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Manali made a huge mistake. She grossly underestimated the situation and the person she was dealing with. She correctly guessed that Khushi was his weakness, but she lost sight of how far he would go to fight for that weakness. Now she has landed herself in a pickle.

What is about to be published? The fallout will not be pretty for anyone.

Yeah I do understand the frustration behind Khushi’s give up attitude. But as I said earlier, this Khushi could be a feminist’s nightmare to be honest. There’s more to her story, obviously.

As described in this chapter, she did have experience of earning for herself, but she is also someone who did not want to pursue the NGO thing as a proper job. That was her preference out of the goodness of her heart. These simple looking choices now do have a serious impact on her life. But rest assured, Khushi is strong in many senses, even if she doesn’t fit the role of a strong, modern woman. :)

Originally posted by: bakwas_serial

Thanks Puja. 😊

I don't think an affair can be a reason for a divorce. Not because of the reason the director said but because one needs to determine why it happened and can it be fixed. It varies case by case and it is to me couple specific.

My response is a bit cerebral, as honestly I dont know what I would do, if faced with a similar situation.😊

But what I do believe though 'all' relationships (spouses,partners,close friends,families) need to be nurtured. Marriage more than others and my is is work 😊

Had heard someone say , that relationships are living breathing organism that one needs to "reinvent" and "infuse"..she was making a case, for not to take it for granted.

Made perfect sense to me. Every relationhip goes through its ups and down. There should be something to look forward to in it, a curiousity for the other person, a lightness and playfulness in it.

That is why I had asked why not bungee jumping with Khushi..shared experiences bonds and strengthens it.

I wanted to respond to this comment since long but I was busy with the chapter.

that relationships are living breathing organism that one needs to "reinvent" and "infuse"..

This is honestly a good take. I do believe that a constant effort is required to maintain a good relationship especially if you have a lot of differences to begin with. This was the case for Arnav and Khushi here. They’re inherently different people and differences were bound to catch up if not addressed.

Wow! The story is evolving and right now the Lavenya angle has me surprised. Obviously, early on there was affection, love and respect in their marriage. Arnav appreciated what Khushi brought to his life and Khushi was more than happy at what a good and thoughtful husband she had.

It seems that something big happened a few years into their marriage beyond his losing his first job. Arnav mentioned he hadn’t really cried for eight years and Akash on seeing the sleeping pills was surprised at not having seen Arnav like that since—-. And, what was Arnav referring to when he told Lavenya’s manager that he wasn’t poor and helpless any more in response to her blackmail?

Right now I think Arnav is beginning to understand just how much Khushi still meant in his life. But, I think his concern is still more from guilt. In the original IPKKND, the most concern Arnav showed La was when he broke up with her. He didn’t love her but felt remorse from guilt at what he had done to her. Khushi knows what she still feels for Arnav and what he means to her. However, the saying; “You can’t go home again.” applies to her. She has absorbed too much of Arnav’s way of life to fit in her small village. I believe she didn’t really calculate correctly what this would do to her parents standing. She knew it would be harmful but now she is finding it is worse than she thought. And marriage is still the end all, be all.

Evidently, Lavenya knows what is happening with the blackmail. Doesn’t say much good for her. I guess I don’t really understand what her manager is trying to do and what she wants to happen. I guess, maybe as the story unfolds it will become more clear.

It t looks like the breaking story of the divorce will put a halt for now, of trying to get Khushi remarried. That would be a nightmare for a grieving, still in love Khushi. Humm, wonder what Arnav would feel at a Khushi remarriage?

I loved the chapter,Arpita. Lot was covered as far as the story is concerned and will write a separate comment on that.

But here it is about your writing.

Specifically how the conversation between Meera and Arnav and Manali and Arnav was written.

Arnav character is direct,careful,cautious and does not mince words.

Reaching out to a court appointed counsellor then makes sense. I liked how you showed that Meera is not all morally corrupt and the forced mini counselling session gave a glimpse of his current state of mind. Also his disdain of his village,the folk attitudes there may be linked to his past.

The Manali conversation stood out is how you were able to effectively express , the change in him to her threat that would affect Khush

"Never before had she witnessed such a display of raw emotions from the typically calm and composed businessman. His controlled facade had cracked under the force of her sentences, revealing a glimpse of the formidable nature that lurked beneath.

His eyes, normally steely and sharp, now burned with an intensity that unnerved her and almost forced her to sit straight back up. His jaw was clenched, and she could see the slight tremor in his hands. It was a sight she had never before witnessed—a man physically trembling with anger. "

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Will be back later to write about the chapter

What a wonderful chapter. Lots happened here.

