Shubs, I wouldn't claim my fic is realistic. There is a lot of fantasy involved in a situation which is quite realistic. Not many men may act the way my Milind or my Neev did. Why I would say that 99.9 per cent men may not act that way. But I wouldn't rule out that 0.1 per cent who could act this way because none of us know the entire population of this world well enough to know that for a certainty.
There is a different purpose for taking up this theme. In our society we always condone several things if done by a man but do not accept the same if it is done by a woman. For instance I have read here FFs in which Milind lives a fast life, even bedded women, not out of compulsion, mind you, but out of choice. That seemed quite acceptable but when it comes to Prachi she has to be this untouched virgin. If she is not, then Milind also is not untouched (maybe a widower or a divorcee). So the equation was like this:
Virgin Milind for virgin Prachi
Wordly (read not virgin) Milind for virgin Prachi
Wordly Milind for wordly Prachi
All these three combinations are acceptable
But when it comes to the combination of Virgin Milind for worldly Prachi then our minds face stiff resistence even if Prachi's 'wordliness' is more circumstance driven than something she gladly indulged in.
Well, I am not here to change the way people think as every individual has the right to think of himself/herself. As a writer I am only exploring this unchartered territory.
This story does not in any way convey my view on pre-marital relations. I personally believe that virginity should apply to both the man and the woman. I cannot regard a man who sleeps around very highly or manly. In fact to me he is a weak man who cannot reign in his primal needs. But then that is my personal view. I will not mix that with the fic I write.
Who knows, tomorrow I may even write about a Milind who slipped up. But then I will not justify it. I will call a spade a spade although I will give the circumstances for it if any as I did here. I had never justified Prachi's act but I did give the circumtances for it. I made Prachi herself admit not only to herself but to the man she loves in the present and man she had loved in the past her own short comings. But I dont believe in condemning the sinner just because I condemn the sin. Everybody needs a second chance and in my fic Prachi did too and what a chance she got!
At the end of the day my fanfics are just that - pure fantasy fics but I try to give some message in my own small way. There may be some who may accept it but many who may not. But then as I said, I am not here to change the world.
Edited by Opti - 16 years ago
