why-you39re-attracted-to-me
Explanation
The Joke
A man explains to a woman why she is attracted to him. He says that a woman who is willing to break lots of social rules — one who is willing to behave "badly" — is also more likely to break the rules of proper behavior in the bedroom. He then concludes that the reason she ate his ice cream and hasn't done her share of chores is that the whole thing was foreplay. In the final panel, the woman appears to be telling a friend that this reasoning is a stretch, calling it "so nasty" while the friend asks if she is going to break up with him.
The Humor
The comedy comes from the man constructing an elaborate pseudo-logical argument to reframe his partner's inconsiderate behavior (eating his ice cream, not doing chores) as a sign of sexual adventurousness. He is essentially trying to convince himself — and her — that her laziness and rule-breaking around the house is actually flirtatious. The punchline reveals that the woman sees right through this rationalization, recognizing it as a desperate and somewhat pathetic attempt to put a positive spin on being taken advantage of. It satirizes the kind of motivated reasoning people use in relationships to avoid confronting real problems.