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WCDT: 2811-2815 (13-17 October 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
BenRG:
One possible scenario that I've thought of is that Sven catches up with Faye when she's in a really bad place. Given his emotional immaturity, he is out of his depth and calls the only person who he has ever been able to rely on to help him during a crisis of this nature - Dora.
After realising that her brother isn't responsible and is actually trying to help, helping Faye becomes the catalyst for Dora and Sven to, if not reconcile, at least come to an understanding of each other that they've previously lacked. This lack being because they've both basically always run away in some way as soon as they confronted too deep issues about themselves and the other.
Fenriswolf:
OK, I didn't necessarily think it was awful for Angus to be all tongue-in-cheek last comic, but I am unimpressed by his lack of empathy here. I think he should go for it! He should also have some idea that this will be very bloody hard on Faye, who was trying to be supportive until you called her out on it then guilt-tripped her for not being ecstatic you're moving away. Hurrumph.
Edit to add:
--- Quote from: AprilArcus on 16 Oct 2014, 10:50 ---I would like to see Sven figure out that he's poly, start working on his communication skills around ethical non-monogamy, and stop chasing after monogamous people. Sven x Delilah, basically. It would be a huge, weird digression. Faye in particular has nothing to gain from patching things up with him.
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I don't necessarily think he's poly but otherwise, what you said. If he is, definitely that. If he's just lacking in self-reflection and ethics then actually learn to communicate what you want. I didn't personally see him sleeping with the other woman as cheating when he was seeing Faye, but I did think that when she was being all "MY RULES" he should have had a real discussion and not just pretty much told her to get stuffed. That and his lack of caring when she wanted to spend more-than-just-sex time with him made me judge him far more than sleeping with someone else when they weren't monogamous (he didn't owe her anything, but I think everyone should make an effort to show caring to a friend who is clearly in pain).
Basically, he needs to learn to deal with his own damn emotions. If you're sleeping with someone who can't handle sharing and you don't want to be monogamous, suck it up and stop sleeping with them. End of story. I've had to make that call and it's not fun but it's part of not being an arsehole.
The I LOVE YOU bullshit was pretty weird to me. Not that he felt that way, but that he really had so little emotional maturity. I had to partially chalk it up to the comic medium for it to make sense to me.
Oh, and 100% support for anyone cutting off any family members who they experience as toxic. No one owes anyone their regard and cutting off family can be the healthiest thing you've ever done.
Somnus Eternus:
--- Quote from: Fenriswolf on 16 Oct 2014, 11:30 ---OK, I didn't necessarily think it was awful for Angus to be all tongue-in-cheek last comic, but I am unimpressed by his lack of empathy here. I think he should go for it! He should also have some idea that this will be very bloody hard on Faye, who was trying to be supportive until you called her out on it then guilt-tripped her for not being ecstatic you're moving away. Hurrumph.
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This. In a lot of ways, I feel like Faye might have reacted better if he had simply said, "Hey, let's sit down and talk about what we want to do here," instead of basically laying out all the plans right there in front of her...including the ones involving her. Like, okay, you're excited - of course you are - but let's take a moment and remember that while this is your life dream and you have every right to pursue it with vigor, someone else's life is still going to be impacted by this decision. At least let her have a moment to have a say, to talk it out, instead of just making all of the decisions without even saying anything to her.
Aziraphale:
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--- Quote from: Fenriswolf on 16 Oct 2014, 11:30 ---OK, I didn't necessarily think it was awful for Angus to be all tongue-in-cheek last comic, but I am unimpressed by his lack of empathy here. I think he should go for it! He should also have some idea that this will be very bloody hard on Faye, who was trying to be supportive until you called her out on it then guilt-tripped her for not being ecstatic you're moving away. Hurrumph.
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This. In a lot of ways, I feel like Faye might have reacted better if he had simply said, "Hey, let's sit down and talk about what we want to do here," instead of basically laying out all the plans right there in front of her...including the ones involving her. Like, okay, you're excited - of course you are - but let's take a moment and remember that while this is your life dream and you have every right to pursue it with vigor, someone else's life is still going to be impacted by this decision. At least let her have a moment to have a say, to talk it out, instead of just making all of the decisions without even saying anything to her.
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Makes you wonder if he's already mentally checked out of the relationship. Tone deafness is one thing. It's something else entirely to just lay everything out for your significant other as a fait accompli versus sounding them out. IIRC, he was doing the same thing earlier, before the callback... telling her that they (she) could just carry on long distance, but never really asking what she felt, or what felt right for her. And it's all the more glaring when someone's put as much energy into "getting the girl" but won't put the same kind of energy into maintaining the relationship or considering her thoughts and feelings.
PLGRN8R:
I actually DO want Sven to come back into Faye's life in a positive way. Maybe not as a partner or even FWB, but even just as a friend. Their friendship, while it remained just a platonic friendship, was actually really nice. I enjoyed watching it and, while I DID see their eventual hook-up coming, I liked seeing them interact as just friends. They complement each other's issues in odd ways. Faye has abandonment issues, Sven has commitment issues. Faye is confrontational, Sven is uncontentious. Faye's weapon is her fists, Sven's is his words. Maybe they're not at a place right now where anything beyond or even approaching friendship is possible, but I think that's definitely something the future holds. Now, be that in 10 strips, 20, or another thousand, I don't know.
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