. It mirrors the shift from the "honeymoon phase" to the "mortgage and melatonin phase." The humor isn't derived from a lack of love, but from the absurdity of trying to maintain an individual identity while being legally and emotionally tethered to another person's quirks. It suggests that the strongest bonds aren't built on grand gestures, but on the ability to laugh at the same disaster for the twentieth time.
Most sitcoms end when the couple gets back together. That Sitcom Show begins there. At the close of Volume 6, Mark and Jenna survived a near-divorce triggered by Mark forgetting to pick up their son from soccer practice (the seventh time) and Jenna secretly opening a credit card to fund her candle-making side hustle. That Sitcom Show Vol. 7- Still Married With Issues
(Nods sagely) Oof. Classic “boundary violation disguised as pet care.” My second wife left me because I used her toothbrush to clean a fish tank. Most sitcoms end when the couple gets back together