Editing Cathy (section)

==The four basic guilt groups==

Defined by Cathy Guisewite, the four basic guilt groups are four types of temptation that the character Cathy faces in her daily life.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Cathy Classics Comic Strips |url=https://www.gocomics.com/cathy/about |website=[[GoComics]] |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>

===Food===
Cathy has a love/hate affair with food (especially [[Carbohydrate|carbs]]). She loves food, but suffers from body dysmorphia from her weight. She is often shown in a department store [[fitting room]] trying to stuff herself into a bathing suit. She is overweight, but not obese, and has some success with weight loss over the course of the comic. Cathy is particularly fond of chocolate, [[pizza]], and her mother's cooking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Food: A Celebration of One of the Four Basic Guilt Groups by Cathy Guisewite |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/919329.Food |website=[[Goodreads]] |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>

===Love===
Cathy dates extensively, but is unable to find "Mr. Right." She has a number of love interests throughout the comic, though none more consistent than Irving. Later in the series, they marry. At the end of the comic series, Irving and Cathy find out that they are expecting a child.
<ref>{{cite web |title=Love: A Celebration of One of the Four Basic Guilt Groups by Cathy Guisewite |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1234864.Love |website=[[Goodreads]] |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>

===Mom===
Although well-meaning, Mom's advice often frustrates Cathy. Cathy is from the era of [[feminism]], women's rights, and the sexual revolution. Mom is from the earlier, more conservative [[World War II]]—1950s era. Although presented as an equal in her marriage to Cathy's Dad, Mom holds many old-fashioned ideas. Prior to Cathy's marriage, she seems to have an obsession with seeing Cathy married, keeping a current copy of ''Bride'' magazine in her purse and trying to send Christmas cards to Cathy's ex-boyfriends.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mom: A Celebration of One of the Four Basic Guilt Groups by Cathy Guisewite |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36686.Mom |website=[[Goodreads]] |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>

===Work===
Cathy has to juggle many tasks at Product Testing, Inc. Her boss, Mr. Pinkley, often asks the impossible. Cathy always seems to pull through in the end and gives him and the client exactly what they want, albeit with quite a bit of drama.<ref>{{cite web |title=Work: A Celebration of One of the Four Basic Guilt Groups (Cathy Special Collections) by Cathy Guisewite |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36684.Work |website=[[Goodreads]] |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>