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WCDT: 2231-35 (16-20 July 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (SDCC Wk 2)
Milesb:
Isn't Marten supposed to be the socially inept one when it comes to relationships?
I thought Dora could at least spot it when somebody has the hots for her!
Poor Tai though, it looks like Dora just 'dun think of Tai in that kind of way.
Dr. ROFLPWN:
...No, I'm pretty sure Dora isn't oblivious, you guys, she just has a condition where you take a course of action that seems logical but UH OH it was the diametric opposite of what you SHOULD have done
It keeps happening to the characters in QC so much I am tempted to call it Northampton Syndrome
themacnut:
So in the one corner we have Tai, heavily embarrassed by her admission of feelings to Dora. Possibly so embarrassed she may even avoid Dora for the forseeable future, and if not will most likely avoid talking about said admission.
And in the other corner we have Dora, who while stunned and probably flattered by Tai's admission of feelings, appears to have self-esteem issues so strong they'll make up any excuse to get her to believe that Tai won't (or can't) follow up on her admission. Which means Dora probably won't follow up on it either.
End result: both miss out on their chance to at least try out a relationship with each other. Unless one of them breaks the stalemate and actually goes and talks to the other one. Which, this comic being how it is, could actually happen, but it'll be a while.
idontunderstand:
I don't think Dora is being oblivious at all. She just thinks Tai may have forgotten her confession and will therefore continue to act as if she's just a friend. It's still too early for Dora to be able to say if she feels the same way about Tai.
techkid:
This is kind of a depressing twist, but probably one that many people encounter at least once in their life.
--- Quote from: themacnut on 20 Jul 2012, 02:02 ---So in the one corner we have Tai, heavily embarrassed by her admission of feelings to Dora. Possibly so embarrassed she may even avoid Dora for the forseeable future, and if not will most likely avoid talking about said admission.
And in the other corner we have Dora, who while stunned and probably flattered by Tai's admission of feelings, appears to have self-esteem issues so strong they'll make up any excuse to get her to believe that Tai won't (or can't) follow up on her admission. Which means Dora probably won't follow up on it either.
End result: both miss out on their chance to at least try out a relationship with each other. Unless one of them breaks the stalemate and actually goes and talks to the other one. Which, this comic being how it is, could actually happen, but it'll be a while.
--- End quote ---
You pretty much summed it up how I see it as well. Dora's self esteem has never been particularly noteworthy. She retrospectively sabotaged her OWN relationship with her own insecurities, and most likely still has lingering issues (ones that those memories will more than willingly replay for) that leaves her emotionally blind ("she's so blinded by her own emotional past, that she can't see what's going in her present" is the closest meaning I can think of).
Tai's always been interested in maintaining a stable, monogamous relationship, but so far has never managed to achieve one, not even for a short length of time. One-night-standing and polyamorous romps are no ways to learn about relationships (they're fun and all, but sex is meaningless if your pursuit is about love).
Whether either of them like it or not, no matter how uncomfortable one or the other is, or how they think the other one is, they're going to have to talk it over. Sober if possible.
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