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raoullefere:
I don't hate the Faye/Sven idea, but I think both characters have far to go before it's a possibility. Basic conflict—Faye fears anyone she loves will ditch her/Sven is a noted ditcher of women. Ya gots ta resolve that, and, unless you've really got it in for Faye, Sven's part can't be done while they're already in a relationship. Forgive my Buffycentricity (I just got Season 6 and am re-viewing), but it's much like Buffy and Spike. It might be a good thing if Spike really changed (which he, so far as we know, can't: that's what makes his scene in the season finale such a shocker), but so long as he remains the same, it's a disaster.

If Sven 'backslides,' Faye is not in a place now where she can 'write it off.' It will, I suspect, send her back and deeper into her personal hell.

tomart:

--- Quote from: 714 on 04 Feb 2008, 23:17 ---i come back to see you all still hate the faye/sven idea
am i the only one who loves it?

--- End quote ---

No, you're not the only one who loves it, unfortunately.
Most of the others don't hate it, they just see how BAD an idea it is.
Whereas I HATE it. HATE it!

Remember Faye's abandonment issue?  Then why do you want her to hook up with the comic's serial abandoner?  Sven has coasted with women on his pretty boy looks, and consistently left (through windows if necessary) whenever they got unpleasant, knowing another blonde would throw herself at him the next day.  You think Faye should trust Sven, when she couldn't bring herself to trust Marten??

Marten waited for her, was there for her, friend, companion, gave her shelter, shared whatever he had, waited for her to work out her problems, and then was left hanging.  After all that, you think Faye should just give herself to this cad?  Besides being a vicious kick in the groin to Marten, and not even counting Dora's objections, you actually LIKE this idea?

Perhaps you think Hanners, with her dirt phobia, should hook up with Peanuts' Pigpen?  Or Faye, trying not to be an alcoholic, should hook up with Jimbo (I don't think we've ever seen him outside of the bar...)

raoullefere:
Don't hold it in, Tomart! Let it all out! (I'm not being mean, but your post reminds me of a Mad Magazine 'Sixty Seconds' where Mike Walrus asks kids what they think about school. The answer: "Bleah! Hate it!")

Yes, Sven is a cad, but hopefully he can change. For the record, if Sir Galahad himself started dating Faye (not that he would, being all pure an' everything), I suspect Marten would have a problem with it. I know, were I he, I would.

One thing that's really interesting: why do we (or I, if it makes you happy) so need Faye to be with anyone? Are we all closet soap opera fanatics, Shakespearean comedy fans, or do we simply fear she'll never reproduce?

As for Hanners and Pigpen, for crying out loud, he's a minor. D'you want her to get arrested?

tomart:
Don't sugarcoat it; tell us what you really think!  Yeah, that was my intent.  :-)  Yet I eschewed obscenity and ad-hominem flaming.   :angel:

"Hopefully Sven can change."  Yeah, he's been all nice lately, with prettier hair than most of the women, high cheekbones, smooth lady skills and clever repartez. Maybe it's just me wanting a humble, lonely nice guy (like Marten was) to win out over someone like that.  So I guess I'm projecting as much as someone whose heart throbs at those attractive, lucky bastards.  And yes, her hooking up with anyone now would offend me (and Marten) deeply.

As for Faye's chastity, many of us seem to wish she'd get to enjoy the comfort and pleasure of a safe, rewarding physical relationship. To help her grow, emotionally and spiritually! (See? I can sugarcoat, too. And project even more.)  Notice: Faye's the only major character (almost the only character in the strip) not getting any. So it's natural for her and Hanners to hang out, and for us to want to hook her up.

I started reading Peanuts when I was about their putative age; Pigpen HAS to be older than Hanners by now... 
Anyone remember when Shultz drew a few paperbacks worth of cartoons of teenagers who looked a lot like his Peanuts characters, only tall, gawky and struggling with adolescence and religious themes?  They were creepy!
One title: "Teenager is not a disease."

raoullefere:
Comic strip kids neither die or age. They just stop getting picked up for syndication.
 
I mean, Archie oughta at least be in his fifties now, right? And Mr. Weatherbee should be dead.

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