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WCDT January 9-13, 2012 (2096-2100)
Akima:
--- Quote from: Torlek on 11 Jan 2012, 23:00 ---I can understand Marten's reaction completely. "You don't return my calls for a week, don't have a rational explanation for why and now the night before you leave you want a farewell fuck? To hell with that."
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What's irrational about "I've been busy. Packing and stuff."? You might not think it is adequate, or satisfactory, or whatever, but it is quite rational.
--- Quote from: Napoleon_Blownapart on 12 Jan 2012, 00:05 ---As for Marten, his memories shouldn't be about bitterness. They should be about triumph in gaining enough self-respect not to go into full doormat mode over a girl who lead him on. He already moved across a whole county for a girl before and that blew up in his face. And Padma was really just a fling. It wasn't a year long or even month long relationship. She didn't have the brains to back away from the intimacy, or the guts to admit she went too far until the last minute. Whatever happens, whatever she could possibly explain to him, and whatever feelings Marten would get off his chest if they did meet one last time, he's still gonna get burned and she is responsible for it. Fuck that noise. Marten should walk away feeling proud.
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Nice to see we're back to the woman-blaming-and-man-absolving again. I mean, it's not like Padma and Marten are both adults fully responsible for their feelings and actions in a mutually voluntary relationship. Nope it's all Padma's fault and Marten should be proud of himself. Ugh... :-(
--- Quote from: Tova on 11 Jan 2012, 22:41 ---I'd just like to add that it would have been perfectly possible for him to "move on" without shutting her down like that. He could at least say goodbye properly.
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I'm with Tova on this. There's a middle ground between being a doormat and a prick, and Marten is a long way from that. I thought he did the right thing in yesterday's strip, but definitely not today. Bad karma for you, Marten, but you already know that, right?
Soulsynger:
--- Quote from: Akima on 12 Jan 2012, 01:13 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 11 Jan 2012, 22:41 ---I'd just like to add that it would have been perfectly possible for him to "move on" without shutting her down like that. He could at least say goodbye properly.
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I'm with Tova on this. There's a middle ground between being a doormat and a prick, and Marten is a long way from that. I thought he did the right thing in yesterday's strip, but definitely not today. Bad karma for you, Marten, but you already know that, right?
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I'll go ahead and frame this. May I?
truestatic:
--- Quote from: Akima on 12 Jan 2012, 01:13 ---Nice to see we're back to the woman-blaming-and-man-absolving again. I mean, it's not like Padma and Marten are both adults fully responsible for their feelings and actions in a mutually voluntary relationship. Nope it's all Padma's fault and Marten should be proud of himself. Ugh... :-(
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I am a filthy liar and an all around bad person, but here I go, posting again. I agree that Padma and Marten BOTH fucked up. The only thing I have to say in his defense that I can't say in hers is, he made an immediately regretted mistake in the heat of the moment. She consciously chose to ignore him for a week, ten days, whatever. And so far as I can tell, she doesn't seem to feel that bad about it. He notes that "It's been a while," and she's dismissive when she should be sincere.
Tova:
I'd just like to add that while I agree that both of them have made their mistakes, I do also feel for them both.
I am really wondering what is going to happen tomorrow now. I barely know how to answer the current poll.
Napoleon_Blownapart:
--- Quote from: Akima on 12 Jan 2012, 01:13 ---Nice to see we're back to the woman-blaming-and-man-absolving again. I mean, it's not like Padma and Marten are both adults fully responsible for their feelings and actions in a mutually voluntary relationship. Nope it's all Padma's fault and Marten should be proud of himself. Ugh... :-(
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If their roles were reversed and Marten had been the instigator of the fling and then left Padma dry for a week because he was moving out of town and wanted to purge her from his mind, then it would be his fault and she would be the one who deserved to walk away feeling proud. It's not about gender. I even explained that in an earlier post. You sound biased towards women.
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