likes his place in the middle of the bed. We have to fit ourselves around him.
It's warmer there. Lol. My dog takes up 90% of the bed so this is how we always sleep.
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho is a wonderful read and very short too. One of my favourites.
every dinner the first one to find a hair would shout out, it's okay, I got it.
I'm the girl on the right, but not out of disgust. Rather loneliness lol
When you first let her watch Dr. Who and she sees a Weeping Angel
Not sure what’s up with those parking meters? A bagel and schmeer sure would hit the spot right now!
yeah I am guilty of removing eyelashes... then you blow it away and make a wish!
He has come to the table without pants on and she does not care, that is love.
I LOVE that candy bar! ChocoLove Dark chocolate with cherries and almonds! The wrapper looks like it has stamps on it. My hubby definitely does this on occasion.
ew. not against it but can't wrap my mind around wanting to be a fully hairy woman.
I'm surprised at a lot of people saying some of this stuff is gross, maybe my husband and I are just super comfortable with each other, these are just things everyone does, I don't see why people try and hide it from one another. Sort of hard when you live with someone!
Some people just always have to be better. They never let their guard down, never let their flaws show, never "come as they are". It must be exhausting.
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The art style makes the majority of these situations so gross, when they really aren't.
exactly what I was thinking- they put a great diversity of straight couples but no gays or lesbians.
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I really like these, and I like the style--refreshing. My only complaint is that the post is captioned "Brutally Honest" and "Unspoken Side"--I'd like to see fewer click-bate cliches
I like the fact that there are different couples, but would be nice to see some non-traditional couples.
Nice concept but I absolutely hate how it reminds me of the art style in cartoons such as As Told By Ginger. Hated the art style of that cartoon, even as a kid
Why are there SO many of these exact same concept cartoons on Bored Panda. "I draw cartoons that depict what being in a relationship is like". Literally so so so many lately. Get an original concept.
So cute! A long relationship definitely doesn't need to be boring <3
These were so great! I love the interracial ones! Real scenarios! Wonderful to look at
Fun fact: when two lovers gaze at each other's eyes, their heart rates synchronize.
I'm so sad because I would relate to these so closely if they weren't literally all heterosexual couples :/
It must be a cultural thing. 9 out of 10 "intimate illustrations" from the US involve some level of zit-popping.
So, being in a couple for some years means forget a little about shave your legs, brush your teeth and cut your nails - among other sweet things like hugs, kisses and sleeping together. Well...I quite disagree. I am still caring for my personal hygene though I am not formal. Moreover, what's on with the artist and her passion for furry carpets?!
Why are all these only heterosexual? There are many different couples out there...
They are meant to be a slight exaggeration. Nobodys toenails are that long but it can feel like it.
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The style "is" not awful - maybe you don't like it. I thought it's really cute and has it's own style. Sure, not perfectly drawn, but I think not everything has to be perfect. In a lot of them you can see so much love between the couples.
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When thw chemistry between the two of you is real, you won't find many of these things gross. I mean, even a French kiss is gross, when you think of it. I mean, why would anyone stick their tongue into someone else's mouth...
Load More Replies... I'm surprised at a lot of people saying some of this stuff is gross, maybe my husband and I are just super comfortable with each other, these are just things everyone does, I don't see why people try and hide it from one another. Sort of hard when you live with someone!
Some people just always have to be better. They never let their guard down, never let their flaws show, never "come as they are". It must be exhausting.
Load More Replies... The art style makes the majority of these situations so gross, when they really aren't.
exactly what I was thinking- they put a great diversity of straight couples but no gays or lesbians.
Load More Replies... I really like these, and I like the style--refreshing. My only complaint is that the post is captioned "Brutally Honest" and "Unspoken Side"--I'd like to see fewer click-bate cliches
I like the fact that there are different couples, but would be nice to see some non-traditional couples.
Nice concept but I absolutely hate how it reminds me of the art style in cartoons such as As Told By Ginger. Hated the art style of that cartoon, even as a kid
Why are there SO many of these exact same concept cartoons on Bored Panda. "I draw cartoons that depict what being in a relationship is like". Literally so so so many lately. Get an original concept.
So cute! A long relationship definitely doesn't need to be boring <3
These were so great! I love the interracial ones! Real scenarios! Wonderful to look at
Fun fact: when two lovers gaze at each other's eyes, their heart rates synchronize.
I'm so sad because I would relate to these so closely if they weren't literally all heterosexual couples :/
It must be a cultural thing. 9 out of 10 "intimate illustrations" from the US involve some level of zit-popping.
So, being in a couple for some years means forget a little about shave your legs, brush your teeth and cut your nails - among other sweet things like hugs, kisses and sleeping together. Well...I quite disagree. I am still caring for my personal hygene though I am not formal. Moreover, what's on with the artist and her passion for furry carpets?!
Why are all these only heterosexual? There are many different couples out there...
They are meant to be a slight exaggeration. Nobodys toenails are that long but it can feel like it.
Load More Replies... The style "is" not awful - maybe you don't like it. I thought it's really cute and has it's own style. Sure, not perfectly drawn, but I think not everything has to be perfect. In a lot of them you can see so much love between the couples.
Load More Replies... When thw chemistry between the two of you is real, you won't find many of these things gross. I mean, even a French kiss is gross, when you think of it. I mean, why would anyone stick their tongue into someone else's mouth...
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