Yes SHivam did support Riya when she was accused of adultery and also when she was drugged by sarla. But that's all . He never ever stood up for her, when daadi berated her . During Sarla fiasco, he blamed her. Shivam has been the reason of Riya's tears more than the reason of her smiles. He even went to the extent where he raised his hand at her. Shivam is probably a good son but husband??? Nopes never. During Shivya wedding , he did vow to never leave her infront of raghav but right now he is ok with leaving his wife. Its not that difficult to take a stand for yourself. The writers have made a mess out of SHivam's character. Before wedding, they show him as this sensible guy who sees through the prapanches of sarla and shanti. And after wedding, he is suddenly blind deaf and dumb , and expects Riya to behave the same just to ''maintain family peace'' lol. He calls shanti shashikala and he and his sisters make fun of her. But when Riya during preetiya's wedding prep week , said that someone is intentionally trying to sabotage her, SHivam immediately flew into a rage.
Its suffocating to be with a guy like that . A guy that expects you to take on all the responsibility of the family but won't help you out with suggestions but infact place more burdens of expectations on you and won't even listen to you. Shivam is suited to be only Kaushalya's Sonny. That character is not meant to be a husband in any sense.
I agree SHanti's manipulations are the cause of every trouble. BUt what about the times, when Shivam blamed Riya , hurt her, berated her and never listened to her nor made any efforts to help her fit in with the family. He expected her to mold according to the family. He did not give a damn about her comforts or what she wants. SHe just has to mold within the family. Yes he did feel guilty asking for her money but he did ask for it and did not have the guts to say no to his mommy that I dont wanna do it.
And lets not forget the time when he said ''Arrey tumhare ghar mey hey hi kaun, riston ke naam par tum or tumhare papa''. THAT was so below the belt, he callously threw ''her not having a mother '' at her face.
I can list 100 examples of him being a jerk to RIya.
I am just disappointed in the character Shivam. Writers have spoiled it for me . Karam deserves to play a better version of Shivam.
And regarding Nandu as I said before , he is a certified cowardly manipulative creep. Preeti deserves better.
Both Shivam and Nandu are bad husbands but in different ways lol
Edited by sana21 - 9 years ago