I finally caught up with the FF reading the a bit of the last few chapters to figure what was happening.
I must say Khushi disappoints me and Arnav should be worried. I don't think Khushi really loves him, at least not the way he loves her!
Yes she is attracted to him, yes she seeks his company but only because he was someone in her life who finally needed her. Finally she was required and someone couldn't do without her - it started with office and then it was Arnav's emotional need. So she is invested in this relationship as being the one to be able to provide something for a change to someone who was not dependent on her like her mother and sister were. They didn't have a choice but he did and he chose to turn to her for help. So that helped satisfy her need to be relevant and important for her own sake.
I get her need to seek her mother's approval but to be willing to give up on a relationship without even trying, is an indication of how much the relationship means to her and how far she is willing to go to make it work. At ever step, Arnav has to fight her to make it work - that is a sign of a person who is being sucked into a vortex that she did not realize was heading towards her and is subconsciously looking for ways to stay afloat and away.
In all of this the only thing I understand is her concern at the wedding expenses and the need to pay for her side by herself... but the truth of the matter is that there s a difference between Arnav and her. She knew this when she decided to get emotionally attached to him and she needs to deal with it. Not by pushing Arnav away and trying to do everything by herself but sharing her concerns and thoughts with Arnav. That's what partners do, that's what couples do. She sees herself separate from him which is not something that he does.
I understand that her life before has scarred her but she needs to make n effort to shed that baggage. Instead she seem hell bent on embracing it even more so. And equality between couples is not just monetary. In fact in a couple that truly loves each other and is attuned to one another, money does not even enter the equation. equality is required in trust, in mutual respect, in listening to and appreciating each others views, in emotional commitment, in expression of love and in commitment. In her quest to match Arnav on petty things like money, Khushi is loosing track of the fact that she is the one who is ensuring that they are not equals - not emotionally nor with trust and faith.
Edited by DMGFan-2b-not2b - 9 years ago
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