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Should Dora go out with Jim?
DSL:
For me, the concept of "tSB equals Bizarro CoD" quickly withered.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: LeeC on 10 Jun 2011, 10:55 ---
--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 10 Jun 2011, 08:47 ---Besides, I know of people who work together and are in a relationship. It's not ALWAYS a disaster. I actually think it would be really awesome if this date led to something real.
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are they both employed by the same company or do they both own separate companies and co-operate?
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--- Quote from: questionablecontentfan on 10 Jun 2011, 11:12 ---They are both owners of separate coffee shops...all they're doing is trading coffee and baked goods. I hardly see how them dating would interfere with that.
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I think we have a major misunderstanding there - I'm pretty sure LeeC was asking you about the people you said you knew, not Dora and Jim.
Tergon:
Well, there's always the obvious option as well - this doesn't have to be a romantic thing. Or even a casual fling. She and Jim just got into an apparently successful deal together. His plan might be to discuss business, or simply to celebrate how well it went for them.
Of course I'll grant that it probably is an attempt at romance on Jim's behalf. But then, there's no reason why Dora shouldn't accept anyway. He's apparently successful, and Raven at least thinks he's good-looking, even if he apparently isn't fond of his ex(es). Accepting an offer of dinner doesn't mean she's going to become his new wife, it doesn't even mean she has to sleep with the guy. They can go out, and if it fizzles, they don't have to go out again. At the very worst Dora might have to endure a few awkward moments in exchange for dinner.
If they do sleep together... well, Dora clearly doesn't attach the same significance to sex as Faye does, though it's clearly important to her. Now, if Jim gets Dora drunk and knocks her up, that might be a disaster, but since last time I checked QC wasn't a soap opera I don't see that happening. It might be something of a relapse for her if she ends up sleeping with a guy who's not good for her, like the Alpha-Dicks she used to date, and that would suck... but I think even then her therapist could offer some advice. At least she'd be opening up a little after The Big Breakup.
And hey, let's assume that this date actually leads to some kind of connection and Dora does end up dating Jim for a while. Which means that, well, she's dating someone. And... unless he's abusive, I don't see the downside to this. If she likes him enough to do it, isn't that a good thing?
Basically, this date might make her little circle of friends a little awkward for a little while, but really, at the moment it already is. Where's the harm?
Stephen:
The harm of a step back... Faye had to force her to call a therapist. She is now at the START of her therapy BEGINNING to deal with the issues that caused her to sabotage a good relationship with someone who, until the company up and left, was somewhat successful. Not sure about the future and not sure about himself and unclear goals does not equal total loser. The harm in a relationship right now is a step back means she's back OUT of therapy, not dealing with her problems and being the same way that she was with Marten. I know everyone wants to point to the passive aggressive "emo" as the reason they broke up but he wasn't. She admitted it was her issues and that her jealousy was unfounded and shouldn't have treated him that way. When they broke up it wasn't even clear if she really wanted to.
And if people are going to argue the "it's only one date" then stop bringing up the point of "so what if they do start dating?" as the harm has been said. From a character standpoint she isn't ready to start even going out on one date with guys regardless of how it ends because she has to focus on herself right now. As a business partner or friend then it is a little early to start asking someone to a private dinner on both fronts. Looking at him as a character I reiterate that this seems more like a bad fan fiction. All that's left is to find out that he is better at everything than every other character including roasting coffee beans which he's just never tried before.
From a plot standpoint this seems artificially added. We know NOTHING of this character. Even the rest of the Secret Bakery crew is too much of a mystery to be a big part of this story right now. Look at what's-his-name now dating Faye. He had a LOT of strip time before really connecting with the group and becoming a real character. I hope this entire dinner occurs off panel while the comic focuses on the party and when asked how it went Dora says he's great but she just isn't ready to see anyone right now and maybe reflect that she shouldn't have gone.
I also still maintain that the total panic she seems to have when asked is more a sign that she is taking on the role of sub in her own mind once again.
O8h7w:
And everybody is still jumping to conclusions, suggesting things without support from the characters themselves and so on. Without even realizing that they're making it all up themselves. Look, we don't know! :police:
What we do know is that Dora ended a relationship where both parties was presumably in love with each other, based on her insecurities - or rather the fights and the trouble that they caused. We also do know, not completely sure but reasonably, that this was less than two months ago.
This leads us to deduct that a romantic relationship is probably not something she is able to pull off right now - not that it would be bad for her if she actually could. But then again, this is where we are trying to figure things out on our own, and we need to be clear on this point - this is no facts, there is wrong or right answer, this is just a bunch of fans that are speculating. Please note that I do love to speculate and argue, the last thing I would want is to kill a discussion. I only want the discussion to be a little more clearly worded and reasonable.
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