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WCDT strips 3736-3740 (May 6th-10th 2018)
BenRG:
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 07 May 2018, 09:14 ---I love QC, but especially in the relationship department, it seems that there isn't much rejection.
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Oh, there has been plenty of rejection and plenty of relationship failure. You just might miss it because a lot of it happens in the Strips 500-2000 era. However, Faye rejecting Angus through fear of moving away from Northampton was very recent.
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 07 May 2018, 09:14 ---I'd like to see Bubbles not be into Faye.
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Seriously, I don't think that there is a plausible interpretation of Bubbles that does not include the clause 'crushing on Faye'.
Dandi Andi:
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 07 May 2018, 09:14 ---I love QC, but especially in the relationship department, it seems that there isn't much rejection. Everyone seems to get who they want.
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I disagree. While there does seem to be a relatively high degree of success in initiating relationships, the failure rate of those relationships is also high. And I don't think the high degree of success is statistically implausible, especially if we consider the possibility that small incidents of characters being rejected while flirting with strangers at bars or one-and-done dates with people not in the cast exist without ever being depicted in the comic. That is to say that we can assume that standard dating woes exist for characters but that only relationships with plot significance are ever depicted.
And we do see relationship failures.
For Marten:
MartenxFaye never got off the ground. MartenxDora failed rather dramatically (eventually). MartenxPadma failed rather quickly. Marten made a pass at Lt. Potter and got shot down immediately. MartenxClaire has potential conflict present in Claire's insecurity issues that resemble the issues that lead to MartenxDora failing. Marten seems more mature now and more willing to work through those problems, but they need to be dealt with and Claire lacks relationship experience.
For Faye:
See MartenxFaye, FayexSven failed quickly and abruptly, FayexAngus failed. Faye's emotional fragility has also likely lead to her missing or not seeking opportunities that would have otherwise presented themselves.
Dora:
DoraxMarten failed. DoraxJim never launched. DoraxTai appears solid.
Pintsize has been on unsuccessful dates with Roko and awesoemPC1998. Hannelore has expressed sexual attraction to men, but her anxiety prevents her from seeking a relationship. Clinton went on a date with Emily that didn't lead anywhere. Tai, Veronica and Jim have all expressed problems initiating or maintaining relationships in the past.
So relationship problems and failure are definitely present. I suspect that they just don't get much screen time.
Morituri:
Yeah. And I'm still saying the same thing I've been saying, really. I'm not against romance in the comic, nor against talking about it and how it's going so far. But I hope people can wait for the author to tell the story, instead of getting into a twist where they are invested in the romance (or not) going a particular way.
I've never been "fighting for them to be just friends," I've just been saying respect the characters and author and keep in mind that, just like with other humans, whether a romance happens or not isn't our decision, and a good story can be built either way.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: efindumb on 07 May 2018, 08:02 ---Are people just making up the rules as they see fit? :roll:
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Global Moderator Comment It must seem that way. One of the hardest things for the mod team to nail down has been the difference between speculation and creepy shipping. "Don't be creepy" just changes the issue into figuring out what is creepy. "As they see fit", though? The constant in here is the good of the forum.
(regular user)
I think the alleged proverb is something like "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb". Pwhodges researched it and it seems to be a recent coinage rather than an ancient proverb. I think there's much truth to it but it hasn't been time-tested.
hakko504:
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 07 May 2018, 09:14 ---I'm going to take a different and probably unpopular take on this.
I'd like to see Bubbles not be into Faye.
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Too late for that I fear: 3523 and 3587
--- Quote from: gprimr1 on 07 May 2018, 09:14 ---I love QC, but especially in the relationship department, it seems that there isn't much rejection. Everyone seems to get who they want. I like what Jeph is doing with Brun and Clinton and Elliot and how Clinton and Brun aren't quite clicking, and Elliot like them both, but that's not clicking either. It adds a sense of realism because, in the real world, you do face rejection. You do have to deal with liking someone who doesn't like you back, and you can do everything right and still not get the girl/boy you like/love.
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Don't forget that Clinton was rejected by Emily, which set of the things that led to him meeting Brun in the first place.
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