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==Relationship with Daria==
Tom is the only character we meet to have actually "dated" Daria, in the sense of having a mutually-understood, ongoing, romantic relationship. It is not clear, however, how far Daria and Tom went physically in their relationship, just that no intercourse was had. This gap led to some speculation in fan fiction, and produced some pornographic fan art. In "My Night at Daria's", it came out that Tom and Daria had discussed sex before and that Tom had backed off early on after Daria said she wasn't ready; he still carries condoms with him 'just in case', and was annoyed when Daria got in a dig at him for it, pointing out he was being responsible.
His relationship with Daria, between its clashes, was shown to be quite laidback and not traditionally romantic: in "[[Sappy Anniversary]]", Tom said he liked this about the relationship, that neither was going in for big gestures and they were happy to be lazy. (Ironically, that was the one time she was hoping for a gesture) Usually, the two would hang out at his house or hers, making sarcastic comments about things. In "[[Fizz Ed]]" and "[[The Story of D]]", however, Tom pushed Daria into taking action on things.
In "[[Is It College Yet?]]", it was ''Daria'' that broke off the relationship, citing (ironically) that they were both starting to lose interest and that they were simply going down different paths after high school and they wouldn't be able to keep it going. Tom initially tried to argue against Daria's claims but gave up, and later admitted in person that she was right; they parted as friends, however, with Daria saying she was glad they had dated and Tom telling her "I really look up to you, and your opinion's important to me".
==Fan Controversy==
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