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WCDT: 2151-55 (26-30 Mar 2012) QC IN SPAAAAAACE... Week TEN!?!
Milesb:
I always think of it in these terms: Do you consider yourself dating? If you can't definitively say yes (or know the other person can't definitively say yes) then you're not - as a pair of people - dating.
Dating, to me, implies that you are somewhere between some kind of casual relationship (which may involve sex or may not depending on your beliefs) and are moving towards a more solid, monogamous relationship*.
If you have a casual relationship with sex but there's no plans or intentions whatsoever for it to become serious, it's fuck buddies / just a friend you have sex with.
I think Marten rather fell into the trap of feeling like he was dating (he's doesn't seem well set up mentally for no-strings attached relationships) while Padma consciously fought against it after she realized she was pretty much fallin' for him.
Hence the recriminations and stuff.
Interestingly, it seems Marten still feels he has something to say to Padma. He's clearly not proud of his actions and he's trying to make some amends - I wonder if Padma will rise to that and make amends for her own part in the screwup that was their relationship? (whatever kind it was)
* I acknowledge open relationships don't fit into this all that well, but I think monogamy is probably enough of a cornerstone of serious relationships for most people for it to fit as a general outline.
Carl-E:
Padma may be a blip on the comic's radar for a while - a distant ship that was passed in the night. She may never be seen again, or we may get a strip of her reaction to Marten. However, we don't know - Gramma dies, she comes back to NH - she may make a regular reappearance in the strip. I wouldn't put anything past Jeph.
YMMV.
pwhodges:
Clearly the term "a date" means different things to different people. I'd be inclined to call 2073 a date, but going on one date is not the same as saying "they are dating"; subtle, I guess.
Anyway, Marten's email won't be ignored; Jeph wouldn't make such a specific plot point just to drop it, I think. There'd be no real development in Padma simply blowing Marten off, either - so the main possibilities that occur to me are (1) she says she's coming back as Granny is now dead/better/hates her/moving to Northampton with her, or (2) she invites Marten to California, and he goes (whether we get to see the visit is another matter - but we saw Faye going back home, way back when, after all).
Milesb:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 29 Mar 2012, 15:24 ---Clearly the term "a date" means different things to different people. I'd be inclined to call 2073 a date, but going on one date is not the same as saying "they are dating"; subtle, I guess.
Anyway, Marten's email won't be ignored; Jeph wouldn't make such a specific plot point just to drop it, I think. There'd be no real development in Padma simply blowing Marten off, either - so the main possibilities that occur to me are (1) she says she's coming back as Granny is now dead/better/hates her/moving to Northampton with her, or (2) she invites Marten to California, and he goes (whether we get to see the visit is another matter - but we saw Faye going back home, way back when, after all).
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Oh man yeah, that whole strip does have that aspect to it. I guess the thing is you can go on a date... and never see the person again. a date is essentially (at first) getting to know one another (and later potentially?) trying to judge that you're sure you might want to commit in some way to someone.
Did they ever get past the "getting to know each other" stage?
I think Padma is more likely to come back (even if just for a visit) than Marten to go see her - she's got the Secret Bakery folks to see where as dropping Marten into California (on his own?) offers very little to DO with the strip. Even this space arc (which has introduced a large amount of characters who we may not see again) has had three of the core characters in it and it's switched between them. Can you imagine a Marten and Padma in California arc? The WCDT would descend fully into chaos!
Anyway I wonder if Padma will have moved on? Perhaps the lesson will be that Marten had his chance to say his bit and he fluffed it, so now it's too little too late to make a difference. It may bring him some closure though.
Matheyus:
--- Quote from: Milesb on 29 Mar 2012, 15:46 ---
I think Padma is more likely to come back (even if just for a visit) than Marten to go see her - she's got the Secret Bakery folks to see where as dropping Marten into California (on his own?) offers very little to DO with the strip. Even this space arc (which has introduced a large amount of characters who we may not see again) has had three of the core characters in it and it's switched between them. Can you imagine a Marten and Padma in California arc? The WCDT would descend fully into chaos!
Anyway I wonder if Padma will have moved on? Perhaps the lesson will be that Marten had his chance to say his bit and he fluffed it, so now it's too little too late to make a difference. It may bring him some closure though.
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Marten going to California just to see Padma might be a bit much, but what about him going to visit family/old friends and making a side trip? We could get some more insight into Marten's past in addition to furthering/resolving the Padma situation.
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