Originally posted by: Akanksha0701
I like your post, honestly. I like those people who can express their POV without bashing someone. I know that is rare, sometimes even I bash someone, knowingly or unknowingly, when expressing my opinion. But you didnt bash anyone, and I can totally understand your POV.
I agree with you on some parts. A person can love many people in his/her lifetime, but he/she is ''in love'' with only one person. It doesnt have to be the first one. No one says that first love has to be the strongest love. But a person has a capability enough to love someone else after he/she couldnt be with his/her first love. And Riddhima and Armaan, both loved each other, they were each other's ''first love'' but that doesnt come with the gurantee that they have to be each other's ''only love'' or ''strongest love''.
I dont know whether Riddhima feels strongly for Armaan or Sid. But I know she loved Armaan, and she loves Sid too. She has got over Armaan and she is now falling for Sid. Now ''getting over someone'' does not mean ''she didnt love him'' or ''her love is fake'' like many people say. Getting over someone simply means to start afresh, and she has chosen to start afresh with Sid. And Armaan will also get over her. It will be a new era, a new love for him. You know, love changes people's lives. It is like, a new life started for Riddhima with Sid. And eventually, a new life for Armaan will start with Shilpa. They will always be in love with each other, that can not be denied. And they would always cherish it. But it would be a different era for them.
I agree, they would always feel like He is not Armaan, or She is not Riddhima. But eventually, when they start falling in their new dimension more gradually and more strongly, they wont hold a grudge against anyone for loving their first love. That would become a happy memory.
''Yes I love him/her but he/she is happy now and so should I be.''
Thank You. I loved the way you replied in such an unbiased and honest manner. Hugs to you for that. This is what I always wish for in this forum. People putting their POV sensibly without turning every post into a war zone even if their POV differs from the TM. Kudos to you for that.
Now coming to your reply. I agree with some points and my take on some other differ.
The green highlighted points are the ones that I mostly agree with.
Now coming to the red parts.
I agree its not the first, or second or third love etc which determines which is the strongest.
Its true love that determines it. Many a times you mistake infatuation, attraction, fondness, liking, etc for love. But then later you realize you just thought it was love but it was'nt (case in point Sid-Tam).
But we both agree that "True Love" or that "In love" thing happens only once and with only one person.
For Armaan-Riddhima that happened with each other. Riddhima was not the first woman in Armaan's life but she was the only one he "fell in love with". Armaan was the first guy in Riddhima's life and also the guy she "fell in love with".
And we can't deny that their love was the strongest kind you ever find. Armaan risked his life for her multiple times, preferred to die with her in a bomb blast rather than live without her,
chose to stay separately and fight his disease alone so that she could have a burden free life even though that was the one time he required love and support the most , died a miliion deaths every second as he tried to unite her and her husband because thats where he thought her happiness lied etc. If that is NOT TRUE LOVE then what is??
Even Riddhima, took a bullet for him and preferred to die rather than seeing him injured, she tried to kill herself rather than marry someone else, the miss perfect Riddhima went against her dad and broke all rules for him, cheated in an exam for him etc. If THAT'S NOT LOVE then what is??
They both truly loved each other circumstances have separated them now. I agree that she's falling for Sid now but I don't think she is over Armaan yet. She is suppressing them for the sake of her marriage. Remember in the Riddhima breakdown scene in the garden she told Armaan "tell me how do I lock all your memories and my feelings in one corner of my heart and learn to live that way.? ". Thats what she is doing now.
I don't think AR can ever be "Over" each other. They can choose to "move on" for the sake of life but will never "get over" each other. Yes Riddhima is starting a new chapter of her life with Sid. Armaan will probably start a new chapter with Shilpa too but at the end of the day AR are so integral to each others life and are still such an imp part of each others existence that even if other people come and go every chapter of their life will involve each other. Armaan for Riddhima and Riddhima for Armaan will remain the one constant thing in every phase of their life.