I really hope manali's plan puts a stop to khushi's remarriage. It will help her in long term. But she is going to face a lot of flak with no fault of hers. I am eager to wait how Arnav reacts to the news break. He will rush to khushi's defence as though I doubt he loves her in true sense but his sense of responsibility towards her will compel him to act

Khushi is too submissive. She did same with her parents when they fixed her marriage and now again. She did same with Arnav too. I hate it when people just walk all over such people. Khushi definitely deserves better. It broke my heart how much she is missing Arnav and I am so angry on Arnav that rather than directly talking to her, he started the divorce proceedings initially and am sure she will get to know about lavanya from someone else as well

Arnav as ruthless business was at his best. He made sure manali's plan backfires and she knows exactly what is coming their way. Lavanya is obsessed with Arnav and he is going to crush them now that the news is out

I just hope once no groom is available khushi's parents support her for standing on her own feet. She deserves better

I just hope their is no reentry of shyam as prospective groom

What is the event that happened which everyone keeps alluding to. I am guessing it's related to Anjali and I think that might have triggered a new ruthlessness in Arnav which annihilated his love and marriage with khushi

Even though I want to write more about how i loved how the conversation (entire) between Manali and Arnav was written ..I will write about the chapter😉

Will start with Khushi as that is easier. It made perfect sense her going to her parents house for emotional support, her missing Arnav(it is new) or being practical and thinking of continuing to work for a NGO in Lucknow.

Not a surprise that she did not anticipate the communal take/say of a divorced women or its impact on her parents. Maybe because the divorce filing and its emotional aftermath on her is new.

Her parents solution to make her remarry to save her from societal shame and find someone who would be "willing" to marry her is wrong in every front.

Not right,but guess it happens..when society rules your actions. Her agreeing to save them from embarrassment...either she is not thinking ...maybe meeting the prospective groom ..will make her pause or this divorce story leak will pause the wedding and give her the needed breathing room. To heal ,grief and think about herself and her well being.

So initial years of marriage was happy,both were caring and supportive. With time their differences caught up with them and they started drifting apart.

Arnav. We are creatures of habit..the upheaval at home with Khushi the manager gone...will eventually ease and settle in.

I am assuming there is a past, linked to a woman who Arnav is close to (sister maybe). Something transpired in the past and he could not intervene/stop because he was poor and not powerful. Hence his disdain for Khushi going there and his anxiety and lack of sleep. If she is somewhere else he will be OK.

He confirmed that Lavanya was aware of the blackmail before Manali was subjected to how he will counter it. Makes him fair or he is just astute ? Or he was right that once bitten thrice shy.

Whatever it is, if the divorce filing is leaked, it will get ugly for everyone involved. Who knows what the obsessed Lavanya would do if her career is affected and she also does not get the love of her life.

Originally posted by: BollyBabe75

Wow! The story is evolving and right now the Lavenya angle has me surprised. Obviously, early on there was affection, love and respect in their marriage. Arnav appreciated what Khushi brought to his life and Khushi was more than happy at what a good and thoughtful husband she had.

It seems that something big happened a few years into their marriage beyond his losing his first job. Arnav mentioned he hadn’t really cried for eight years and Akash on seeing the sleeping pills was surprised at not having seen Arnav like that since—-. And, what was Arnav referring to when he told Lavenya’s manager that he wasn’t poor and helpless any more in response to her blackmail?

Right now I think Arnav is beginning to understand just how much Khushi still meant in his life. But, I think his concern is still more from guilt. In the original IPKKND, the most concern Arnav showed La was when he broke up with her. He didn’t love her but felt remorse from guilt at what he had done to her. Khushi knows what she still feels for Arnav and what he means to her. However, the saying; “You can’t go home again.” applies to her. She has absorbed too much of Arnav’s way of life to fit in her small village. I believe she didn’t really calculate correctly what this would do to her parents standing. She knew it would be harmful but now she is finding it is worse than she thought. And marriage is still the end all, be all.

Evidently, Lavenya knows what is happening with the blackmail. Doesn’t say much good for her. I guess I don’t really understand what her manager is trying to do and what she wants to happen. I guess, maybe as the story unfolds it will become more clear.

It t looks like the breaking story of the divorce will put a halt for now, of trying to get Khushi remarried. That would be a nightmare for a grieving, still in love Khushi. Humm, wonder what Arnav would feel at a Khushi remarriage?

