purity
Explanation
The Joke
The comic depicts a family argument about a "purity ring." A father confronts his daughter, reminding her that when he put a purity ring on her, she made a promise. But the daughter protests: "Dad, I don't understand what I was promising! I fell in love!" The father, outraged, demands to know "what grave are you cavorting with girls at?!" -- revealing that the "purity" in question is not about sexual abstinence but about something entirely unexpected. Both father and daughter then fight over the ring, each demanding "Give me the ring!" / "Give it to me!"
In the final panel, set "later," we see the daughter sitting happily with another woman, both wearing rings, implying they got married. The father's "purity ring" was meant to keep her from romantic relationships with women specifically, but it backfired -- she used the very ring he gave her as a wedding ring.
The Humor
The comic subverts the expectation around "purity rings," which are traditionally associated with evangelical Christian pledges of sexual abstinence until marriage. The initial setup makes the reader assume the standard narrative of a daughter breaking her virginity pledge. But the twist reveals the father's concern is specifically about his daughter being in a same-sex relationship, and the daughter cleverly repurposes the purity ring as her wedding band. The final image of the happy couple wearing rings turns the father's symbol of control into a symbol of love and liberation. The joke works because it plays on the audience's assumptions, delivers an unexpected twist, and ends with a feel-good resolution where the daughter wins.