Early update for March 3, 2025
Added 2025-03-01 16:55:00 +0000 UTCand did she get the diagonal red lines
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Ironic coming from you. I don't really jive with the whole "your partner be your therapist" point because, yeah freaking duh. That is a given, it's why people usually don't try to be that, one can be in a relationship with someone and support them emotionally with their issues without "trying to be their therapist". I don't know, I don't think it is what you trying to say, but it always sting me a bit, like someone with mental health problem shouldn't get help from their partner because they are not professional, it just rub me the wrong way.
Jeremy AR
2025-03-02 15:55:02 +0000 UTCFine, ya got me. I'm not made of stone.
Taffy
2025-03-02 14:39:18 +0000 UTCI had a feeling Dorothy would try deflecting to "HoW dArE yOu SpY oN jOyCe'S pRiVaTe CoNvErSaTiOnS." Happy to see that happen 'cause it's realistic, happy to see it dealt with fast, 'cause it's an obvious dodge. Couples don't keep important shit from each other, not if they're smart and they want to stay couples. And Joe has been much, MUCH smarter about his relationship with Joyce than one might expect. Joe would be within his rights to get mad here. However clumsy and ineffective it's likely to be atm, Dorothy WAS taking a stab at seducing his girlfriend behind his back. (Has Joe ever gone after a girl whom he knew was seeing someone else, or is that one of those ethical lines he's never crossed? His way of handling Dorothy when they were teens--"Hey, Dan! Hey, Dan's lesbian girlfriend!"--may have left something to be desired, but at least labeling her a lesbian meant he could leave his best friend's relationship alone without abandoning his precious persona as irresistible to anyone who likes men. He's well aware that Danny and Dorothy did it--Danny, I'm sure, never shut up about that--so this running gag of his was never entirely serious. When we first met this version of Joe, he was arguing he should put Dorothy on his "do" list, but that appears to be his way of trying to warn Danny that Dan's time with Dorothy was approaching its end; Joe said as much to Dorothy later.) Joe's overriding concern for Dorothy's health allows him to instead be his best self here--so far. I'm, uh, sure that some readers would prefer him to go "Oh, now I see, I'm just the placeholder boyfriend, it's YOU TWO WHO ARE DESTINED TO BE TOGETHER" and bow out, but I don't think that'd be in line with what Joe wants or create anything with a strong foundation. (I know I keep coming back to this, but an OTP is not a cure for the kind of issues Dorothy's having, and despite Joyce's great initial reaction to learning some of Dorothy's problems, I wouldn't say she's qualified to be Dor's partner AND therapist.) Most likely (and desirable) outcome seems to be that Joe and Dorothy will work together to minimize this to Joyce. But they've got a lot of baggage individually and together that may complicate matters in various ways. We'll see.
T Campbell
2025-03-02 11:35:05 +0000 UTC