Thank you!!

Especially for understanding Khushi’s dilemma. We often want our characters, especially the ones we have been rooting for the entire story to be poised and correct all the time. I don’t think that generally happens though. Especially not with people as emotional as I’m trying to portray this Khushi to be. She has made decisions in haste, her parents support wavering for the first time in her life and throwing her off. She has also gravely misunderstood how used to Mumbai she is, even without Arnav.

La and Manali are just being the stupider than their usual character, because right now Lavanya is in pits of her passion for Arnav, not thinking correctly. This is not a simple crush anymore, it’s been a long long time since she had first fancied him. At this point, in plain and simple words, it’s an obsession. And earlier moving on from Arnav was easier for Lavanya but not anymore because she has been with him. In her case, it was worse to have found and lost than never having found in the first place. Manali is simply a character I dislike too 😂😂

Originally posted by: bakwas_serial

I loved the chapter,Arpita. Lot was covered as far as the story is concerned and will write a separate comment on that.

But here it is about your writing.

Specifically how the conversation between Meera and Arnav and Manali and Arnav was written.

Arnav character is direct,careful,cautious and does not mince words.

Reaching out to a court appointed counsellor then makes sense. I liked how you showed that Meera is not all morally corrupt and the forced mini counselling session gave a glimpse of his current state of mind. Also his disdain of his village,the folk attitudes there may be linked to his past.

The Manali conversation stood out is how you were able to effectively express , the change in him to her threat that would affect Khush

"Never before had she witnessed such a display of raw emotions from the typically calm and composed businessman. His controlled facade had cracked under the force of her sentences, revealing a glimpse of the formidable nature that lurked beneath.

His eyes, normally steely and sharp, now burned with an intensity that unnerved her and almost forced her to sit straight back up. His jaw was clenched, and she could see the slight tremor in his hands. It was a sight she had never before witnessed—a man physically trembling with anger. "

🥰

Will be back later to write about the chapter

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I absolutely loved writing both those scenes you mentioned. Especially the conversation with Manali. (Her character had it coming, that was gratifying even as a writer 😅). I did try to edit a lot of things from the scenes but ended up leaving nearly everything.

At this point, I think dialogues truly are my favourite part of writing. I find it easier to explain the flow through words and body language of characters than writing about story progression as a narrator. Thank you so much for acknowledging ♥️

Originally posted by: Ashviniv

What a wonderful chapter. Lots happened here.

I really hope manali's plan puts a stop to khushi's remarriage. It will help her in long term. But she is going to face a lot of flak with no fault of hers. I am eager to wait how Arnav reacts to the news break. He will rush to khushi's defence as though I doubt he loves her in true sense but his sense of responsibility towards her will compel him to act

Khushi is too submissive. She did same with her parents when they fixed her marriage and now again. She did same with Arnav too. I hate it when people just walk all over such people. Khushi definitely deserves better. It broke my heart how much she is missing Arnav and I am so angry on Arnav that rather than directly talking to her, he started the divorce proceedings initially and am sure she will get to know about lavanya from someone else as well

Arnav as ruthless business was at his best. He made sure manali's plan backfires and she knows exactly what is coming their way. Lavanya is obsessed with Arnav and he is going to crush them now that the news is out

I just hope once no groom is available khushi's parents support her for standing on her own feet. She deserves better

I just hope their is no reentry of shyam as prospective groom

What is the event that happened which everyone keeps alluding to. I am guessing it's related to Anjali and I think that might have triggered a new ruthlessness in Arnav which annihilated his love and marriage with khushi

Thank you Ashvini!

I think no matter how much I try, sometimes I do feel that a lot of personal experience I’ve had seep into the stories I write one way or other. Growing up in a small town, I had accepted so many oppressive ideas as a norm it’s astonishing to me. Even though I had good education and parents who supported out of the box thinking, I had learned so much since moving out to a bigger city. Realising that while both places may have pros and cons, there’s some serious reform needed in the way society operates and accepts grossly misogynistic things as normal.

And the setting of this story goes one step deeper into this abyss. Not only is it a remote village, they have recently settled there after facing generation long battles. A close knit community that was created as a defence mechanism can sometimes turn into something oppressive and overbearing. Khushi learned it the hard way.

And coincidentally, Anjali’s character was just supposed to make an appearance in the next chapter. 😊She has been absent because this is primarily the story of where Arshi’s marriage stand and in the current and flashback scenarios that we’re floating through, she doesn’t have a big role to play.