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Show a little human decency

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the_scotsman:
Hey all. First post on these forums, because I didn't realize they existed until now.

I just recently got into QC, reading the whole comic in the space of 2 weeks, finishing just a few days ago, and right now, I'm kind of on the edge of my seat about the whole Dora thing. Dora is one of my favorite characters in QC, mostly because like Marten and Faye, she seems to have a fairly complex history, as well as an interesting, multilayered personality. Marten and Dora's relationship is probably the one I'm most happy with in QC, because their personalities seem so compatible most of the time, and after so many comics I was just glad that Marten had finally gotten over faye and moved on. (Yes. I'm a guy. Yes, I take things too seriously, this is a comic strip. I have girl-frustration empathy.)

On the forums recently, I see a lot of posts that are expressing hope that marten and Dora will break up, as well as removing dora from the strip entirely. The latter, I feel would be a mistake, mostly because she's one of the few complex characters in QC that we haven't really seen the story behind. She has unresolved troubles below the surface we know nothing about.

As for the former, I have to say this is the one time I can't get behind Marten. It seems like he's frustrated, and he may well break up with Dora. I'd be really, really disappointed in him if he did.

In a relationship, it is absolutely key to discuss things that come between you when you are thinking rationally and are prepared to have a calm discussion. Marten is, right now, understandably frustrated, but he shouldn't rush into things. At this point, Dora's mood is not really known, when she left she was angry, but resigned, not an optimal discussing mood either. They both need to calm down, and talk about the real root of the problem. I would say that for the most part, the root of the problem is Marten's frustration with Dora's frequent overreaction, something Dora has noticed and apologized for many times. They need to talk about why dora feels this way, and actively try to work out a solution.  Marten does not need to dump Dora, not yet. He needs to try reason, and he needs to try and feel a bit of empathy for Dora. Obviously there are many unresolved issues they need to work through. Join me in advocating for a little bit of human dignity in this string of depressing strips. Thanks for your time.

Martinet:
People breakup. People move on. You never learn some people's story.

human decency, lol

mustang6172:
Human decency?  They're not real!

Take a mental step back and consider that you are only reading a cartoon.

akronnick:
If Marten and Dora break up it's more likely that he'd leave than she would.

Just sayin'.

Is it cold in here?:
If we can't be decent toward imaginary people, who can't affect us, how can we be decent to real people?

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