(Sorry reposting here from previous thread, as I didn’t notice that the other thread had ended!) Thank you Sera for the new thread, as always!
I’m enjoying all the rants, raves, predictions, back and forth opinions on characters etc. b/c that’s what I’m here on this forum for ♥️
On that note, here is my issue with the whole Meerab and Rohail thing: It’s inconsiderate, disrespectful, hypocritical, and SHE KNOWS VERY WELL THAT IT IS.
I was irked by Murtasim last week, continuing to engage with Haya and his overnight trip with her despite knowing how his wife felt. It didn’t matter that he thinks of her as a sister; it mattered that Haya didn’t think of him that way, and that his wife had a problem with it.
In that same vein, I am irked by Meerab continuing to engage with Rohail.
First, Meerab KNOWS Murtasim doesn’t like Rohail. Any reasonable person can see what his reaction to her talking to/meeting up with Rohail might be, based on his reaction at the bday party. Sher Khan could probably sense Rohail’s obsession and see his googly eyes for Meerab while he was storming into the party like some king of the jungle.
Second, Rohail is NOT just a friend to Meerab. She may have no feelings towards him like Murtasim towards Haya, but she sure knows his feelings and intentions towards her. Rohail professed his love to her over and over again, showing her the ring, and actually egging her on to leave Murtasim. Then, he keeps calling her over and over again, despite her telling him not to; so she knows he’s disrespectful of boundaries (her marriage boundaries, society’s boundaries, and her own wishes to leave her alone.) In her society, that lack of boundaries translates to trouble btw, so it doesn’t matter if WE don’t care about society’s boundaries as an audience. To top it off, Meerab already knew about Rohail’s intentions, at the time of her birthday, because her friends had told her ahead of the party. And even the writer Nooran said that Meerab was aware of Rohail’s romantic intentions towards her pre-wedding, during her IV. (Although Meerab does stupid crap, she’s not dumb.) THIS is why she lied about meeting him to the family, and why she keeps hiding his phone calls, and genuinely seems worried about his calls and anyone hearing. Meerab has no problems expressing herself (aside from the pregnancy apparently), so she wouldn’t have had a problem telling them she wanted to meet ‘just a friend.” So to me, there’s no valid “he’s just a friend excuse” because she is well aware of what he is.
This Murtasim guy has over and over again defended her, saved her life, and told her directly that it’s not worth living without her! If we are expecting Murtasim not to deal with Haya, despite Meerab not even considering him a husband and acting like she doesn’t have feeling towards him, then I think its reasonable to expect that she would give that expected consideration towards Murtasim who does express that he loves her, regards her as his wife, and has expressed that he doesn’t like that Rohail dude one bit. So aside from the respect aspect, it’s a matter of just being considerate.
I sincerely hope that Meerab doesn’t meet Rohail on her own volition, and that if it does happen, its because she wants to cut things off or b/c Rohail tricked her into it via Saba. I can see Meerab acting out and being stupid given everything that has happened to her, but this Rohail business is a low blow to her character otherwise. I would have never had any respect for Meerab’s character if I thought she was an inconsiderate person to that extent.
Ok. My chest is unloaded and I can proceed to enjoy the weekend 😂
Edited by WanderingWonder - 2 years ago
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