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WCDT 26-30 April 2021 (4511-4515)

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Potato Farmer:
I'm just hoping it's something as straightforward as "If I knew that I could have made a longer list", or maybe "Now I have to also think about who you would want to be there."

If Dora starts thinking that Tai is not taking the wedding seriously or something that's a recipe for disaster.

Ghanima Atreides:
I assumed people like Marten and Claire were a given and these lists had more to do with people from Dora and Tai's independent social groups, people each of them wanted to invite that the other didn't know, or weren't close enough to themselves (hence, the mention of family members and old college friends.)

I really feel where Tai's coming from, myself. If my boyfriend and I got married, I would be in the same situation - worse, even, since both my parents are dead. I can think of only one person I might want to invite, and she lives in a different country. So, yeah, I can easily imagine not being able to come up with a whole list of people to invite to your wedding.

stayctee:

--- Quote from: starkruzr on 27 Apr 2021, 23:07 ---
--- Quote from: Gnabberwocky on 27 Apr 2021, 18:37 ---I'm kinda with Tai here, to be honest. Like, she really doesn't have anyone she wants to invite that isn't on Dora's list...is there a problem with that?

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I mean... it *is* kinda weird and slightly alarming to discover that your partner's entire social and family life with the exception of her parents hinges around you. Like, if Tai's history is that bad you'd think they would have discussed it by now and Dora wouldn't be so surprised?

--- End quote ---

Yeah really. Why is Dora just finding out about this now? I could see how it would be annoying that your partner wouldn't at least pick up on your energy and try to feign interest around it. Being blatantly "meh" while they're obsessing is a tad tone deaf.

Elder Sign:
As with every reasonably well-written argument between characters, both of them have legitimate points as well as glaring flaws:

- Tai has every right to invite as few people as she wants to witness her and Dora getting married; she's not obligated to invite as many people as Dora does, nor to over-obsess about who to invite or not.  At the same time, though, she certainly seems to be letting Dora do all the heavy lifting in terms of organization.

- Dora has every right to put as much thought and effort as she wants into her invitation list, and is justifiably frustrated with Tai for, at least outwardly, not treating a momentous occasion for the two of them with more thought and seriousness like it deserves.  At the same time, though, it's not justified to immediately flip out just because the other person isn't also a control freak in all things (and they wouldn't work long as a pair if they both were).

That said, on an out-of-universe level, it feels to me like this is a plot vehicle to sink Dora and Tai's engagement and relationship, both since they are older established non-AI members of the main cast (with all of whom Jeph is plainly and abundantly bored) and because a separate stable lesbian relationship exists (Faye and Bubbles) and the storyline doesn't necessarily need two running at once.

sitnspin:
There are multiple straight relationships in the comic, why aren't those "unnecessary"? Surely one is enough.

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