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WCDT January 9-13, 2012 (2096-2100)
Dust:
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--- Quote from: haikupoet on 10 Jan 2012, 22:05 ---Okay, so what exactly is wrong with "if she wants to hear from me she'll call"? Isn't that kind of... proper?
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Agreed - especially since she's blown him off twice without actually saying what's up. That seems like a strong sign it's over. Faye and Dora are just Charlie Brown'ing him again, for my money.
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Nah, I don't think it's a good idea. Marten is so caught up in his pride, he won't make an effort to talk to Padma (as in, try something other than the phone). This is at his own expense since now he's in a position of uncertainty and deliberately put the ball in her court. He couldn't deal with uncertainty in the past, and now he's setting himself up to be screwed over and get all resentful again.
I don't think Marten's given up emotionally on Padma yet. He says, "If she wants to see me again, she'll call." Clearly there is an issue which needs resolving here, but Marten expects Padma to have an epiphany and change her behaviour, without Marten changing his at all (i.e. by trying another method of confrontation.)
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Communication goes both ways, and she won't even text him back. If anything, he's trying too hard to 'change his behaviour' after pushing too far for answers with Dora and Pre-Strip Girlfirend, but at least he's trying.
Overkillengine:
A guy also deserves to not to have to jump through hoops when he's done nothing wrong to get a straight answer.
He is correct in not wasting further effort. Anything he can do to communicate at this point is bound to backfire, and usually spectacularly. Move on. If she pulls her head out her fourth point of contact and at least gives him the courtesy of a response; great. Don't bother pining for it though.
Now he at least knows to not be so great that a casual hookup gets all contrary about keeping it casual and not communicating >>>>clearly<<<< that they changed their mind.
michael28:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 10 Jan 2012, 23:32 ---Yeah, the passive aggressive comment's really out of line. But I think he is being passive to an extet where he's aggressively pursuing passivity. They really aren't the same thing...
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It's not like she isn't a qualified source :)
Swedish Chef:
--- Quote from: Overkillengine on 11 Jan 2012, 00:25 ---A guy also deserves to not to have to jump through hoops when he's done nothing wrong to get a straight answer.
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Let the court records that a guy is always doing something wrong whenever girls are involved.
I can't shake the feeling that while Marten has really moved on about his relationship with Dora, I'm not so sure about Dora. Even if she admits she's having relationship/self-esteem issues, it will be an easy cop-out for her to portray Marten negatively.
Overkillengine:
--- Quote from: Swedish Chef on 11 Jan 2012, 00:40 --- Let the court records that a guy is always doing something wrong whenever girls are involved.
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The only way to win that silly game is to refuse to play, which in essence is what Marten is doing. She wants him, she can make the effort to communicate. Until then, walk away and don't look back.
Why? Because anything other than walking away is an automatic fail scenario.
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