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Should Dora go out with Jim?
Kazukagii:
*Dusts off the old hardhat, and hits the reply button*
Right, long rambling wall of Kazukagii stream of consciousness incoming.
Personally I just don't think Dora will do it. Dora is well aware that is was her own problems that lead to breaking up with Marten, and while Jeph has shown she's attending therepy, I don't think enough time has passed that she's totally okay now. Dora knows that any relationship she enters into is going to turn toxic. Not to mention I know (or at least hope) that dating another guy before even having any kind of post relationship talk with Marten may just hurt our skinny indie boy's feelings a tad. Now as I say this I am not talking down on Jim: he seems like a pretty cool guy. I'm putting it forth that Dora has enough sense to turn this down, not based on her like or dislike of Jim, but rather on the fact that it really won't end well for anybody involved, or even anybody watching from the sidelines.
Also I'd just like to point out that I find it amusing that half the cast is suddenly pining for Dora. Marten was apparently the one thing keeping the entire city from jumping Dora's bones.
buchla265:
I say yes, and admit I'm biased because I prefer older men.
Jim seems like he'll be good for her, even if they only have one date and end up as friends. He'll be a good business mentor, at the very least.
And if they do end up dating, he seems like the kind of man who can both call her out and help her with her insecurity issues. That's something I don't think Tai can do, as much as I'd love to be a hardcore "Dora and Tai should get together for sexy fun time" shipper". ;)
questionablecontentfan:
I like the fact that Jim just went ahead and asked, even though he was probably nervous. No pretending, no being silly, no playing games. He just did it. I think that shows that he is mature. And yes, I was a sucker for the compliment he gave her about being a woman and not a little girl. ;)
And yes, I am pretty sure he is asking her on a date, not to talk business.
Tiogyr:
Why does anyone give a damn what a given ex thinks re: starting to date other people? Dora shouldn't care how Marten feels about her dating someone else and Marten shouldn't be pining around waiting to talk to her about breaking up before he moves on with his life, either.
They broke up, there is no reason to keep dwelling on that fact or have any more talks about it coming up on two months down the road comic-time, is there?
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Elfa on 09 Jun 2011, 11:02 ---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.
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Except, when you look at Dora and Marten's relationship, he was good for Dora, especially compared to Dora's ex boyfriends. 1746, Sven admitted that Marten was the first guy she ever dated that ever treated her kindly, respected her. In short Marten was the first healthy relationship Dora ever had. He was a step forward for her.
Then she broke up with him because of that simple fact, that Marten was a nice guy, with no ulterior motive, wasn't a douchebag, which raised a lot of questions for Dora about her, was she the reason that her other relationships were so bad? etc, etc. Granted, Marten was listless, about as assertive as a jellyfish on a beach, he wasn't perfect, but the fact that she broke up with him in a pre-emptive attempt to not be the one hurt here, speaks volumes about Dora's mind.
So imagine what would happen if we take Jim, who is presumably a nice guy (his staff don't talk about him behind his back), responsible and assertive (he'd have to be, in order to still have a bakery that was still open, and able to employ at least three people (we haven't scar-neck since that one panel)) ended up going out with Dora. He'd be like super-Marten, and Dora's mind would probably break down from the belief that Jim was so far out of her league.
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