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WCDT strips 3681 to 3685 (19-23 February 2018)
Emperor Norton:
--- Quote from: gopher on 23 Feb 2018, 05:58 ---Hopefully after they make up they can sort out the undelying problems so we don't end up http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1798.
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The thing is, this is the advice that it feels like Dale is getting. Go in, smooth it over. No advice on you know, how to deal with the root problem that started the fight. And Marigold doesn't even seem to realize that her jealousy IS a problem, and no one seems to want to point it out either.
Seriously. Every person that Dale works with at Coffee of Doom is an attractive woman. If Marigold gets like that every time that he seems to be having a good time hanging out with one of them at work, this is just going to be a revolving door.
People seem to be thinking that I'm saying that people need to tell her to just get over it. Which is, of course, ridiculous. It takes more effort and time than that. But she doesn't seem to see the issue, and no one is making a point of telling her. Momo literally said that the issue was just miscommunication on both sides.
cesium133:
--- Quote from: Neko_Ali on 23 Feb 2018, 07:27 ---
--- Quote from: brightwings00 on 23 Feb 2018, 01:52 ---Side note: has May ever met Bubbles? Have they/could they talk about fighter jets?
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Yes, early on at the party Faye threw to try and draw Bubbles out of her shell. May's reaction was pretty much throwing up her arms and going 'My Queen!' and insisting that she get pictures when Bubbles and Faye started boning. Honestly I don't know if it's just she's lucky sometimes or better at sussing out early relationships than we give her credit for.
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That was Momo's reaction. May's reaction was commenting on possible uses for Bubbles' posterior.
JoeCovenant:
--- Quote from: SpanielBear on 23 Feb 2018, 04:46 ---
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--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 22 Feb 2018, 20:34 ---Like I said, come in apologizing, but you can't just not have the conversation.
Actually, the way Momo and May are addressing it odd entirely to me. Like Momo referred to it as just an issue of miscommunication. Marigold imagining Emily and Dale fucking just because they were laughing when she came in is not a "miscommunication" issue. That is a deeper issue, and it feels bizarre to me that it is being glossed over, even by the person giving her advice.
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I agree. I also think their advice is off the mark. Both of them (mostly Momo, but May is doing it today) have been making it out that Dale is *settling* for Marigold, and that Emily is out of his league.
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I don't think that's what they are saying or even implying at all.
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tbf, it is a little bit. But that's okay. I've heard it explained like this: People have a (conscious and subconscious) list of things they look for in a partner- let's say 10 things. Often that list includes things that are inherently contradictory- safe and exciting, for example, or funny and serious. So finding someone who is 10 out of 10 is essentially possible, But when we find ourselves with someone who scores 7 say, we find we are perfectly happy and content so we cheerfully compromise. But we do still miss those missing 3 things, so when we see someone else who has them, we may think we've found our perfect 10 because they fill in the gaps, without stopping to see if they actually are all that.
(spoilers: they probably wont be.)
The key seems to be to remind yourself of all the things that you do love abut your partner, and focus on those. That certainly seems to be the gist of May's advice.
For the record, I am talking about relationships where things are normally fine and happy. If a relationship is actively making you miserable, you are absolutely not obligated to stay.
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//www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyJnwPIr4Q
Case:
--- Quote from: JoeCovenant on 23 Feb 2018, 02:57 ---Nothing to do with the current topic...
But I LOVE Jim's assertion that he can guarantee we (humans) will all still be around in 100 years time! :)
:parrot:
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Joe, you're scaring the kids Millennials with that Gen-Xer existential realism cynicism ...
(exeunt stage left, softly whistling the intro to "I don't mind at all ..." )
swapna:
--- Quote from: Pennepasta on 23 Feb 2018, 04:32 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 23 Feb 2018, 04:12 ---
I don't think that's what they are saying or even implying at all.
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Really? I get that vibe from Momo, with the "Well, you'd rather have a pilotable Gundam than him!" in response to claims of him preferring Emily, giving a strong inference that Emily is unattainable for Dale in a similar way that a pilotable Gundam would be for Marigold. Also, "He cares for you very much!" is a... weak counterargument to "He'd rather be with someone else than me", again implying that there's no solid argument against Dale preferring Emily, but she's just out of his league.
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Tbh, I got the 'Dale is settling for Marigold' vibe too, from May and Momo, which is weird. Dale actively pursued Marigold, in his weird stalker way, and didn't give up when she rejected him a few different ways. I am also not entirely sure how Dale manages to be that socially inept, since he had a lot of jobs, usually with customer interaction (Pharmacy, Pizza delivery, Coffee shop..).
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