Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT Dec 20-24, 2010 (1821-1824)
Wiregeek:
--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 21 Dec 2010, 10:53 ---But in either case, seriously, something is wrong with him.
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Or, if one wasn't locked into a Marten-is-the-devil perceptual filter;
Giving up his life and propoerty to move across the country after a woman who was saying "I don't want to live three thousand miles away from you", when she meant "I'm tired of you and I want some fresh dick", then ending up with another woman who lies to him, about him, and about what she wants from him, then enforces a brutal double standard on him, and dumps him when he dares to say the first thing in his own defense.
I suspect the 'truth' may be somewhere between these two extremes, however.
themacnut:
--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 21 Dec 2010, 10:53 ---
But in either case, seriously, something is wrong with him. One of his girlfriends makes plans to move cross-country and seems less than enthused about continuing their relationship past-graduation, and tells him straight up when he asks that she doesn't want to do the long-distance thing, and he reacts to all of these signs screaming "this relationship is not going to last" by uprooting his entire existence and following her to the East Coast.
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I think this is just a case of Marten being unable, or unwilling, to take a hint. Many people are bad at this, especially when they're young, inexperienced in relationships, and usually male. I hold Vicki more responsible for this fracas than Marten, she should have just straight up told him she wanted to end the relationship BEFORE she moved, so Marten would have no illusions of hope.
But if she had done that Marten would probably still be in California and we never would have met him, right? ;)
--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 21 Dec 2010, 10:53 ---Then his more recent girlfriend acts in batshit-crazy ways all the time, and instead of insisting on discussing it with her or holding her to it, he just swallows it and stews on it in private, until such a time as he is blatantly unsatisfied with the relationship, and yet he STILL doesn't say anything until Dora's next blow-up forces it out of him, and then STILL thinks that the two of them should have stayed in the relationship for some reason.
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In any relationship, there will be some crap you've got to deal with from the other person-NO ONE is perfect, ANYONE will have something about them that irks your nerves. Whether that's something to dump them over in ENTIRELY up to the person being irked. What you'd dump someone for, someone else might not even be bothered by or decide it's not worth upsetting the apple cart over. Every relationship goes through less-than-blissful periods, whether the relationship lasts is how the tough times are handled. Would Marten have eventually dumped Dora over her insecurities, or would Dora have started therapy before it got to that point? We'll never really know since Dora did the dumping, and there's some suggestion that she may have done so out of fear that Marten would've dumped her first.
themacnut:
--- Quote from: Wiregeek on 21 Dec 2010, 11:01 ---
--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 21 Dec 2010, 10:53 ---But in either case, seriously, something is wrong with him.
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Or, if one wasn't locked into a Marten-is-the-devil perceptual filter;
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I don't think JackFaerie thinks Marten is the devil, just a bit too clueless and willing to put up with entirely too much crap from women he wants to date-which I don't entirely disagree with. He certainly put up with Faye's crap far too long-compared to that, his time with Dora was an easy Sunday morning.
O8h7w:
--- Quote from: JackFaerie on 21 Dec 2010, 10:53 ---But in either case, seriously, something is wrong with him. One of his girlfriends makes plans to move cross-country and seems less than enthused about continuing their relationship past-graduation, and tells him straight up when he asks that she doesn't want to do the long-distance thing, and he reacts to all of these signs screaming "this relationship is not going to last" by uprooting his entire existence and following her to the East Coast.
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The way I read his backstory, it seemed moving across the country wasn't just about the girl, and that he really didn't have much to give up on. But then again, I don't think that was 'screaming signs', I probably wouldn't have 'got it' myself. As themacnut said, quite a few people are surprisingly bad at this. On the other hand, I am somewhat aware of my disabilities in that matter, and probably I'd simply ask her...
--- Quote from: Wiregeek on 21 Dec 2010, 11:01 ---I suspect the 'truth' may be somewhere between these two extremes, however.
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I suspect that you are right.
And on the christmas treats... what if Eve guested the comic? She's done so before, right? Then the question is: WWPS - What Would Pintsize Say???
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: O8h7w on 21 Dec 2010, 10:45 ---And then a week of Sweet-Tits, that guy from last year, Yelliing Bird and Randy... should be fun :)
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Jeph has said he was thinking of a few strips with Hanners answering some questions in-comic - but maybe he changed that to the formspring idea to avoid breaking the fourth wall.
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