The photos sealed the deal for Khushi and Khushi's confirmation sealed the deal for Arnav.
“You agreed way too easily Khushi and I’m not a fool. What are your reasons?”
“Same as yours Arnav. I’m not happy anymore.”
She confirmed what he suspected. She was not happy too. And it still stung.
They both thought the other is not happy with them anymore. They also thought they are not worthy of the other. Too much love can make you feel this way.
Arnav thought, Khushi was spending more and more time away from him. She was disappointed with him for not visiting Bhagawanpur to participate in the rituals, for not reconciling with his father, for not even considering to have a child etc,. She wasn't interested in his business or anything related to it anymore. She has stopped taking initiative in romance.
Khushi thought Arnav was spending too much time in his business, no time for himself, no time for family (parents and sister if she is still there), no time for wife and her choti choti khushiyan, no drive for romance.
Their life became mechanical and they drifted apart.
Whichever way things unfolded in the story, I agree with them. There are always what if scenarios. There is no end.
Behaving differently during crisis, saying wrong things in the heat of the moment, trying to protect the partners, misunderstandings, wrong assumptions, expecting the other person to take the first step after stopped responding, they are all part and parcel of married life.
Khushi made Arnav her centre of universe. She has nothing else to fall back on. When things have gone wrong between them, it affected her the most. It affected Arnav too, but, he knows some of the reasons (not having kids, Lavanya issue, his parents issue to name a few) which puts him at an advantageous position than Khushi.
Cheers..
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