A very interesting and sensible post.
I was never an AR fan(be it KaSh, KaSu or KaJen)......no I didnt hate them. I thought they were cute......but I never went all gaga over them.And yet when I first saw promos of SR's first meeting at the airport,I deemed the CVs mad for even thinking of pairing Riddhima with anybody else....for me it was AR too.Not because I had anything against Sid or anything....I liked Sid too but never did I imagine they would be paired up - this coming from a very loyal SR fan.
But I will repy to your post with a neutral view.
So lets put her relationship with Sid aside for now......Riddhima had changed a lot even before she met him.....when she was made to believe that Armaan left her because of her supposed inability to walk, that itself had changed her a lot- that thing had given her a taste of bitterness and rejection.....the latter especially does a lot of damage.
You could see it clearly especially in her interactions with Sid.
Then she found out that her parents and Armaan had lied to her about Armaan's condition..........and again she went through a betrayal of sorts....sure okay they were all thinking about her well-being but to exclude her like that and lie to her caused even more damage.
Riddhima met Armaan during the best time of her life. She doesnt have any bitter memories of him.
But she met Sid at a time when she was at her worst................she bonded with him when situations around them were very unpleasant. But he was the only who stood by her then and even tolerated all her silly allegations against him....even such a heinous one as rape....which led to their marriage.
She tried to commit suicide on her wedding day and we saw how Sid had refused to marry her - it was only because she pleaded to him to save her family's reputation that he agreed again.
And then we also know her feelings for him had started shifting just before Armaan's return.
So when your 'love' returns ,you just dont up and leave the person who stood by you like that....
Another point is that Riddhima didnt leave Sid not because of gratefulness or because of society pressure....he gave her ample chances to leave...its because she really didnt know how to function with him. Sid re-constructed Riddhima from her own ashes and more than him, its her who needs him the most.
So now if AR get back together,will things be very simple for them? Can they go back to how they were before?......will Riddhima not think about SId?
Its not about AR love or SR love....its about that bond....SR's bond was born out of difficult circumstances....you simply cant forget it or get over it.
Who is it to say that if tough times come for AR, Riddhima wont turn to Sid or she probably might expect Armaan to do something that Sid would do.
Even Armaan has changed so much.............he isnt that innocent, sweet lover boy anymore because he too has tasted bitterness.He still loves Riddhima but he knows that she isnt his basket anymore ,he knows that she has moved on......which is why he is clinging on to the Riddhima in his beautiful memories.......if destiny hands her back to him today he wont be happy...simply because she isnt the same person.
Riddhima has been worried sick for Armaan since the last few days......so much so that its causing tensions between her and Sid. But she has never hidden it from him.......she has always shared her concerns about Armaan with Sid......that sort of trust was never there with AR.
Oh and I saw another point being brought up again and again- and that is about Riddhima taking a bullet for Armaan.Of course she did! - she
was in love with him - but I dont know how this justifies them being together
now. How do we know she wont do the same for Sid?
People keep comparing the '2 years love' with the '6 months marriage' but really there is a stark difference between what happened during those two years and these last six months.
So no......... I dont see how Armaan and Riddhima can go back to each other again....its not because they arent in love anymore, its not because SR are in love with each other .....its not even about love.
Its simply human nature.Edited by sidsk - 15 years ago