Originally posted by: Shaavi
What Dev always wanted from Sonakshi was for her to reciprocate the relationship, the want to be with him same as he is. He wanted her to fight for him as he does for her. What I mean to say is not that Sonakshi did not try or give a lot for the relationship.
In the first episodes of the series she fights with him regarding the job opportunity he gives, but then joins saying she came there for his mom. Then in the episode just before the holi episode, Ishwari eats oily food and gets sick. Dev blames Sonakshi and tells her how could she let his mom eat that and also says you should have found a way. She retorts saying I did not come to you to ask for this job and if you think someone else is better than me, hire them. But after the holi episode, she returns back by herself saying she does not like to leave her job unfinished. He remarks that "good, at least you are dedicated towards your job".
This is what Dev was expecting Sonakshi to do in their relationship. Not give up. Fight for it. Give all of her as she did with her job. Show him his mistakes, and stay with him. When he said leave, he expected her to ask why. For him it was one more of their arguments. He thought that Sonakshi understood him and knew him. From his perspective she should not have just taken his words at face value just like how she did with her job as nutritionist. When he wanted to hire her, that was one of the things that Dr. Sinha tells about her to Dev, that she makes even sense he worst case of patient to follow diet. Dev wanted her to show the same tenacity towards their relationship.
He had seen Sonakshi wait in the parking lot and fight with her patient to make him follow the diet. Argue with him in public. He wanted this attitude from her(not the public fighting part, but once again being dedicated towards him come what may).
After Neha's marriage when he talks to her on the phone, he tells her he does not need to use filters with her and that he could say anything that came to mind. And she was the only person with whom he could do that. Dev thought Sonakshi understood that about him.
This is what Dev was expecting from her, to show him his place, for her to excercise her right and say "how dare you, I am not going anywhere". From his perspective if she could do all those things for her patients, find ways to get them to follow diet, make his mom who is stubborn to follow the diet, why didn't she do that to make the relationship work. Why she did not find ways to reach him.
Hope I made sense. 😃