Originally posted by: aparnauma
I fail to see any greatness in that action of his.He married knowingly that she is not ready for a marriage and so he is waiting for her to get prepared to accept him.Afterall he knows that someday she will give in and his patience is paying off.
It is choice between using common sense and using force he chose to exercise his common sense and decided to be patient with his wife.
After all in any good marriage understanding and patience have to be shown by both partners as and when the situation requires.
I don't think he is being mahaan he is just making his own efforts to make his marriage work.
Initially, I wasn't planning to comment in this thread because a few people pretty much stated my opinion on this topic...😆...but that last line of yours really did it for me!
I think what you said there is the most apt way of describing Shiv's attitude towards this whole consummation nonsense...he's simply making an effort to make his marriage work! And rightly so, he's a part of this marriage as much as his partner is!
I also agree that he isn't doing anything ultra mahaan or whatever...but then I guess it may seem mahaan to families who aren't accustomed to such a sensible school of thought. The Shekhars, however modern they may be, have seemingly had a pretty "happy-go-lucky" lifestyle (apart from the passing of Choti Ma's husband) ...so I doubt they came across such an "issue" (Just to clarify, I frankly don't find this lack of consummation an issue 😕). The Singhs on the other hand, haven't been exposed to this scenario either because the women in their household are too petrified to disobey their husband's needs and also because they are too conservative as a family to discuss such matters openly (then again...I prefer a more conservative outlook on this matter as opposed to the kind of interference that was showed by Ira!).
So I guess with respect to such mentalities and exposure, Shiv seems like an outcast...an extremely patient and mahaan husband to his equally mahaan wife...but in reality, he's just mirroring any husband that is interested in leading a successful and happy married life! I really love the sound of what you said, so to simply reiterate for the umpteenth time, Shiv is just trying to make his marriage work! 😊
@ Topic Maker: I haven't really looked/judged guys in "that way" yet so I can't exactly recall whether I've come across some real life replicas of Shiv 😆 But yes, I have come across several men who have qualities similar to Shiv...if not better than him...so what BV is showing is definitely not a fluke, such men do exist in real life and it is possible to be related to them...whether they're your brother, father, husband, boyfriend, or friend...these men aren't hard to find!
They're hard to raise though...men like these aren't born this way in my opinion, and that's why there's a huge difference between a male who is a boy and a male who is a man. In Shiv's case, I think apart from his upbringing, his higher studies in London (away from his family) really worked in his benefit too... living alone must've helped him mature and grow as a person and further develop a sensible outlook on life!
^^ I think I got a little carried away there...I simply love Shiv's character so please don't be offended and/or irritated by my unnecessary praise directed at him 😳
Edited by masin - 12 years ago