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WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
cabbagehut:
--- Quote from: Blyss on 07 Jul 2011, 10:03 ---...and I still stand by my feelings on this, Marten didn't deserve the breakup, and now what? She feels better, so it's okay to approach him, after she's been out on a date of course.
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I feel bad for Marten here. I know Dora probably means well, and she wants to talk to him in a kind way, but there was no warning for him to prepare himself, and face-to-face is pretty intense. Marten took the breakup hard, whereas Dora was sad, but appeared to be dealing with it better. She was far more ready to move on than he was I feel like her showing up (what appears to be) immediately after the unsuccessful date is an awkward way to handle things - I'm not really sure WHY I feel that way, though.
michael28:
@Tiogyr
Manly Guys Doing Manly Things, thank you for that bit of info. a very nice strip :D
pwhodges:
OK, so I made a poll for the end of the week.
Kazukagii:
So I haven't had my coffee and am thus not awake enough to scrub through the entire thread, but did anybody else enjoy the subtle artwork of Marten crushing/crumpling the can in surprise? I like it when Jeph throws in those little artistic easter eggs.
Beyond that... I'm glad to see Dora and Marten are finally going to be able to talk again. Even if they're not going out, I missed their chemistry on-panel, and the lack of it was a sad series of events. I think it's time they tentatively made up so that they can join in on regular shenanigans together.
Emperor Norton:
--- Quote from: Tiogyr on 07 Jul 2011, 07:49 ---
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 07 Jul 2011, 07:27 ---On the western theme, Faye is def Marten's Doc Holiday, down to them both being from Georgia and I"m sure she is watching from inside...
but in this case, since neither of them did anything wrong really (there was no physical abuse or cheating or verbal abuse, etc), it's better to let him talk to her alone than to gang up on Dora. They have things they need to work out, and to do that they need to be open as much as possible. With Faye and Angus and Hanners and Marigold all there, Dora could easily go crazy defensive and any chance of them putting this behind them and becoming friends again could die.
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Why do people keep acting like exes have to reconcile and become friends after breaking up?
Why can't they have an "Our relationship was doomed to start with, we weren't compatible, but it was fun while it lasted until shit hit the fan" moment and move on with their lives?
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All I've really noticed is that you have a thing against exes BEING friends. It wasn't like they weren't friends before they dated, and they were pretty good friends. Someone being bad for you in a relationship DOESN'T mean that they are bad for you as a friend. On top of that, the person you quoted didn't even SAY they had to be friends. Just that they needed to talk. Maybe what they need to talk about is "Our relationship was doomed to start with, we weren't compatible, but it was fun while it lasted until shit hit the fan".
Honestly, I've, never dated someone I WASN'T friends with first. I can't understand WHY you would want to date someone that you wouldn't be friends with otherwise. So even if things don't work out, there is nothing wrong with being friends with them afterwords. We get along, just, not in a relationship. Doesn't mean I HAVE to be friends with them, but it does mean that it is an option.
Every post you make about it, just seems like you think it should NEVER be an option. How does incompatibility in a relationship prevent two people from being friends?
As for the "Ninja" Dora. Marten has been drinking, he was looking at the ground, and at a CROWDED party, someone was approaching the front door. I know that I don't look up at every person coming up to the door of a large party, even if they are clicking all the way up the driveway in their heels.
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