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WCDT: 2480-2484 (1-5 July, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Boxilar:
I know some folks say the possible Veronica /Jim romance seems contrived. I respectfully disagree.
Veronica admitted to Marten back right after the breakup that she was lousy at relationships.
We know Mrs. Reed is more than capable from a sexual standpoint. She works as a professional dominatrix and can pick up men less than half her age for one night stands. Her problem is that she has no idea how to be in a healthy long term relationship, and at 57 is terrified of being alone. She is a beautiful attractive woman who has remained a "player" well into he fifties, but wether her fears are founded or not, she thinks she's running out of time to find someone to share her life with. She admitted at the wedding that she had no idea how to have a normal relationship and that everyone she knew was into the "scene".
I think that she's so afraid of being rejected if she goes out and tries it on her own that she's paralyzed and won't act on her own.
Enter her son, calling about a possible prospect. Suddenly, she's not on her own. Marten has suggested someone for her to date, even if it was in a dismissive way. Veronica can feel safe trying to date Jim because it wasn't entirely her idea. If it all goes pear shaped, Marten is partially to blame, even if only a little.
That frees her up to try, where before, she couldn't for fear of a failure that would have been all her fault.
Mind this not a concious thought process on her part. But I think it explains why out of the myriad of possibilities she has, she's going to fly back to Northampton and attempt to romance a man mentioned in a casual conversation with her son.
My $.02.
mustang6172:
It'll all go wrong when she decides she does not wish to be a stepmother.
Boxilar:
--- Quote from: mustang6172 on 05 Jul 2013, 20:05 ---It'll all go wrong when she decides she does not wish to be a stepmother.
--- End quote ---
That, or she simply doesn't understand the basic give and take of a good relationship. She is a dominant personality.
The problem she will run into, even with her one night stands will be if her would be conquests get even a wiff of desperation from her. What makes her attractive, beyond her physical beauty, is het aura of self confidence. A hint that she is not as confident as she seemed will undermine that.
Also, what could sabotage a relationship with Jim would be a refusal to let her defenses down, to be at least a little vulnerable.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. This may amount to nothing. I am interested to see it play out, one way or the other.
Is it cold in here?:
She seems to have been OK with being a parent, though that doesn't mean she'd want to do it again. In fact, it's notable that Marten is an only child.
mtmerrick:
I have a feeling that's more due to Maurice :P
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