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well, he told her.

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BobtheSpaceMonkey:
On Sven;
I am not entirely sure how you can manifest some negative emotions toward an individual that is acting legitamently within the parameters of both his character, and the pretenses set upon his character. As previously mentioned in the strip, he has not been faithful before (as such this action is within the guidelines of his character), and he was not in a closed relationship (Faye only told him it was ok but that she would leave if he slept with anyone, which she did).There was at no point an agreement or solidfiication comicly known of the relationship to the point of exclusivity (or rather, they never came to an agreement of bf/ gf, even in the recent comic (#1335) she registers their relationship with curiosity saying "whatever sven and I are" instead of saying boyfriend or any proprietorship titles of known stages in a relationship (ie. b#$%^, friend, friends with benefit, boyfriend, fiance, wife, cetera)).

However, as well as obeying the guidelines assumed by his character, he has also remained honest to a fault about every stage of their relationship, and everything that happens during their relationship, and put up with the hardships / faults that Faye's moody nature has beset upon him.

On Suicide;
I'm not sure why this topic is in an online forum,
but it being here and me with several cents to spare I might as well share 2;
1. The glorification of both death, and life (as its hard to -logically- think one is important without the other one being too), are only things that people not in fear of the details of either can afford. With 6.4 million people alive today (not including the ones that have lived), and the average person only being able to be impressed upon by a very limited number (under a thousand I would guess, wiki monkeysphere for more details on the # a person can recognize), it is statistically probable that neither your life, nor your death will make any significant impact on... anything other than your own scope of reality/ circle of friends.
Instead of worrying about how to live, or how to die, or whether or not living or dying is the right thing, a person should take the path they think will be best for their emotional state (even if they think no emotional state is better than the one they are in now) in the long run. The only thing to lament is when someone chooses a permanent solution for a temporary problem, but its hard to tell if a problem is permanent or temporary when it is very psychologically compelling.

2. Do the people who think its cowardly also think that its cowardly to kill yourself when you've only got 1 months to live and it will be in great amounts of pain because of a medical condition? Or 3 months?  or 6 months? and that 1 or 3 or 6 months would completely bankrupt their family and emotionally destroy the people they love? (Because it is harder on individuals to watch the ones they love suffer knowing they will die, than it is to watch them die quickly). 

Oh well, I hope the length of this statement has provided adequate defense against being read.

Edit:
Ps. Hi, I'm not new tot he comic, just the forum. With the markets as they are I didn't feel like day trading and got bored, sorry I forgot introductions.

LuReid:

--- Quote --- I've been through this as a younger man, so it's personally painful. I'm not a great man, or even a good one. But I am so grateful I'm not 20. I made so many mistakes as a kid. It's sort of humbling to realize what a shithead I was. The only good thing I can find from it is that I have tried hard not to be that heartless or stupid as a man. Sometimes it even works.
--- End quote ---


So you're saying that 20 year old guys someday regret their douche-baggery and reform?
I am heartened.


I'm glad Sven decided to man up and tell her, himself. I think he would have greatly preferred she just punch him.
Poor Faye..

championofkhorne:
I'm confused at the people who are saying that Sven only acted in character like it is a good thing.

I wasn't aware blatant douchebaggery warranted applause

twillow456:

--- Quote from: championofkhorne on 17 Feb 2009, 10:26 ---
i remember back in the day when faye karate chopped a government agent, so there is also that, remember when pintsize had a laser, yeah, im not crazy.


--- End quote ---

I have to agree with you there. QC is great as a drama, but the unnecessary violence and poop jokes are just as much a part of the comic as the relationship aspects. So as much as I want to see how this situation plays itself out, in some small way I look forward to the end of this story arc so we can take Pintsize back to the robocafe or have another Roomba race.



That said, I don't think that either violence or jokes will come from this bombshell. I think that one of two things will happen:

1) Faye will be destroyed, she'll curl up in a little ball and resemble Hannelore on a bad day for quite some time now. Sven will feel terrible about Faye's condition, but Dora and Marten won't let him within a hundred yards of her or Coffee of Doom (assuming she doesn't quit). Dora and Sven might even have a serious falling out, while Marten will be as supportive as possible.

2) Both Sven and Faye will feel terrible for about a couple week's worth of strips. Wil might re-emerge as a male support for Sven, and even Marten filling in isn't impossible. But I don't think Sven will be alone the whole time, even if it's just Lydia (yes the intern does have a name ~ #1229). Faye will be wrapped in the supportive arms of Dora, Raven, and Penelope, and possibly even call home. But after a period of feeling bad, they'll both grow up a bit. Sven will realize that he really cares about someone for the first time in his life. Faye will learn that sometimes the people you love do hurt you, but that it's no reason to stop loving them. And eventually, after a whole lot of soul-searching and emotional conflictedness, the two of them will get back together on a more permanent basis.

Hopefully both of these scenarios will involve an appearance of Pizza Girl, just to keep us wondering who she really is.

And personally, I think the second option is more likely. Jeph seems to be in the business of having his characters grow up and get more normal (remember Hannelore cleaning the ceiling every weekend?) as time goes on. This is the major hurdle in Faye's life, and I don't think Jeph will let her fail now that we've gotten to it.

championofkhorne:
and anyone thinking dora and marten are breaking up because of something as stupid as "girls are insecure" has obviously never been in a relationship before

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