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[bikergeek]

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[crazyqkat]

Agreed.

[bikergeek]

Faye strikes me as the sort who'd be so afraid of her own success that she'd self-sabotage herself right out of a perfectly good relationship.

[crazyqkat]

Yep, especially given how long it's been since she's been in a real relationship. (As apposed to the thing with Sven...)

[swagmonkey]

I think this is particularly ironic after yesterday's rant in this forum about how everyone except Marten was handling their relationship (or life in general) much more maturely. Oops, guess he's not the only one.

[ntheogenic]

Except no one handles a relationship maturely.

This cannot happen.

Because people are stupid, and this is why we need relationships in the first place.

But it's cool, because that's how it works.

[writersblock_va]

Dammit Faye, way to ruin a post-coitus buzz. Sheesh~

[rayandoelsol]

I kinda give up on this comic series. I feel like I've been reading this comic for seven or eight years or so, and the characters keep on being ridiculous.

I dunno why THIS strip was the one who made me realize I was over it, and not ones of Marten acting ridiculous, but here it is. I flounce off into the night.

[swagmonkey]

*flounce*

[sarah_silence]

I've been feeling this way for awhile, too. I get that people have issues, but Jesus. There just seems to be a lot of navel-gazing and pity parties. I feel like I'm watching Garden State on a continuous loop.

[ntheogenic]

Isn't the only reason people have relationships because they don't want to be alone?

That's also what friends are for, but in terms of 'not-being-alone' lovers are quite different.

But yeah, if people were never lonely they wouldn't really need lovers or friends in the first place.

But it's also completely possible to feel very alone even when you're with someone.

Doesn't that mean that one of the best ways to identify a good relationship is if you don't feel alone, and you're happy?

PHILOSOPHY.

[swagmonkey]

Honestly, no. I disagree. Yes, people very often get into relationships simply because they don't want to be alone, but it makes them vulnerable to settling for a poor match just because it prevents them from being alone. If you're comfortable being single, you're less likely to settle for the first person who comes along, and therefore more likely once you choose someone to be with someone who satisfies you in a deeper sense, who is compatible in more meaningful ways. Almost any relationship can make you feel not-alone for a while, but if that's the only (or even the primary) reason you're with a particular person, it probably doesn't bode well for your long-term prospects.

[draugwen]

Not really. I was perfectly happy being alone and I happened upon an amazing relationship anyway. Probably because I was already comfortable without a relationship so I was less desperate and therefore more picky about lovers. Maybe that's why you have relationships, but generally having a relationship for the sake of not being alone is a one-way ticket to disappointment.