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Should Dora go out with Jim?
LeeC:
:? what if she says yes and later Tai stops by to offer an invite and she declines because she has a date! :psyduck:
honestly I still think Dora needs to do more soul searching before dating anyone. And to be honest I dont like Tai or Jum as the next person even if she was theoretically "ready."
Emperor Norton:
--- Quote from: Elfa on 09 Jun 2011, 10:48 ---Personally, I think a relationship with Jim could be a positive light in Dora's life. Martin was nice and sweet but young and still confused and unsure about what he wants from life.
Jim on the other hand is older, established and stable (or what passes for stable for Jim), and a responsible business owner like Dora. The only issues I could see in this particular relationship would be that both Dora and Jim have businesses that compete directly, though that could be easily solved by a joint venture into some sort of bastardized Mega Coffee of Ultimate Doom. (if Jeph uses that name, I get a nickle every time someone reads it.)
So, for my part, I'd like to see this story line continued.
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Yeah, but what ended the relationship was Dora feeling that Marten was going to leave HER because she wasn't good enough.
How would dating someone who is arguably BETTER OFF help that?
Elfa:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 09 Jun 2011, 10:52 ---
--- Quote from: Elfa on 09 Jun 2011, 10:48 ---Personally, I think a relationship with Jim could be a positive light in Dora's life. Martin was nice and sweet but young and still confused and unsure about what he wants from life.
Jim on the other hand is older, established and stable (or what passes for stable for Jim), and a responsible business owner like Dora. The only issues I could see in this particular relationship would be that both Dora and Jim have businesses that compete directly, though that could be easily solved by a joint venture into some sort of bastardized Mega Coffee of Ultimate Doom. (if Jeph uses that name, I get a nickle every time someone reads it.)
So, for my part, I'd like to see this story line continued.
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Yeah, but what ended the relationship was Dora feeling that Marten was going to leave HER because she wasn't good enough.
How would dating someone who is arguably BETTER OFF help that?
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Bringing up Dora's feelings of abandonment is a valid point. Though I think that the situation with Faye helped to feed that feeling unfairly in that particular case and admittedly, the long history between Martin and Faye would have been cause for anyone with even slight feelings of inadequacy to tick towards destruction.
Now I'm not saying that Jim's responsibility and more mature life (an assumption based on age and job only), would be the shining light that Dora is in need of, only that without any sort of immediate catalyst for jealousy and fear, there is a greater chance for long term happiness and stability that Dora deserves.
Now I'm not sure what you meant by better off, but if it was referring to being financially better off, then it never hurts to be financially stable in a relationship since it's just one less stress on everyone. If, however, you meant emotionally, well I would think, metaphorically, that it's easier to start a new journey with your first footsteps on solid ground than on quicksand.
On the other hand I could be WAY off target, lol.
Emperor Norton:
--- Quote from: tender on 09 Jun 2011, 11:14 ---
--- Quote ---How would dating someone who is arguably BETTER OFF help that?
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Obviously, she should look for someone "worse" than herself -- that's the best way to combat insecurities.
/this thread is already off to a good start ^^
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That is seriously twisting what I was saying. I've already stated in the thread that she should focus on her problems first alone before dating at all. I was pointing out that, dating someone more mature wouldn't magically solve her insecurity problems.
Honestly, Marten's maturity was really never an issue in their relationship anyway.
LeeC:
I'd say it was more her maturity, granted also her insecurities.
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