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Oh, Sven ...
Ravenswing:
--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 24 Feb 2009, 00:29 ---Hockey =/= putting your penis inside of another person
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The word you might be looking for is "analogy."
--- Quote ---Sven is only thinking that because of a stupid social convention that apparently says that even if you're not monogamous, even if you've clearly stated that you're not monogamous, even if both parties involved have agreed that they're not monogamous, the guy is still a jerk if he fucks someone else.
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Yep, this is the whole last two weeks of angst in a nutshell. If I was in Sven's shoes, this conversation with Dora'd be right when I got my mad on. "I hurt her? What, you think we started dating and holding hands and stuff, then took each other's virginity or something? No. She jumped me, knowing who and what I was. She tells everyone we're not dating, but because she comes over a couple nights a week she suddenly owns me? You go back and tell her to try being honest with the next guy, honest with her friends ... and freaking honest with herself."
nolonemo:
I must have missed the strip where Sven made any promises to Faye or anyone else. Let's see, Faye hooks up with Sven, develops feeling for him, and therefore Sven should change his behavior (which Faye knew about going in) so she won't get hurt? Puhlease! If anyone's a jerk, it's Faye for not being honest with herself and Sven about what was happening as the relationship developed. This story line is fascinating, but it aggravates me that everyone is beating up on Sven because Faye is hurt. He did nothing that Faye should not have expected. Jesus, I'm posting to a forum about a comic strip. I have got to get a grip!
ProjektTHOR:
Just curious if I'm the only person who thinks the following:
a) Faye got what was coming to her by deciding to get into a platonic, uncommitted relationship with a sexually promiscuous dude.
b) Faye being in that style of a relationship, but being infuriated at his conduct, is a huge double standard.
c) Sven's validation of that double-standard by feeling guilt is awful and sets a terrible example.
Basically, its ridiculous that Faye should demand to be treated as if she is in a monogamous relationship, while putting herself in a situation that excludes such exclusivity. The fact she QQs about it is pretty typical of womenfolk insofar as you commonly see some women demanding equality on one hand, but still demanding that doors be held open or dates paid for.
Hopefully this isn't what Jeph advocates in real life, or else we know who wears the pants in their relationship.
Anyway, serious argument is serious.
Edit: Also, great to see I'm not the only forum newfag who thinks this.
TL;DR: If ya liked it then ya shoulda put a ring on it, Faye =O
deuxmind:
--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 24 Feb 2009, 18:26 ---
--- Quote from: reverie on 24 Feb 2009, 15:13 ---
Also, Sven's not poly. He just sleeps around. There is a difference.
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Thank you.
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I second that. I am /in/ a poly relationship and Faye and Sven's relationship is not so. It wasn't any sort of official thing but I know where Faye is coming from. It hurts. It's not that complicated.
Random832:
--- Quote from: ProjektTHOR on 25 Feb 2009, 09:18 ---Hopefully this isn't what Jeph advocates in real life, or else we know who wears the pants in their relationship.
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I think this is out of line - do you think he endorses everything Pintsize says, too? He hasn't noticeably painted any of his characters with the "this character's views represent those of the author" brush.
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