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WCDT January 9-13, 2012 (2096-2100)

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Dokph:
Noooo not the dark side. Stay good Martin, stay good!

NotAwesomeAnymore:
False dichotomy: Marten either forgets what Padma did altogether and crawls back to her, or he does what he did in today's comic.

lepetitfromage:
I agree with those that are saying that Padma is in the wrong because she specifically said she'd extend her stay to spend more time with Marten and then completely blew him off. That was NOT cool. And...packing? Ok, packing is a good reason to not physically get together with someone, but she can't really be saying that she couldn't pick her phone up because her hands were full of clothing, right???

On the other hand, Marten did not approach this well at all either. He could have been more direct, rather than saying "it's been a while". You say that to someone you know that you run into in the grocery store. Not someone who has been avoiding you and all of your attempts to communicate. He didn't delve deeper into this because it would have meant that he had to sack up and talk about feelings, putting himself at risk for rejection. He was angry, and acted out of anger. That is never the best choice.


In the end though, I think we're all putting way too much pressure on either of them to do the right thing because we wanted them to work out, we wanted something happy to come of this and we wanted to see a glimpse of a quasi-happy ending where everyone involved has grown because of what they went through. We wanted a relationship to form between them...and one arguably did. But it was not a "relationship" relationship. They were acquaintances with benefits because they weren't nearly close enough to be considered friends.


No, they absolutely did not give each other the respect and decency that either of them deserved, but we have to look at it at face value- for Padma, this was a last hurrah before she moves a few thousand miles away to deal with some heavy stuff. For Marten....this was a rebound. Plain and simple. They may not have gotten the most out of the situation because of their reactions, but they don't owe each other anything.


Weeeee, post #100  :-D

Soulsynger:

--- Quote from: jwhouk on 12 Jan 2012, 05:49 ---...are you meaning to suggest, dear sir, that she decided to jump Elliot's bones over this past week?

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Good gravy, why, that was what I meant to deliver as the least probable event. Though, as it appears, does seem to be the very first thing to jump to mind, doesnn't it?




--- Quote from: lepetitfromage on 12 Jan 2012, 06:29 ---[ everything he/she said before this ]
No, they absolutely did not give each other the respect and decency that either of them deserved, but we have to look at it at face value- for Padma, this was a last hurrah before she moves a few thousand miles away to deal with some heavy stuff. For Marten....this was a rebound. Plain and simple. They may not have gotten the most out of the situation because of their reactions, but they don't owe each other anything.
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Your kind of level-headed gentleman greatly grinds my gears....

NotsoAverageJoe:

--- Quote from: ilikefishfood on 12 Jan 2012, 05:59 ---If this is really it...and she leaves without them talking/seeing each other, he/they won't get closure.  

Here's a scenario...he meets another girl, they have a nice vibe going, and Padma shows back up and apologizes and admits that she has feelings for him, and freaked out because she thought he didn't feel the same way (2091), but she just can't stop thinking that they had a good thing going.  Granny is better/dead and she's back.  Do the still have a chance?  Can they start over and try this for real?

This'll bring up a whole bunch of unresolved stuff for our boy, who'll now have to choose between the 'was she the one?' and new girl.

...or not.  :-D

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closure is overrated.  sometimes its completely unneeded.  closure is for people who have regrets.  of course, marten being marten, that's a pretty sure bet.

closure can also be accomplished by yourself, simply by coming to terms with yourself and throwing those regrets to the wind and saying that what's done is done, its not worth the angst and turmoil to dwell.

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