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WCDT strips 3681 to 3685 (19-23 February 2018)

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TheEvilDog:

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--- 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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Dale sticking his foot into his mouth with his girlfriend doesn't use the same skill set as customer service. There's a level of professionalism need when dealing with customers, which you can sum up as smiling and not be rude to a stranger (believe me, I know this a gross oversimplification but I don't have time to get into the minutiae), whereas we tend to let our guard down around the people we care about and fuck things up without intending to.

Now, I don't think this is a "One settled for the other" type of storylines. However, I do think its a story about 2 young people who (from what we know) have never been a serious relationship before. This is first major fight we've seen between Marigold and Dale, partially brought on by Marigold's insecurities rearing their ugly heads and partially brought on by Dale's lack of experience with the opposite sex.

The key theme of this arc seems to be learning to being able to communicate with your partner in a clear manner. Dale and Marigold are two young people who need to learn how to communicate as adults.

Emperor Norton:
It keeps being framed about learning to communicate better, but honestly, the situation presented is not that.

On Dale's side, sure, but on Marigold's side, this isn't about communicating, this is about learning to control your feelings.

Also, I think the thing that is being left out when people talk about Dale having no social skills is that that is pretty false. He has no knowledge of dating, but outside of that, he has mostly seemed to get along really well with everyone (I mean, wasn't his introduction that he knew the secret menu?). And the way he interacted with May was not someone lacking in social skills.

Not understanding dating isn't the same thing. (Marigold is much more in the vein of not understanding social skils)

Neko_Ali:
A lot could have been avoided if Marigold had told Dale she was feeling kind of jealous instead of leading questions about how great he thinks Emily is.

SpanielBear:

--- Quote from: Neko_Ali on 23 Feb 2018, 14:37 ---A lot could have been avoided if Marigold had told Dale she was feeling kind of jealous instead of leading questions about how great he thinks Emily is.

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Tova:
You got some people who're apples, and some who're oranges ...

I don't understand how some people interpreted May's speech (quoted in part above, see the comic for the whole thing) as saying that Dale is settling. She's referring to apples and oranges. Are you unfamiliar with this idiom? Concluding that Emily must therefore be superior to Marigold and Dale is settling is the exact opposite of what the idiom means.

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