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WDCT 10-14 January 2011 (1836-1840)

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Odal:

--- Quote from: Smoot on 13 Jan 2011, 07:25 ---Something puzzles me about today's comic, and there's no other way to put it, so I'm just gonna come out with it:
When Marten says 'do you think we did the right thing', and Veronica talks about the 'right decision'... when did Marten 'do' or 'decide' anything about this situation? What action or decision did he make? Dora broke up with him.  There wasn't any 'mutuality' about it. There's no "we" to it, or am I totally wrong?

Unless we're meant to take his losing his temper once in the entire run of the comic as him actually making a decision to 'make' Dora break up with him?

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As for the comic, I think Veronica has been doing the right things, but the only thing left for her to do is to listen to Marten.  She can't really take sides or anything, but she can listen.  And that's what's starting to happen, I think.  Hopefully Marten does go through a few strips of really expressing himself as he needs to.

Carl-E:
Actually, there was a fair bit of discussion over the last few weeks about what cold have gone differently in the break up.  In particular, Marten could have told Dora that he'd stay with her and see her through getting help with her insecurities, essentially "fixing" their relationship. 

While it probably wouldn't have worked, he decided  not to.  In fact, knowing the type of person he is, he may have even tried after that deer-in-the-headlights moment of 1799, but was reasoned out of it by Dora.  We'll never know for sure. 

And yes, Veronica is doing the best thing right now that any parent can do.  Because it's his  life. 

Blyss:
Yep, Marten has to deal with it himself - not much to that debate.  It's his life, his experiences.

And yeah, I'm ready to see things from Dora's perspective as well.

Hinotori:

--- Quote from: Dr. ROFLPWN on 13 Jan 2011, 01:31 ---Nobody can fix this for Marten. That is not how real life works. If you want to laud QC for realism you have to accept this too: welcome to the world of dealing with your own heartbreak. People can be there for hugs and sympathy and embarrassment and all that, but no one is going to wave a magic wand and fix this.

Or do people just want someone to come and punch Dora? Is that what this is? Not to be paranoid but I noticed that the time Ms. Reed's popularity really started dropping was when it became clear she wasn't going to fuck Dora up. Is...Are we that bad, guys? Tell me we aren't.)


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I registered, logged in, and delurked just to tell you how much I love you for posting this.

Carl-E:
Good, he needs it. 

What?  Don't we all? 

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