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Swati, I so agree with you again. After all 15 year old Khushi was daring to steal mangos from the top branches of the trees and do flips hanging with her knees from the branches. Buaji sent home Khushi’s childhood photo album with him. This has to mean something for Arpita to add this. Hopefully, Arnav will see what a free spirit, happy little Khushi was like.

I like the idea of Arnav seeing a happy Khushi with a loving husband that values her as an equal with a couple of kids. She is only 29 years old. Since she wants children it makes me want that for her. If she didn’t want that I might wish another kind of happiness for her. Now, if that happens will it be with Arnav or not? Some couples are able to withstand infidelity. But please, God, she finds her self worth and happiness.

Thankfully, you got a good life partner so when all that happened to you it is so much better to not have to go through life alone. You have a rock.

Originally posted by: SwatStar_Arshi

Yes, I did write few very simple stories but never got involved so much in my stories as much as this one... Our gifted writer holds all the control and we are left at her mercy these days!

You may be so right about bungee jumping, lets wait and watch!

Somewhere Arnav turned ASR, got attracted towards new things in life and turned his blind eye to the best things in his life, his lovely wife who was his anchor and gave him the solace... She would have joined his thrill journey, wore western dresses if he gifts them too but he always informed or involved her last. He never tried to find middle ground or discuss.. She did ask him to change his decision about babies and care about her feelings but it royally backfired when he asked her to stop going to Lucknow to avoid the baby pressure...

As Tashi shared her personal experience some time back, all couples go through ups and downs in marriages, but how they emerge matters! I almost died and came back during my second delivery and my husband became my rock after that experience to guide me the best over the years, took double responsibility of kids and cooking when I did my masters and started my own business, always goes to extra mile to appreciate... My true better half!

Arnav somehow got self obsessed and had no qualms leaving his partner behind! He became cocky completely focused on his own desires ruining relationships along the way with his loved ones... The fault lies with changed Arnav, no doubt about it! He conveniently forgot the equal sacrifices made be Khushi for his family, she has had bigger heart and he took advantage of it!

This makes me smile and happy. True definition of life partners.

Lucky women you are. All the love and happiness to your family Swati.❤

Originally posted by: coderlady

Khushi has taken the first step towards realization. No matter how much pressure there was on her to say yes, she knew she had to say no to Shyam. She fought back and did not give in when he tried to manhandle her. She is broken, but she knows what is happening with her is not right. She wants to be able to have a choice about her life. She has been backed into a corner and she knows it.

What happens now is up to her. We want her to take charge. I would love to see her get some education and a job. She needs to decide her future.

Thanks for all the comments coder ♥️♥️

I see that most of you agree on most things, which is pretty much the direction and intention the story also had. Khushi is backed into a corner and now needs to find a way out. Someone very correctly said that if we take Arnav out of the equation, even then Khushi needs to do a lot of work in order to have all the confidence back which she has clearly lost. I would also agree with all of you here. Khushi’s journey towards finding her worth may just be more important than Arnav’s redemption:)

Originally posted by: Pujakrishna

Hey hii, no, when I said he turned into ASR, I didn't mean the rude, ruthless ASR.

I meant the Asr who thinks money can do everything (his monolog about alimony to get rid of his guilt can be taken as an example), who is a little soulless, a little cold, arrogance of writing his own destiny. I think may be the money and the power made this arnav all this.

And also the ASR in the show got to explore and enjoy life (on his own terms) after earning all the power and money, but I guess the ASR of this story couldn't do that because ofcourse it's different when single than married.

May be the life partner whose company felt supportive then, started feeling suffocating to him now.

(Again, wild guesses).

Money and power does strange things to us though.

Swati,

I am quoting one of my comments after khushi's interlude chapter to reply your first comment.

I also had the exact same thought, that he had so many struggles since teenage that he never got to enjoy life just like in the show but unlike this story, in the show arnav enjoyed,dated whatever, after he earned his riches but here in this story he probably couldn't do that as i said previously it is different when single than married.

I 200% agree that may be he is so tired with taking responsibilities from such a young age, he is now phobic of them (hence no child), i understand this but again his way of dealing with it was cruel towards khushi..she is not the kind who would want riches from him but the kind who would definitely want a family from him, probably the only thing she asked from him ever.

I also feel that if he didn't got married at 24 before the riches than probably at this stage he would have been someone who would have preferred live-in than marriage (like the show) considering his other modern habits.

