Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT strips 3681 to 3685 (19-23 February 2018)
hedgie:
--- Quote from: brasca on 18 Feb 2018, 22:15 ---I can sympathize with Dale to a point, but he’s been with Marigold long enough to of her insecurities. He really should’ve exercised more tact.
--- End quote ---
This *is* the guy who couldn't find a way to work up the nerve to just talk to her and so stalked her in WoW as an attempt at flirtation. Without the intervention of May and Momo, they wouldn't even be together in the first place. Out of Dale's virtues, being socially astute is not one of them.
BenRG:
This is probably the biggest crisis that Dale and Marigold have had, although far from an unprecedented one. As has been exhaustively discussed in last week's thread, Marigold is very insecure about Dale's feelings for her and very insecure about her own self-worth. Because of that, they have had rough patches we've seen with her acting on her insecurity in a way that Dale would have been justified in taking as a red flag. In her defence, I can't imagine how Dale could have handled this worse. In fact, the way he put it suggests that, yes, he does find Emily attractive. However, that doesn't mean that he's planning on acting on it ever.
Ultimately, I empathise with Dale, also being bad at considering how my listeners may feel before I blurt out something. I wonder if he frantically had tried to plan out something in his mind only for Marigold not to react in accord with this imaginings, thus leaving him high and dry?
Mordhaus:
When speaking with an upset woman, less is more. I try to keep it to 3 words or fewer.
* I'm wrong.
* You're right (insert absolutely if you are in deep).
* I'm sorry.
* I love you.
* Yes, Dear.
In dire times, you can string them together, but no more than 3.
Like, "Yes dear, you're right, I am sorry."
gopher:
Even the most secure, long term relationship with people who are experienced and knowledgeable in and about love would suffer to survive this kind of "honesty" , for two people in their first it could be terminal.
TheEvilDog:
And for his next trick, Dale will shove his other foot into his mouth.
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