Even his perm is wilted

Mary Worth, 2/10/24

While we've heard a lot about how Keith is a good romantic partner and putting in the work as a father figure, we haven't actually seen a lot of evidence supporting those assertions, and plenty of contradictory evidence, frankly. But today, we learn that he really has stepped up, in that he appears to have kept Kitty and Sonia entirely unaware of Mary Worth's existence; he just refers to her elliptically as "my neighbor," which tells me that he has not been singing her praises unprompted whenever an opportunity arises. Using his massive bulk to shield his newfound love ones from Mary's meddling gaze ... truly the greatest act of heroism I've seen in this strip.

Gil Thorp, 2/10/24