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WCDT - 6-10 September 2010 (1746-1750)
Switchblade:
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--- Quote from: Switchblade on 08 Sep 2010, 02:46 ---It's funny, if you listened to the right people on these forums, you could learn everything you need to about how to have a healthy relationship. There's some solid Gold advice and observations being shared here.
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Unfortunately, it's often lost amongst the sea of people who obviously have no experience.
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yeah, that's the part I was leaving out.
Random832:
--- Quote from: Blackjoker on 07 Sep 2010, 22:47 ---I believe Martens timing is only fair. Dora wants full disclosure and probably would have been more irked had he waited or she find out later.
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I can't even think of any possible way his timing could be better, unless Dora is judging by very different criteria [annoyed at the _inability_ to turn it into more drama, either before or by finding out later]
Dr. ROFLPWN:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 08 Sep 2010, 03:02 ---
--- Quote from: Ferahgo the Assassin on 08 Sep 2010, 02:56 ---Unfortunately, it's often lost amongst the sea of people who obviously have no experience.
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Just listen to us folks clinging desperately to our Useless Brooms Made Entirely Of Dicks.
We know what we're talking about.
Or we're completely full of shit, I forget...
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I would say that the noble members of the Order of the Dickbroom are the ones dispensing the most sage wisdom, to mine eyes.
There are dudes I know who tried the "I'm not a pansy" response and called their SOs out and made them grovel. Also girls. Inevitably, those relationships ended pretty quick after that.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Graphite on 07 Sep 2010, 22:01 ---He did say, "It's something we've gotta fix", though. That implies that they're going to work on the issue in the future, but for this very instant he just wants to reassure her that he's not about to walk away from the relationship.
I find it pretty puzzling that Marten *isn't* mad, but hey, that's how he functions - he was mad, he thought about it, now he's calmly made a decision about it. It might help the situation if Dora had actually been allowed to see firsthand that Marten was mad, but she seems to be finally understanding, thanks to Faye's smackdown, that anger is reasonable in this situation and she was in the wrong, so I think that's what'll make the real difference here.
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Y'all ever been in love? Ever been REALLY mad at the woman/man/thing you love deeply, for whatever reason? So mad that you storm off in the middle of the night? Then, when you come back, you're halfway ready to ream her/him/it out? And there she/he/it sits, looking sad and forlorn because they've made you so mad, and you suddenly remember all the reasons why you love her/him/it in the first place, and you can't possibly STAY mad at her/him/it.
THAT is what his happening here.
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But when is the future? Is it later that day? Next week? The next time she spazzes out because OMG HE HUGGED HANNELORE (hypothetical scenario, do not analyze)? That future strip may be satisfying, but this one is very much not.
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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
EDIT: Oh, and Raoullefere: (CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP) Good job.
Carl-E:
I gotta stop posting before I get enough sleep.
OK, I actually had a point in the first of those two points in my last post. I agree with Raoullefere, Akima, Tergon et al that it doesn't really matter that Faye helped Dora get to the point where Marten found her, the important thing was that she was at that point. I agree.
My point was simply that Faye got Dora to that point, being one of the best friends there could be, one who isn't afraid to call a friend on their bullshit. Without her, Dora may have reached that point on her own, lying awake after Marten had left, realizing what she'd done, and would still have been there waiting pitifully for him to get back and dump her / dump on her.
Then again, maybe not. She could easily have drifted off upset. Had Marten woken her upon his arrival, she may well have still been in "rawr" mode. With a good night's sleep, she may have realized what she'd done and become contrite, but that's pretty doubtful - she probably wouldn't have had a good night's sleep if she went to bed upset, and would've been in a foul mood upon waking. Things would not have gone nearly as well...
Marten owes Faye a lot for bringing Dora quickly and efficiently to this point, and he doesn't even know it. Not yet, at least. But hey, what are friends for?
There's one other thing that's been bothering me since yesterday's comic. In the second panel, Marten says "OK, I think I know how to handle this Dora thing now." It's taken a day (nearly two), but I pinpointed it. It's the word "handle" that's bothering me. It just doesn't sound like Marten - it sounds manipulative, like "OK, I'll go and pour on the patended Marten Reed "Aw shucks" charm, and all will be well".
OK, I think I understand where she's coming from.
OK, I think we can work through this.
OK, so she's not really psychotic.
OK, I won't have to dump her ass. Sorry, that's another thread...
But "handlie this Dora thing" just bothers me for some reason. You handle stress, or grief, or other emotions, they're internal. When it involves another person, it's not handling.
It's helping.
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