Originally posted by: gemini54
My POV:What is family? and how important is pleasing the whole family when it is a personal issue just between husband and wife?Having a child ( or not having one) is a very very personal thing between two people it is as intimate as it can get between a husband and a wife so what role does family play in this equation? Aren't family ( extended ) supposed to be a support system and not the system itself?. So an intimate decision like having a child or unable to have one how does the role of a mother of the husband or the mother of the wife come into play and should it?I don't think having a child is completely personal thing especially in India.. Families are much more involved, that our lifestyle. Unable to have a child does affect the family.. They should share their pain with their parents, that's what family is for. Only a couple does not make a family, the support system cannot support unless it is a part of the system.Not that I am supporting Eshwari or her particular brand of "love", but you don't get to choose your family. Need to just learn to love the family you have got.I am grappling with this track and am unable to come to terms with it because as I see it this track is only between Dev and Sona and their happiness or lack thereof, where does Easwari's happiness come in here ? and why is it important for Dev to make sure his mother is happy so much so he is hellbent on jeopardizing his relationship to a woman he claims he loves?Eshwari's happiness is important to Dev. I get your point that this track should have been about infertility and its impact on the couple. But I guess the show is about the dynamics between the trio and how it changes with the couple's love, marriage and infertility and etc., Dev is not being very wise with all the lies, but I can still understand his reasons and empathise with the character.isn't it devastating for him that he may never have a child with the woman he loves?I think he has had a long time to deal with the infertility already. Remember how impacted he was during the Sangeet.What is different about this mother son duo ( other than the hardships they have faced) . So as a Mother why wouldn't Easwari want her son to be happy knowing well that Sona is his happiness. So where exactly are they taking this story and what role does Sona have in Dev's life other than the obvious one? Where is Sona's devastation in all this? why is it being addressed as Easwari's loss?If Eshwari is happy knowing that Sona is her son's happiness, there is no need for the show. Like Eshwari says, she knows this in her brain but takes time for it to reach her heart.I wish someone would enlighten me because this whole track of infertility to bring out the dynamics between Easwari, Dev and Sona saddens me as a mother/ wife and a woman and I certainly did not sign up for this show to feel sad or angry.