Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 13-17 Dec 2010 (1816-20)
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 15 Dec 2010, 01:32 ---And note, if this was the darkest point, as Jeph said, then things should start to improve from here, however slowly - right?
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...We can only hope.
bhtooefr:
--- Quote from: Odin on 15 Dec 2010, 06:07 ---Marten stepped over the border when he moved across the country to follow a girl that had already broken up with him (but didn't have the spine herself to tell him to fuck off until after a week of continuous phone calls), he's always been a "Nice" guy, not a truly nice guy. I've posted much more in-depth explanations than this in other threads, so do some more reading on the forums or read the comic archive again and refresh your memory, either way, I'm right on this one and you're either easily distracted and forgot all of the things that Marten has done over the course of the comic or a troll.
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The debate over whether he's "nice" or nice is a separate issue, but your version of events doesn't quite match up with what actually happened, at least according to Marten.
Vicky had started talking about moving back to MA, and was obviously not happy with the idea of a long distance relationship.(1)
Eventually, she said that the long distance relationship wouldn't work. Therefore, he decided to move.(2)
She was a little uncomfortable with the idea, and she claimed to feel that she was forcing Marten to give up his life,(3) but according to Marten, things did start off good, until she slowly started avoiding him, and then broke it off.(4)
While she may have wanted to end things all along, she didn't make that clear, when Marten found an idea that would work.
Granted, this is from Marten's point of view, he may be distorting events, but still...
1: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=254
2: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=255
3: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=256
4: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=257
ErrantCanadian:
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 15 Dec 2010, 06:17 ---But what really gets him, is that his best friend, the girl he has helped with all her problems, has fucked off and left him alone while she made out with her new boyfriend. Now that she decided to return home, Faye has been told a few home truths, and doesn’t like it and acted in a way which only confirms it.
At a time when Marten needed his friends, there is no one around to comfort him. So like I’ve said, yes, Marten is being a dick, but damn it if he doesn’t deserve to act like one.
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I don't think that's true. For the past few strips, his friends have been all over, spending time with him, helping him deal, listening to him and comforting him in their own way. Just about every main character has sided with him in the breakup. Faye just cut her time with Angus short so she could be there for Marten. And what Marten was saying to her isn't "truths", it's a warped version of reality in which he deserves romantic companionship as a reward for his attention to women, instead of valuing the friendship on its own terms. As any woman will tell you, that's not attractive, it's the sure sign of a "Nice Guy".
And nobody "deserves" to act like a dick. We can be selfish, sure, but lashing out at loved ones and hurting them to salve our own pain is not cool.
jwhouk:
Where is Faye's bra?
Stuck in the folds of the couch. - 23 (18.9%)
Suddenly transported onto Marigold. - 9 (7.4%)
Momo's got it. - 14 (11.5%)
Momo stole it for Pintsize. - 15 (12.3%)
Momo stole it for Winslow - 4 (3.3%)
Yelling Bird has it! - 11 (9%)
Angus took it and hid it in his Hammerspace Bag. - 4 (3.3%)
Faye forgot to wear one tonight. - 7 (5.7%)
Dora has it. (Don't ask.) - 4 (3.3%)
The Beast of Bourbon has it! - 8 (6.6%)
Unknown Kleptomaniac rampaging through NoHo! - 2 (1.6%)
Tai has it. - 3 (2.5%)
Waffles! - 18 (14.8%)
Total Voters: 122
adrialexi:
I think that one of the things that may be confusing about how people are reacting to Marten and Faye's interaction here is our own past experiences. For example, I have been Faye in that basic situation and had a good friend I had known for *10* years do roughly the same thing only I wasn't able to knock him out. It didn't work out well for me because a drunk "Nice Guy" can be a truly bad person. While I don't think Marten is like that, Faye has to have considered it at least subconsciously and it may make her cautious around him even if she appears to have forgiven him.
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