I think there is enough speculation of Shiva not being good enough for Raavi. I agree that no sane household would want a girl like Raavi to be married to Shiva.
Shiva has temper issues, and, of course, grooming is kind of allergic to him. What choice did the family or Dhara have then? They had seen Anita bearing the brunt of a broken marriage for years now. Raavi committed suicide. The entire world will be talking about this broken marriage.
As much as I detest women being judged for having multiple partners or being in love but Dev and Raavi practically had a relationship in the eyes of people. She was often seen hanging out with him and going out on ice cream dates. In a small town like Somnath, as much as I hate the societal hypocrisy, she would have been tagged as someone who was used and thrown away. The hypocritical society would never blame a man, but the poor girl would have borne the repercussions of this entire fiasco.
Who could Dhara ask to marry her then? A person who would agree? Hardik being too old, Krish being too young. Shiva came to her as the best bet who would never say no to her. Somewhere in her subconscious mind, Dhara knew this would work out, and it did.
I had opened a separate thread about Shiva and his gamble in the marriage.
https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/156894703
He is irked by Dev’s non-remorseful attitude towards Raavi and others, and to top it up, rishita makes it a point to insult everyone at the drop of a hat.
Shiva might be the goon that everyone tags him to be, but he has a heart of gold and would do anything to protect his family.
Even when Krish’s cigarette issue was being sorted, he was behind Dhara, wondering how to sort this issue as he already knew about Krish and his smoking. He slapped when Krish said something absolutely out of the mark.
Well, does that make Shiva appropriate for Raavi? Maybe not, but he would do anything for his loved ones. That's what sets him apart from the other brother Dev who might love his family but has flaws in standing up for anyone.
Edited by Transference - 4 years ago