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Why does Dora need therapy?
stoutfiles:
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If Marten really wasn't over Faye, he would be having the angry rants while he was sober, not drunk. And he certainly would've had a MUCH bigger problem when Faye slept with Sven.
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No, because Marten's not like that. He holds stuff in a lot.
Whatever...there are two sides to this and I'm obviously on the side that says that Marten never really got over Faye.
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Let me rephrase that: If Marten really wasn't over Faye, he would have been quietly lashing out at Dora in passive-aggressive ways during their relationship, a road Marten actively tried to steer them away from.
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People can be not over someone but just bury those thoughts and make the best of their current situation because they want to move on. But then, little instances of "I like the other girl better" come up, like when Marten asked them both about Toto.
DSL:
Ah, yes, the Toto compatibility test.
Angus asked Faye. Result: positive
Faye asked Marten (not the other way around). Result: we could get along.
Marten asked Dora. Result: F..k off.
Y'knoe, I can never wrap my head around the scansion in that song.
questionablecontentfan:
I actually was a little disappointed when Dora told Marten that Toto sucked and to let her go back to sleep. Strangely, I like the song "Africa" best too...but I am aware that some people would just say "Fuck off, Toto sucks."
NotAwesomeAnymore:
I feel like people are trying to use Marten's ACTUAL feelings for Faye to determine whether or not Dora's crazy paranoid. But the fact that it's debatable surely means that a completely mentally healthy person might feel insecure in that situation?
This is 100% me projecting onto the characters, but just to give another idea:
In an emotional sense, I would consider Faye an "ex". When he and Dora started dating, they both TOLD her nothing would happen, but I don't think we ever saw Marten take action to show Dora he meant it. Not that someone should constantly try to prove their love, but, like, moving out of the apartment if it was possible or something. His passive personality may have indicated to her that he doesn't take control of his life and so might just 'let something happen'. Even if they never acted on it, I wouldn't stay in a situation where I had a nagging anxiety about being second best. Sometimes healthy people get those.
Also, in the break-up comic which has been linked to, she says she's not going to get over that feeling, not that the feeling is completely unfounded. I think almost anyone could benefit from a visit to a therapist, but I disagree with Marten being THE ONLY GOOD THING EVER AND SHE HAD TO RUIN IT. Her coffeeshop is great for her and so are her friendships (unless someone can link to when she tries to sabotage a friendship?). It's quite possible that he really did rub her the wrong way, and maybe her issues didn't exactly help.
Welu:
Another comic where Marten is, of clear non-drunk mind this time, speaking to himself so has no reason to lie about his feelings: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1891
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