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'An inferiority complex, often used to mean low self-esteem, is a feeling of intense insecurity, inferiority or of not measuring up. An inferiority complex can be seen in the negative or "useless" reactions to problems in life. These reactions are useless because they do not solve the problem at hand, but only serve to guard one's self-esteem by avoiding the task or by placing the blame for the failure outside of the individual's control. A primary inferiority feeling is said to be rooted in the young child's original experience of weakness, helplessness and dependency. '
How is this related to the ever confident & moophat Manvi? The Manvi who believes in giving tit for tat and someone who fears no-one. Yet when I see her behaviour towards Jeevika, one thing which always strikes me is how inferior she feels in front of her. They are one yet not equal in stature because Manvi doesn't deem herself worthy to put herself on the same pedestal as her Di. This is something I've noticed since the very beginning of the show. She was always insecure of losing Jeevika and even when she finally accepted Viren as the right partner for her sister, she continued to make light hearted sarcastic remarks about how Jeevika won't love and need her as much after marriage. Often it seems like she is hiding her insecurities under her humour while innocently trying to express her desire to be noticed by Jeevika. When JM re-united after the Chacha fiasco, Manvi brushed away the knock on the door thinking it's Dabbu and clearly told him to not mess with the older sister but when she finally opens the door and sees Jeevika in front of her she is gobsmacked.
She pleads to Jeevika to never ask for forgivness. She would rather be beaten than to see her sister bow down in front of her (even if she is at fault). Everything that goes wrong in Jeevika's life is due to Manvi's misdoings. She feels suffocated by the fact that someone like Jeevika could love someone like her so much. It's beyond her understanding! Is this something which she has built within herself over the years? Jeevika certainly doesn't blame her, in fact she believes every happiness in her life is due to Manvi. Could it be Beeji's blame game since childhood? Whatever the reason is, Manvi definitely seems to rate herself inadequate in front of Jeevika and maybe that's why the love is so aggressive in nature. There is a lot of insecurity in this relationship since childhood and I guess it's just heightened over the years.
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