Ram fasting for Priya, a deeper meaning?

For starters I love ripping apart characters and why they did what they did, so hear me out (incase anyone even reads this, 😅) also, didn't watch the show these days, because ekta is stretching it out more than my mental health is getting stretched😶.

Ram fasting for Priya, despite being made to belive by his (step) mom that Priya isn't fasting for him is actually a beautiful scene (I refuse to call her his mom, she is cruel to him, she uses him to earn the wealth and prosperity for her own kids and gives zero f*cks about his happiness. Even when she scolds her kids for being rude to him or his wife, it looks fake af)

And by beautiful, I don't mean in a feminist "If she fast for him, he should fast for her, then both will have a long life and live happily together; else he'll live a long life alone after her death because he didn't fast for her" Or in a soul mate kind of beautiful way.

I mean, on subconscious levels, Ram has accepted Priya as a part of her life. He wants to protect her (with her step bro incident) just like he is with other family members and Vedika. He cares for her. Deep down, he knows she is the one, even if he doesn't accept it (and he won't, this soon. He is still in love with Vedika, and it shows)

Ram, as a character, I feel is the most unlucky one, yet the most lucky one. He has the trashi-est family (including Shivina, who doesn't see that the dude loves her more than his own life. She keeps reminding him of their relationship and keeps comparing their relationship with Priya-Akshay) but has the most amazing friends out them (Brinda topping my list, coz woman is sensible, little stupid, but sensible) and now Priya (who is fierce, something Ram needs in his life)

So yeah, after all this, Ram taking (baby) steps for another person in his life who just hurt him bad, has to have another meaning other than "just fasting coz the younger sibling's husband is fasting" It's more than surface level, and it's beautiful to think about.

Because isn't that what Karwachouth is supposed to be about, being there for and accepting your partner wholeheartedly and not just praying to God's to grant them eternity. (Idk, m not from a place where Karwachouth is celebrated, just wanted to end the post with a senty dramatic line, don't quote me for this please🤭)

Beautiful post i agree with all points except for one i don't think now Ram is in love with Vedika still its fading away slowly & steadily thanks to Priya's effect. He is attracted towards Priya now that could be seen & felt,like u say its just that he doesn't want to accept

Even if in future he falls in love with Priya he will not accept it and will try to make himself believe that he is in love with Vedika

Originally posted by: oye_nakhrewaali

For starters I love ripping apart characters and why they did what they did, so hear me out (incase anyone even reads this, 😅) also, didn't watch the show these days, because ekta is stretching it out more than my mental health is getting stretched😶.

Ram fasting for Priya, despite being made to belive by his (step) mom that Priya isn't fasting for him is actually a beautiful scene (I refuse to call her his mom, she is cruel to him, she uses him to earn the wealth and prosperity for her own kids and gives zero f*cks about his happiness. Even when she scolds her kids for being rude to him or his wife, it looks fake af)

And by beautiful, I don't mean in a feminist "If she fast for him, he should fast for her, then both will have a long life and live happily together; else he'll live a long life alone after her death because he didn't fast for her" Or in a soul mate kind of beautiful way.

I mean, on subconscious levels, Ram has accepted Priya as a part of her life. He wants to protect her (with her step bro incident) just like he is with other family members and Vedika. He cares for her. Deep down, he knows she is the one, even if he doesn't accept it (and he won't, this soon. He is still in love with Vedika, and it shows)

Ram, as a character, I feel is the most unlucky one, yet the most lucky one. He has the trashi-est family (including Shivina, who doesn't see that the dude loves her more than his own life. She keeps reminding him of their relationship and keeps comparing their relationship with Priya-Akshay) but has the most amazing friends out them (Brinda topping my list, coz woman is sensible, little stupid, but sensible) and now Priya (who is fierce, something Ram needs in his life)

Ram never got true love in his life (acc to me. Obviously, we don't know what relationship his father had with the two women) I don't want to count Vedika, because the woman met him, after her marriage and let him promise her that he wouldn't move on. That's not love, that's selfishness and an ego booster (it's not like she was planning on poisoning her husband in this one year, so why let him make the promise, and even if he did, you know it will cause you and him, both, grief, so stop effing messing with him and his decision, aka, annulment papers)

So yeah, after all this, Ram taking (baby) steps for another person in his life who just hurt him bad, has to have another meaning other than "just fasting coz the younger sibling's husband is fasting" It's more than surface level, and it's beautiful to think about.

Because isn't that what Karwachouth is supposed to be about, being there for and accepting your partner wholeheartedly and not just praying to God's to grant them eternity. (Idk, m not from a place where Karwachouth is celebrated, just wanted to end the post with a senty dramatic line, don't quote me for this please🤭)

I agree with everything u pointed out except the statement in bold. I am actually loving Rams character better than Priyas. Just hope Priya starts reciprocating.

@bold: I don't hinknu hv for it right here. Vedika didn't meet Ram after her marriage. In fact there was a flashback of college days or younger days of Ram giving Vedika flowers. Also Vedika keeps telling Shashi that she chose Shashi and not Ram. So ita pretty evident that Ram knew Vedika before her wedding and due to whatever reason she chose Shashi over Ram.

