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WCDT: 2480-2484 (1-5 July, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
FunkyTuba:
--- Quote from: Boxilar on 05 Jul 2013, 20:02 ---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.
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Very well said, so much so that I'm quoting the whole thing for effect.
I'd just add that the "I'm so lonely" breakdown in the bar at the wedding shows us that there are some serious chunks in her armor. She might simply not be as experienced at non-professional relationships as we might think, notwithstanding the fact that she has an adult child.
Also FWIW, I think VV exploring "vanilla dating" would be an interesting parallel to Claire exploring dating/relationships for the first time as a woman.
Carl-E:
Double dates?
Oh, that's right, we still need to pair Claire up with someone.
Method of Madness:
Just to clarify, does "vanilla" just mean "not S&M"?
Is it cold in here?:
That's the usual meaning in this context.
Method of Madness:
I never understood that.
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