I've been saying that since I think Faye helped get them together that she wouldn't get jealous, BUT realizing that could be what resolves the jealousy rather than something that prevents it altogether.
Yeah, but we've been there, too (with the Dale/Marigold/May triangle*), so I'm not sure if that's how that would play out.
*Come to think of it, we could have a temporary character named Bermuda, for obvious reasons.
I'm not sure how serious that is meant to be. However, it is a fact that Marten is sexually quite experienced (in practice due to at least three different long-rerm partners and in theory thanks to Veronica's profession) whilst it's a good bet that Claire is a virgin. He'll have to go slow and gentle to avoid overwhelming her. He's already come close to that with the head-scratching that turned to a sort of erotic massage.
I'll see your "virgin" and raise you "24 years of pent-up sexual frustration". Claire has kept herself (kind of adorably ineptly) buttoned down because of the trans thing, but now that that seems to be increasingly less of an issue... well, if anyone's going to be overwhelmed, my money is on Marten.
Experience is (in some ways) overrated, though. I mean, sure, it helps, but at the same time, I've generally found it useful to approach each relationship as a blank slate, because what works for one person might leave another totally cold. Going in with more questions than answers and being able to actually talk about what works or doesn't (and not just sexually) is a huge help. They'll be fine, though if April's right, Marten won't know what hit him.
To whoever said Faye and Angus were the worse couple I think you mean Tai and Dora. So many things wrong, then again I might be blinded by my complete dislike of Tai.
I don't like the relationship either, but mostly because it is so free of conflict as to be utterly boring. What do you dislike about Tai? I confess I have a big soft spot for her - of the main cast, she feels the most like a person I might be friends with IRL.
I like Tai, probably because I've known a few variations on her and gotten along great with them. Her relationship with Dora is something else altogether. I'm hoping it's just the honeymoon phase, because there's just way too much dysfunction percolating just beneath the surface. Recall the strip where Dora's looking at a porn site and Mieville shows up; Dora slams the lid shut and looks guilty. Given that Marten's collection was a bone of contention (pun only partly intended), and the guilt (even if it was played for laughs), plus leaving Tai in the dark about the Svenectomy, it ain't all sunshine and roses. I'm not big on conflict for the sake of it, but A: zero conflict means something's wrong in a relationship (even the best ones, IRL, have some areas of contention and disagreement, even if it's over something stupid about how you fold the towels versus how your SO does it), and B: I'm starting to wonder if the fallout from the Dora/Sven situation is part of where the cracks start to show with Dora and Tai.
Yeah, add to that the fact that Claire does have anxiety issues; she needs as much gentle handling as Dora did!
Possibly even more than Dora, who has normally been quite outspoken about sexuality. I think Marten may go back to his usual relatively passive self and adjust to Claire's comfort zone, letting her taking the lead here...
I think Claire's got a better handle on the anxiety than she's given credit for, and I don't think it's just the Ativan doing it. Claire's approach is different; even if/when the anxiety's there, like it was when she got her ears pierced, or before/during "the talk" with Marten, it's a speed bump, not a wall. It doesn't stop her dead in her tracks. She finds a way through it, whereas Dora seems to stuff it down and pretend the problem's solved. I think it's reasonable to expect more anxiety, but whatever else he may do with her as a writer, Claire's one of two character (the other, I think, being Hanners) that Jeph's kept on a forward trajectory since she was introduced.
I'm with April on this. As long as Marten can still give unearthly headscratches and backrubs, they'll be juuuuust fine. An orgasm is a fleeting thing. Short, acute, it doesn't linger. It's nice, but I don't consider it fulfilling. Rub elsewhere and let the feeling persist. If you care about having a full experience: let your partner know the feeling well enough that the complete memory of it can be called up on its own and very nearly felt anew, the way I can do for a kiss.
I think if there's going to be a stumbling block between them, it's not going to be sexual; not to say those issues may not come up, but I don't see them as being the biggest issue. It's more likely to stem from ambition... one person's goals and the drive to reach them versus the other's let-it-happen attitude.
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Topic: WCDT: 2811-2815 (13-17 October 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (Read 182976 times)