Originally posted by: vimeo

I agree with everything u pointed out except the statement in bold. I am actually loving Rams character better than Priyas. Just hope Priya starts reciprocating.

@bold: I don't hinknu hv for it right here. Vedika didn't meet Ram after her marriage. In fact there was a flashback of college days or younger days of Ram giving Vedika flowers. Also Vedika keeps telling Shashi that she chose Shashi and not Ram. So ita pretty evident that Ram knew Vedika before her wedding and due to whatever reason she chose Shashi over Ram.

Didn't she have a mangalsutra in the scene😳 I thought it was a mangalsutra, lol😅 I meant it was a last meet, but Ig I am wrong😝

I love Ram more than Priya too, just that Priya makes more sense (coz she acts on logic and functions on emotions) they are yang to the other's yin (which ekta will rip apart)

Priya is not everyone cup of tea for liking becos she is too complex due to her bitter past but she is way to realistic. She sees life in a practical and most cruel way as she has went through a hard life imagine living your life with curses showered upon by your dad & the man u loved breaks your trust thats our it is,she is in your face very straight forward and look at life in the most practical way you might not agree with some of her points but mostly she is logical & right

The only people who can manipulate her is her own family becos when it comes to family she does not think the practical way but rather through her emotion thats the reason she gives in quickly

She is very relatable and she is a epitome of the example that 'Life is not simple as one think if there are roses than there is thorns too

She is opposite of Ram who thinks & takes decision through emotions and he gets influence easily becos be it family or outsider they manipulate him emotionally & the worst he never thinks pratically,this is something he needs to learn that there should be a balance practical & emotional way of thinking & taking decisions

Isn't it the same with Ram as well. He is very impractical and illogical when he deals with his close and dear ones. How could he have been such a successful businessman had he been so impractical in all his other day to day decisions? So I guess that way both Ram and Priya are the same when ir comes to family. Difference between Ram and Priya is their nazaria about life in general and their issues. Ram is empathetic where as Priya is bitter. Ram sees the good things in people Priya sees the negative things in people. Ram interaction with people starts with trust and then moves towards mistrust where as Priya starts with mistrust. That's the glaring difference. And i think having a positive attitude makes a lot of difference in life n makes life beautiful. Priya is full of negative attitude and bitterness - due to her past bitter experiences. However Ram has a positive attitude despite the bitter past. That's what is the difference. Priya needs to drop her negativity and hopefully she will pick it up in her journey with Ram and Ram needs to be unblinded of the karnaama of how his family manipulates him. And hopefully he gets his lesson thru whatever is currently happening in his life with Priya.

Originally posted by: vimeo

Isn't it the same with Ram as well. He is very impractical and illogical when he deals with his close and dear ones. How could he have been such a successful businessman had he been so impractical in all his other day to day decisions? So I guess that way both Ram and Priya are the same when ir comes to family. Difference between Ram and Priya is their nazaria about life in general and their issues. Ram is empathetic where as Priya is bitter. Ram sees the good things in people Priya sees the negative things in people. Ram interaction with people starts with trust and then moves towards mistrust where as Priya starts with mistrust. That's the glaring difference. And i think having a positive attitude makes a lot of difference in life n makes life beautiful. Priya is full of negative attitude and bitterness - due to her past bitter experiences. However Ram has a positive attitude despite the bitter past. That's what is the difference. Priya needs to drop her negativity and hopefully she will pick it up in her journey with Ram and Ram needs to be unblinded of the karnaama of how his family manipulates him. And hopefully he gets his lesson thru whatever is currently happening in his life with Priya.

Exactly! You nail it

both are same but their perspective of seeing life is different

I love that Ram is fasting for Priya despite believing that she isn't fasting herself. It's proof that it's not about "reciprocation" for him, ki agar wo vrat rakhegi to main bhi rakhunga. Nope. He's gonna do it for her, period. That's him as a husband, doing the things he feels he should.

However, he's also hurt that she isn't fasting — or rather, he's hurt that the ritual doesn't hold any importance in her eyes. And honestly, I love this so much too. Ram is usually so selfless in his love, he never expects anything at all. Never from his family, never from Vedika, never from anyone. Jitna milta hai usi me khush rehta hai, like it's okay no matter what. The only people he actively expects from are his friends — the people he feels he can bother with anything and they'll listen and support and be there for him.

So the fact that he's actually expecting stuff from Priya makes it so much special. If this marriage was truly just a compromise, he wouldn't want her bothered, he'd just let her be. But nope, he wants her to do it. And it's different from the rest of his family too. Like if someday Shivi forgets to tie him a rakhi, I expect Ram to be sad but also silently accept it (like he did when they started her engagement ceremony without him).

But with Priya it's not like that. He isn't sad, he's actively cribbing 😆 It's so cute and endearing to me ❤️ She already has a place in his heart that's different from the rest of his family. Kahi na kahi, there's an alag sort of apnapan with her.

I can't wait for their relationship to develop