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WCDT: 2741-2745 (07-11 July 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
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--- Quote ---For him to say, "I think I'm in love with you." was for him to preposit that Faye loves him back in the same way.
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Gné? Rien capté...
(English version: What? Didn't get the joke.)
Okay, so, we knew Sven had a particular thing for Faye. The one thing we did not see coming was the timing. Somehow, I just don't think Faye will go on a binge. She has grown. She still has issues and she is still a smartass. However, she seemed to have settled into the relationship, something she had not done at the time of her last bottle mistake.
Well, we shall see, but I think we can rule out murder and hangover as possible outcomes. Not drama, though. Never drama.
Warning - while you were typing an eldritch abomination has taken control of your town. You may wish to dodge the brain slug.
Mlle Germain:
--- Quote from: Mad Cat on 08 Jul 2014, 08:10 ---Why do people so frequently do such violence to the phrase, "I'm in love with "?
You're not in love with someone unless they are in that love with you. Otherwise, you're in love by yourself and just wishing the object of your affection reciprocated. And, unless you are the kind of psychotic who believes inanimate objects are capable of emotional states, no non-sentient object loves you. Hence, you're not in love with any inanimate objects. I love mango-lemonade with OJ. I'm not "in love with" mango-lemonade with OJ.
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Based on my understanding of the English language as I have seen it used (and as a non-native English-speaker this percecption may well be erroneous) I always thought being in love with someone is like having a crush, being infatuated, whereas actually loving someone is the deeper feeling you have after you've been with them for a while (this distinction certainly exists in German: "verliebt sein" vs. "jemanden lieben"). I would certainly not say I love someone just because I have a crush on them/ am infatuated with them. And I thought being in love was something similar, just sounding less ridiculous/negative.
Please correct me if I am wrong and tell me how it really is!
WilliamCA:
/co/ actually called this yesterday.
Barmymoo:
I've never heard of being in love with someone being something limited to reciprocal love.
If Sven just wanted to get it off his chest, why didn't he go and talk to Dora about it? She could have acknowledged his feelings whilst advising him about whether or not an approach to Faye would be welcomed or appropriate (spoiler: no) and there would have been no repercussions. That is what siblings are for!
Method of Madness:
Whether the love is returned has nothing to do with it. Here's an example: I love my family. I'm in love with Sarah.
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