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===Relationship with Jodie===
The series generally portrays [[Joma|Mack's and Jodie's relationship]] in a positive light, though Jodie frequently places a higher priority on her own commitments than on maintaining the relationship. Mack is often disappointed when he attempts to get time together with Jodie but is rebuffed. His frustration is clear to anyone who pays attention to what he says. The implication is made in "[[My Night at Daria's]]" is that the couple is sexually active, though we don't know to what degree. Jodie promises to tell Daria all about it "once my parents are dead."
A dark spin on their relationship is raised in "[[The Daria Diaries]]", where Jodie covertly questions whether she's dating Mack because she genuinely likes him or "because he's who he is and you're who you are and others don't care to question the equation?". "[[The Daria Database]]" continues this by having Mack's new year resolutions to not be bothered that she puts "every damn thing" ahead of him.
Mack is clearly and specifically portrayed as coming from a lower socioeconomic class than Jodie, though the details are not known. (Being in a lower socioeconomic class than Jodie Landon is not difficult.) In ''[[Is It College Yet?]]'', he states that he can get into [[Vance University]] only if he gets a scholarship, which he does. In ''[[Is It Fall Yet?]]'' Mack drives an ice-cream truck for a summer job so he can pay off debts, while Jodie works at a congressman's office, takes golf lessons, etc.
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