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The end for Marten and Dora?
michael28:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 19 Nov 2010, 18:30 ---Dora's not the only one with some things to work out. I mentioned early in the WCDT (like around page 9?) my theory on his relationship issues.
Right now, he's not a happy camper, but it's not just Dora that's making him that way. He's none too happy with himself, either, for trying to smooth everything over all the time until it built up like this. You could see it in 1797, that slump of his in the last panels, it's an "Oh god, what have I done?"
What have I done. Not what did she do.
It's going to take a while before he feels he can handle anything again. He's pretty sure he didn't handle this well, how he missed all the warning signs, tried to just make it all go away. I won't be surprised if we see him asking Tai for some time off, so he can try to come to terms with how angry he got, how he feels that he lost control. I know a great many of the newer forumites felt it was long coming, and that he was less of a mensch for not doing so sooner and more frequently, but those of us with less explosive personalities do not find relief and catharsis from letting go like that.
Quite the opposite, in fact. It scares the hell out of us. Just thinking about the times I've lost it in front of my loved ones makes me start to shake.
OK, went from Marten to me way too quickly there. So I'd better stop now.
[picks up broom to sweep up the mess]
[realizes it's too flaccid to be of any use]
Damn thing...
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Hm, I don't see Marten as a explosive personality, per se. But we all have a point. A max. amount of Crap we're willing to take.
It is one of the things of the whole comic I really like about that character, that after beeing raised by a dominatrix, with the sometime-visits of her flirting dragqueen-coworkers in youth, the coming-out of his dad (which he knew would come sooner or later (sockdrawer *nugnug*)) and all the outher stuff, he's still the most mental stable character in that whole group.
@Mr. J nice Twitter post *(&//!&&§AS$"%&*
That_Reaction_Face_Guy:
Odin:
--- Quote from: Silvius on 18 Nov 2010, 13:36 ---
--- Quote from: Odin on 18 Nov 2010, 10:46 ---
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 18 Nov 2010, 10:38 ---Guys, Dora is trying to break up with Marten.
Doesn't mean it's over, not if he doesn't just cave and has a chance to have his say. Not if other people can get into her head and change the script she's running.
Please remember that there's also a mediator there, named Sven, who may have a grat deal to contribute.
I'm waiting before I nail this coffin shut.
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Bullshit, it is definitely over unless Marten's attempt to grow a set of balls the other day failed and they retracted back into his abdomen again.
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I disagree entirely. If Marten finally steps up *again,* by saying he's not ready to just let it go, that is not at all, as you so quaintly put up, having your balls *retract back into your abdomen again.* A relationship consists of two people. If one really desire to end it, then it's over. Dora's not giving me that vibe. It's more like, she loves Marten, but she doesn't think she'll ever get over her issues, so she wants to call it quits. She's trying to be a saint. Marten, if he truly does love her, (and he never was able to tell her that, possible foreshadowing), had better not just let her go that easily- otherwise his balls will just "retract back into his abdomen" because he will have, once again, allowed Dora to tell him what to do.
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You are an idiot. I was talking about Marten turning into a gigantic weeping pussy and begging Dora not to break up with him and nothing else.
Carl-E:
Which explains why it was misunderstood.
'cause face it, no one else is thinking like you are!
Of course, if you'd take a minute to explain yourself...
Near Lurker:
--- Quote from: daryljfontaine on 18 Nov 2010, 00:14 ---Yep. An ex-roommate of mine got into a poly triad with a fellow she liked and his wife, both of whom were supposedly open to such things. Turns out the wife was not so honest with herself; she only liked the poly/open aspect when she got to pick the fellows who entered the relationship, not so much when he met someone else he liked.
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Funny, usually you think of it being the other way around.
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