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WCDT: 13th-17th June (1946-1950)

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Kugai:
Say what you like, but personally I think she's making a mistake in going out with Jim.  It strikes me that Jim has his own issues.

I can see this ending in a Faye/Sven train wreck - only uglier.

akronnick:
I think the best possible outcome would be for Dora to begin dating Jim, but see he's full of shit after a short time. This will then cause her to rethink her feelings vis-a-vis her relationship with Marten. At which point she'll seek to have him become part of her life again, if only as friends.

Unfortunately, Dora is not good at the letting-herself-be-vulnerable thing, so I fear it is unlikely she will initiate any kind of reconciliation with Marten. More likely she'll dump Jim and bemoan her inability to find a decent guy to Faye, who will then drag her by the earlobe and force her to sit down and talk with Marten.

cabbagehut:
I don't think anyone in this thread "hates" Dora.  I dislike her as a "person", because I feel she doesn't look at herself in a healthy critical manner (she seems to me to flop between "Everything I do is wrong" and "Everything is perfectly fine and under control"), and I think it hurts her and the people around her.  I like her as a character, because she is realistic and well-written.  She's not some evil harpy who was out to get Marten, but that doesn't mean I have to like her, either.

From what Sven has suggested, if I recall correctly, was that Dora has spent very little time single.  I think it would be good for her to spend some time by herself and figure out a little bit more of why her relationships are so hard for her, and better ways of coping other than blowing up/shutting down.  While this could just be a first date, nothing serious, I feel like Dora has a tendency to avoid dealing with things that are difficult, because she likes to have control over what's happening in her life, and I think she overestimates her ability to keep her emotions in check.  Maybe this isn't her doing the same thing that she tends to do, maybe not, we don't know, but I don't think it's out-of-line to suggest that perhaps she isn't having "just a date".

Somniloquence:
I have to say, Dora's comment about Marten kind of ticks me off a lot. She was the one to ask Marten out, she was the one who broke up because she had issues, and while Marten does pussyfoot around issues, I don't feel like that applies to their previous relationship.



Also, regardless of whether or not Jim/Dora happens, I feel more bad for Jim than Dora. He was largely attracted to her because of her apparent maturity, which has kinda been lacking lately. He seems like a nice guy, though. I'm curious how much of his personality we'll see in the date.

akronnick:
If Marten pussyfooted around Faye and Dora, it's because he didn't want to lose any toes!

Many other guys would have said the hell with both of them a long time ago. Maybe it's because he's indecisive, but I think it's because he genuinely cares for both of them.

Regarding the end of their relationship, Marten tried to help Dora until he realized that her problems were beyond his abilities.

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