Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 26-30 April 2021 (4511-4515)
Shjade:
Yeah, when you start veering off into amateur mind-reading of the author's interest in their characters you're getting deep into the weeds.
This conflict makes sense for both of them. It's not something that had to be manufactured to sink the relationship, and I seriously doubt whatever this is is going to sink anything.
oddtail:
--- Quote from: Shjade on 28 Apr 2021, 09:41 ---This conflict makes sense for both of them.
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I would honestly go so far as to say that - in my opinion - it's one of the best-written interactions, the most rooted in character personalities and motivations, I've seen in this comic in a long time.
Dora is frustrated, and a little unreasonable, the way I expect Dora to be (and the way we've *seen* her act). Her reaction doesn't make much rational sense, but she does seem to *know* it doesn't. And on an emotional level, the reaction is not completely crazy or out of the left field. It makes emotional sense, at least to me.
I find it all interesting, and am excited to know where the conversation will go next.
dutchrvl:
I was going to make fun of anti-mayo people, but then I realized that no matter what the foodstuff, there will always be people who dislike it, and I am not really one to say anything about weird dislikes, since I hate popcorn (mostly because of the smell, I find the flavor just boring), do not like icecream, mint (except fresh mint-tea), and peanutbutter (unless as a sauce base for Asian dishes).
That said, being from the Netherlands I still do not understand why people in the US insist on ketchup to eat their fries with instead of mayo. I do like Curry Ketchup with fries though, which is oddly hard to find in the US.
dutchrvl:
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--- 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?
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I don't think it's necessarily bad if one person's social circle basically hinges around their SO. It seems to work quite often. Personally I am not a fan, if anything because you run the risk of subconsciously not wanting t break up out of fear your SO will be left without any social circle, and THAT is certainly an unhealthy situation.
But, this situation is a little different though. Tai already became part of the social group prior to getting involved with Dora. It's not like she started dating Dora and that's when she started meeting everybody. They simply have the same social circle and as such it's not that strange Tai doesn't have anyone in addition to Dora's list.
More worrying is that Dora apparently wasn't aware that this is the case. Either Dora has not been very actively interested in Tai's life (including before Dora), or Tai has been very closed off about her life.
sitnspin:
When my wife and I got married, aside from two or three people, all of our friends were mutual. We had the same social circle. Is it really that unusual?
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