X-Men Issue 173: Bizarre Love Triangle Part 3 of 4
Writer: Peter Milligan
Penciler: Salvador Larroca
Inkers: Danny Miki and Allen Martinez 

When you see Rogue looking angrily at a painfully-burning-in-a-ball-of-fire Gambit, what are your first thoughts as to what the story will be? Please, take a moment to form that thought. Ready? 

Is it that Gambit secretly cheated on Rogue with her mom (Mystique) in order to get laid while dealing with inevitable sexual frustration after dating a woman that he could never even touch but never tells Rogue until her mom comes out and admits they had sex and that she liked it? Really, that’s not what you guessed? Shame.

I picked this issue up at Comicon because it was 25 cents, I thought the cover was cool, and I didn’t think it was part of a mini-series. Well, the first two turned out to be true, but apparently I walked into the middle of some gigantic love triangle. I haven’t been following the Milligan X-men at all, but I knew about Gambit and Rogue dating, so it didn’t take me long to feel in the loop. But regardless of how comfortable I became with the plot I couldn’t get it out of my head that he chose to do his girlfriend’s mom? C’mon, man.

This did get me to thinking, though, that with all moral issues aside would you knowingly have sex with your girlfriend’s mom if she appeared as your girlfriend? There are a few ways to look at this:

Pros:
1) You’re technically still only attracted to your girlfriend
2) You’re still thinking of your girlfriend
3) You get laid
4) You get to live many men’s fantasies

Cons:
1) She’s your girlfriend’s mom
2) She’s enjoying it
3) She’s picturing you
4) Your girlfriend is obviously going to find out sooner than later

Personally, I just wouldn’t date a girl that it was impossible for me to touch. Call me shallow, but that’s how I roll.