I absolutely loved your post. So well put.👏 Rishabh is lonely. Bheed main bhi akela.Even I didnt find the flashbacks Rishabh having after coming home from sharlyn's house and watching Preeta from door romantic...It was sort of tragic actually...
Preeta is completely lost in Karan's memories all time and when she is not she is busy with Arjun...Rishabh for her is just like all the other family members, just there as family living on same house sharing life like joint family, that's all...Rishabh is just taking care of karan's Preeta and being an outsider in his own marriage...The way he was watching Preeta from outside door secretly and worrying and caring about her while unaware inside she is thinking of Karan, I found it symbolic sort of...That's how Rishabh has always been from Episode 1...standing outside secretly, pining away to get Preetaji as his own and even being friends with her but still remains a silent outsider while Preeta was is and always will be Karan's no matter how toxic that relationship gets...
Even Kavya...he loves her more coz of her being karan ki akhri nishani...whole family still thinks her as karan ki beti and she is in all her bahavior karan ki beti...family always pines away for karan still...Rishabh's life, its all about Karan, there is no Rishabh anywhere...karan na hoke bhi vohi ji raha hai and Rishabh hoke bhi not living there at all...he is just taking care of karan's property...
And I dont like this situation at all...its unhealthy...Rishabh should never have married his bhai ki biwi no matter how much he cares...he could take care of her as a friend or family officially, I mean thats all he is doing anyway, this marriage only gives him a restraint from finding his own life...
Rishabh needs to realise, all he has right now is Karan's... always was and never will be his and its unhealthy to still try to hold on to them...let them go, move on, its not normal to be so nice all the time...
Rishabh needs to look around, find a new girl who is not anyone else's wife...I dont mind if its Anjali...and divorce Preeta, marry that girl and live a life that's his, not Karan's.....He can still care for Preeta without being married or pining for her like that...Rishabh needs to get a life of his own...
Normally this is a show I never watched regularly and mostly keep track and take very lightly...even my comments here are lighthearted...but I dont know that particular scene, Rishabh standing like that by door, looking at Preeta and Preeta unaware thinking of Karan...and Rishabh worrying he would loose her...It was very disturbing...Rishabh cant loose Preeta, cause he doesnt even have her...Her love hate anger sadness happiness everything will always be for Karan/Arjun...she is always sweet to Rishabh coz she never cared enough to get angry or irritated...Rishabh needs to realise that and move on from Preeta...
Everyone takes him for granted. Yes they love him but technically kal ka aaya arjun gets more importance and love than Rishabh.
I hope Manit agrees to the change in track so his character can continue to grow. People want to see Rishabh happy.
Rishabh can still support Preeta as a friend and be happy with Anjali. It will not be smooth sailing for them too with Nidhi coming in between Preejun and both finding themselves on the opposite side.
Despite that both seem to be sensible enough to still hold on to their relationship. Rishabh after 2 divorces must have ruled out the possibility of ever finding someone who will love him. So far, I really mean till this moment she has done everything right.
Anjali is wise, good ethics, focused, not averse to apologise or change her opinion if she was wrong, loyal and protective. Hope they don’t mess her and she and Rishabh can have a beautiful love story and her Pershing him. I would love to see Harsh ( Prem Bandhan) in Rishabh now.