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I remember reading somewhere that "soul-mates" are meant to look like one another...and so therefore an ideal couple comprises of two people who look exactly the same, just different gender (or same gender, if that's the way you are.)
Just a quick comment on this first. I remember looking at the Mona Lisa either in some art class... or maybe it was a television program on the Discovery channel... but they compared her face to Leonardo da Vinci's face and pointed out how they looked the same, thus illustrating that you're really just attracted to yourself.
Okay, so... I'm of a mixed opinion when it comes to Marten and Dora.
Clearly, Dora has some issues. But we all do, so that's no surprise. What worries me is that she does seem to be a bit of a control freak. I mean, yeah, she's somewhat paranoid and rather insecure, but it does look like she's dealing with that somewhat. And that's definitely not grounds for "
get the hell out OMG." I
know I get stupid-paranoid, relationship or not. We've all got insecurities. And to boot, I
hate conflict, so when something bad comes up, I'm prone to stewing and withdrawing until all Hell breaks loose. That being said, I at least
know that I do that, which gives me the ability to recognize when it's happening and try to do something to break those trends. I think Dora's in the same boat. It just takes her longer to realize what she's doing. So I don't think that's grounds for a breakup, especially if she's actively trying to be less of a basket-case.
That being said, I don't know if I really like them as a couple. But I'm probably biased. I mean, they do seem pretty happy together when Dora's not having one of her little freak-out sessions, but seeing Dora get as bitchy as I have, I like her less and less. And the less I like her, the more I think Marten could do better. Granted, I'm one of those people who kind of always wanted to see Marten and Faye get together, but that's probably more because Faye reminds me a lot of myself (without the excessive drinking and punching people
), and Marten reminds me of the boys I tend to be attracted to. So my subconscious would be really happy if they got together. But I don't know if that would be good for anyone.
In the scheme of this being a comic, it would probably be better for the story if Dora and Marten were to break up at some point, but, if we're just thinking of them as people and looking at them outside the context of it being for entertainment, then yeah, I
could see Dora and Marten staying together. But I think Dora really needs to put forth some effort into figuring out WHY she's behaving the way she is, or at least recognizing it when it comes on so she can do something to counteract her negative impulses.