Thank you all for sharing your honest opinion with me.
I'd like to answer a few points that was raised here.
1. Khushi & Arnav does not have a normal relationship of husband and wife so he need not hug or comfort her like a normal husband.
Ans. Agreed. But Arnav did so at the cliff, at the hut, at the kidnapper's den. So shall I assume here that all those scenes were adrenaline rush and gratitude for saving his life or shall I assume that now that he is home safe and sound, he need not bother with Khushi's feelings anymore?
2. Arnav is trying to be there for Khushi, but his Di is his mother.
Ans. I never said that his Di is not his mother. But why is a wife's position less than a mother? A woman leaves her family behind to be with a man. She connects her dreams, her hopes, her body, heart and soul with that man. She puts that man above everyone else in her life. Ask any woman whom would you choose your husband or rest of the world? She will choose her husband (Just like Anjali is choosing Shyam as she is yet unaware of the complete truth). Why can't a man make the same commitment?
Why can't a man make a priority list where his wife is on top?
Again, I'm repeating my question, why women expect and are perfectly fine to come after her husband's family every time?
Ask any man, is it acceptable to you, if your wife always put her own family's needs above your own?
100% men will say no. I want to come first and foremost on my wife's priority list.
Men know what they want from life and demand it and women settle for whatever they get.
That is why, men gets advantages in every corner of society and women just sigh and blame it on fate.
But here's a lesson my mother taught me (who by the way is a divorced woman, raised a girl child single handedly in a conservative society, sent her to Canada to study and made her own life a success story worth telling).
She said, you are a woman. Rejoice of the fact. But never think that things will get handed to you on a silver platter. Nothing in this world is free.
You want love? Go get it.
You want respect? Demand it.
You want to maintain your dignity and self-respect? Don't settle for less.
Because when you think that I should be content with what I got because this is my lot, then that's it. You are getting nothing more. You now have to settle for exactly that. Now you will have to resign to your fate.
You want something more out of your life, either work hard for it or make another one.
3. Arnav and Anjali has childhood bond. So his concern is justifiable.
Ans. Agreed. But hiding the truth from her is not justifiable. They went through a lot since childhood. So they should have such a strong bond that they should be able to share anything without worrying about the other's reaction. If you can't tell the truth to someone whom you consider the most important person in your life, then whom can you tell?
I mean, you threw her husband out without an explanation. And you expect her to forgive you after that? Excuse me? Did Shyam inject his selective thinking into you before he left? Just like he used to think that Khushi loved him, you think that Anjali will trust or understand you without an explanation?
Do you think she is Khushi who is so crazily in love with you that she does not require explanation before obeying your orders?
4. Anjali went through a lot.
Ans. Agreed. I have said earlier that I don't blame her. She is operating under minimal information. But how is this half truth and partial lies helping her? Put yourself in her shoes.
- My husband was accused of being a cheater, a lier, a kidnapper and he attempted murder on my own brother. But nothing was proven.
- My brother was kidnapped. No one knew it except his wife, mami and NK. But he did not see his kidnapper.
- His wife is the object of lust for my husband and apparently she made my husband sign divorce papers.
- My brother slaps my husband and throws him out, but he never gave me an explanation. Did he do it because his wife said so? The accusations against my husband has not been proven yet.
- The only way I can reach the truth if I go to the doctor and ask for abortion. She will call my husband and I can ask him what's going on. Since my brother is not opening his mouth, I will have to believe whatever my husband tells me.
I don't think I need to explain the consequences of hiding the truth from Anjali after this...
But can we blame her for taking that desperate measure? No. Khushi took deperate measure for her husband. Anjali is a woman too.
So if further MU happens, then who is responsible for it? Anjali? No...
She will trust her Chotey. But her chotey needs to treat her like a grown woman and tell her the complete truth. Otherwise, she will believe Shyam and it won't be her fault...
4. If Arnav revealed the truth of his marriage to Nani, she will make Khushi leave RM...
Ans. As far as I know, Arnav is still her husband. So unless he lets her go, how can his family make Khushi leave? No law ever allow anyone to break a marriage unless the husband and wife in question want it themselves. Until now, everything in RM used to happen with his permission (even puja or celebrations). Did he lose his manhood when he was kidnapped?
If Nani insists, here's a simple solution. Guess what Nani, my money runs the household. You are trying to throw out my wife? Fine. How about we both leave and you figure out how to earn a living?