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Comics don't have to have a joke, they can just tell a story. This is a nice story of two people who care for and support each other in spite of discovering their selves and life goals don't sync with continuing the original relationship. They manage to break up the romance with each feeling freed rather than dumped, so they can continue to be friends. Hopefully their eventual new partners will appreciate this.
Who would have thought that a thing called a "comic" would be funny?
It's not like serious works of fiction using the same format would need a separate term like "graphic novel" or anything. That would never happen.
When I was a kid I asked my mom why Superman was in a comic book when he wasn't funny. The answer is the same.
Yes, I'm sure your mother really has her finger on the pulse of nerd pop culture when it comes to nomenclature.
"I asked my mommy" isn't exactly a compelling argument.
You can't call something a graphic novel if it's only one page long though, so what do you call it?
A graphic anecdote?
A shitty comic.
An act of self-indulgence.
A desperate cry from an attention starved individual.
Take your pick.