Now, as much as i understood arnav's situation, but i will never agree with them. To me this is pure THANKLESSNESS. In a relation when you grow, you grow together. You are not supposed to grow alone. If your partner does not know or isn't comfortable with your sudden modern lifestyle you hold his/her hand tight introduce her to those, make an effort to make her/him comfortable around that lifestyle, and if he/she is still not comfortable than probably you have to make a compromise and find a middle ground where both of you can meet. But again this attitude comes only if you are heart & soul in the relation and are determined to make it work.

I would never blame khushi for not adapting to this extreme modern lifestyle (film industry lifestyle is not just modern, it's extremely modern) because she never signed up to this, she never married the multimillionaire ASR, she married a poor struggling engineer who came from almost the same humble background as she did. She or her family never knew that he is going to be this big some years later...so now when he has become all of this it was purely his responsibility/his humanity/his consciousness to held her hand tighter and take her to that life, give her the happiness that she deserves (given the amount of adjustments she did just after getting married where at times he was so busy in making his app and doing the job that they sometimes didn't have get the time to talk, all of this maturity when she was just 19) and make her feel included in his modern life if she was struggling to do so or adjust a little bit.

So if what we are assuming got true, than i will be bound to say that he almost used khushi when things were down and than throw her away.

About La, i cannot/will not have an ounce of sympathy for her. The one thing that never left my mind is manali's statement "it was your fault sleeping around with committed men". MEN-plural. So, this makes her a serial home-wrecker and a classic bi*ch, not that the married men were not d•gs!

Guys I loved the whole discussion here ♥️♥️♥️

I liked how you guys were very sure if what you consider wrong in case of Arnav. How you all were understanding of his probable need for a break after his responsibilities. And also, that this whole mess could have been avoided if he separated first and then did whatever the hell it is that he wanted.

Also loved the defence for Khushi’s character. That all of you picked her not being as naive and wound up as her 19 yo self. I will maintain the stance here. Khushi may be a flawed character in some ways too, but in this whole fiasco, she is the only one who has been wronged.

Oh and I admired that picture you painted- Khushi walking with two adorable kids and a loving husband while Arnav crosses paths with them. If I was reading an ff like this, I would have been thrilled with that end. (Before you guys say anything 😛, this is just me participating in the discussion. I am by no means confirming or denying this as a possible ending I swear 😊)

Also, thank you so much guys, for choosing this space to share some of the things which I am sure are very personal. To think that a story I wrote may have prompted that is a very inexplicable feeling. I just want to say thank you ♥️♥️♥️

Edit - since we are already on the revelations path, a lot of questions that you guys have discussed here will become pretty clear with each chapters. I think I mentioned this in the earlier comment as well, we are walking through this story with each characters POV. it has its own limitations too. For eg, the day of the prologue has a lot to reveal. Firstly, it’s needed to be lived through Khushi’s eyes as well. And then Arnav. Obviously the prologue has been his musings, but the cracks have been left there intentionally. It’s by design that his and Lavanya’s dialogues are just hinting at the kind of relationship they share. This will be over soon as i promised Tashi. Even if other things are left. The day of the prologue will be done and dusted from all POVs.

I have to say a lot of you have been spot of with guesses. Shyam’s reentry, the children issue, suspicion that Khushi knew about Lavanya etc :) :) :)

“ Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love”

George Eliot

Originally posted by: Girlabouttown

“ Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love”

George Eliot

Agree 100% PujaKrishna. We don't know how much Arnav really tried to make her comfortable with his new glittery lifestyle. He did have the responsibility to be there to guide her through it with affection and gentleness. With a bit of coaxing she could have adapted enough to be present in those gatherings without compromising her true self. We would never want her to give up her values, just adapt enough that she can be part of that world and be there beside him.

Arnav probably took her for granted because it was easy to do so. She was always his rock when he was struggling. She did not ask for much, just his love and affection. The building does not stand without a foundation, but the foundation is easily ignored when you look at the building. The building is the showy part while the foundation is hidden, quietly providing the support. Things fell apart pretty quickly the moment the foundation walked away.

Originally posted by: coderlady

Arnav probably took her for granted because it was easy to do so. She was always his rock when he was struggling. She did not ask for much, just his love and affection. The building does not stand without a foundation, but the foundation is easily ignored when you look at the building. The building is the showy part while the foundation is hidden, quietly providing the support. Things fell apart pretty quickly the moment the foundation walked away.

Uhhuu WOOWW.

This is sooo beautifully said. Perfect.

Arpita this is for you-

Story aisi likho ke chaar log discuss kar karke pagal hojaye.

(Iykyk)