I thought the entire comic was to inflict pain on Marten
Someone should tell Jeph, he seems to have forgotten for the last couple of weeks
That obsessive, butterflies in the stomach feeling you get about someone though? That never led me to any good places, not even once.
I hear you. When enumerating body parts that are qualified to make lifechanging decisions, "genitalia", "hormonal glands" and "heart" are not among them. Always double check with your brain.
That being said, emotions are a powerful thing and cannot be entirely discounted. After all, the whole point of your brain is to make you
happy, which is an emotion.
I don't think Clinton is a big Marten fan.
I don't think Clinton is a big fan of anyone. He's overprotective of Claire to the point that he'd probably want to see her locked in a cage, three miles underground, where nothing could hurt her.
She has put him into place before, she may need to do it again. I expect him to stay suspicious, but I also expect him to respect his sister's wishes of not interfering.
To my knowledge Marten has never expressed any interest in people with male genitalia.
He has never expressed any interest in
men. While there's a huge overlap between
men and
people with male genitalia, you don't check someone's pants to figure out whether they're attractive.
Claire is at a point in her transition where she looks female, behaves female and smells female. Marten does not seem to have any trouble seeing her as a female being, and his attraction to her can be real. It's possible that he wouldn't even know about her trans status if she hadn't told him.
At that point, in a perfect world, genitalia should be a minor issue they can work through. I understand that it's not a minor issue for everyone. Let me quote someone who said it better than I could:
It's actually really easy to understand. Think about someone you're attracted to. It doesn't have to be your One True Love or anything like that. What goes through your mind? Their laugh? Their smile? Perhaps they have a personality quirk you find endearing. A couple of times you fall asleep in each others arms; you feel warm, content and happy.
The universe then smiles on you and the two of you start dating. Life couldn't be better. One night the two of you decide to make love for the first time - but there's a problem. Your genitals are too big/too small for your partner and making love is not as straightforward as it normally is. Your partner is upset and afraid. Are you suddenly going to say to them "Your stuff isn't what I usually want in a partner - it's over between us." Are you suddenly and magically going to turn those feelings of warmth and attraction off? Or do you find a way to make things work?
These are questions everyone should ask themselves at one point or another. Knowing your priorities in a relationship helps making better relationship decisions. My personal conclusion has been that sex is awesome, but it's not the part of a relationship I need to be happy. Your results may vary.
Whatever claire has down there, it will unfortunately be different to what marten is used to from cis women. They agreed to work through that when they're getting there. It's possible that it'll end up more complicated and/or less satisfying than the sex he had with his previous cis girlfriends, but that doesn't need to be dealbreaker.
Frankly, I don't think the issue of her pants is the biggest hurdle they will have to face.