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WCDT - 6-10 September 2010 (1746-1750)

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themacnut:
I'm not sure you guys were reading the dialog in the comic. Me, I'm sure I read Marten say her tendency to blow up is "something we've gotta fix". He nicely, and gently (as is his way) let her know that behavior could NOT continue, while also letting her know he held no grudge. As I believe it was Carl-E who said, a woman with jealously issues should be handled with patience and understanding, NOT by going off on her or summarily dumping her. And Carl's been married over 20 years to a woman not too different from Dora, so I think his advice on this matter should be heeded.

After all, none of us are perfect, we ALL have our issues that could, and probably do, drive our SOs crazy. Should we ALL be dumped because of them? I don't think so.

Don't get me wrong, we all have our deal-breakers, behavior by an SO that would have us hitting the road, especially after the 3rd or 4th time. Obviously Dora's "crazy bitch moments" aren't a deal-breaker for Marten (yet) and hopefully she'll take this latest blowup as incentive to fix the issues that bring out the crazy BEFORE Marten decides he's finally had enough. We shall see.

Remember, Marten is NOT a wimp. It took me awhile to see it, but he's simply more easygoing and patient than most of the QC cast. It takes a LOT more to push him to the edge. Dora hasn't pushed him there yet, and let's hope she's smart enough to NEVER do so.

Near Lurker:
I'm surprised her pants fit him that well.  Yes, a chubby waistline on a woman can look thin on a man, but not to that degree.

Akima:

--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 07 Sep 2010, 21:39 ---He's not attacking a frightened person. I distinguish that from being a pansy.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, a frightened and remorseful person. But then you probably don't regard wallowing in anger and grudge-bearing as necessary for being a real man.

I don't quite understand this torrent of "nothing is resolved" and "Marten should show he's angry". What? He didn't make her grovel enough? Make her feel bad enough? Make it clear enough what a horrible person she is, and how hard she'll have to work to be worthy once more of his affection? If Marten had expressed anger at the original confrontation, that would have been fair enough (though anger is generally bad), but to go away, calm down, and then come back and cold-bloodedly put the boot in would be pretty nasty. Just how much resolution do people expect in one evening? I don't think there's a dog-house in the apartment, so... Marten could make Dora sleep on the couch for a few days or something I suppose?

On a lighter note... I'm sorry Jeph, but there's no way those pants, which look tight-fitting even on Marten's bony bottom, could possibly be Faye's. Even stretch denim can only go so far. On looking at the strip again, I withdraw this.

pwhodges:
Jeph's made the trousers clearly a bit baggy today (even if still not enough), and there were hints before.

And, children, we know you all like a bit of drama in a comic; but actually Marten's doing this right (even down to the humour of the apparently mistimed disclosure).  Continued conflict is not the right atmosphere for real resolution.

no one special:
so it's a TL/DR kinda night in the forum (for me anyway)

anyways:

good lord Marten is just as weird and paranoid as Dora is.  I guess they deserve each other.

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