Originally posted by: -enchanted-
But the way Mehars character is shown,with her wanting to prove that she is not weak or helpless or dependent on anyone's mercy, it seems natural to presume that she would try to return the money as soon as she can. So if she hasn't attempted it yet,what could be the reason?
That is a really interesting question. What made Meher accept this money without feeling the need to pay it back. One reason, like you said, is that she is not obligated to return it, but that doesn't sit totally right with me either. She is taunted by Abeer about that money day in and day out: why would she not just throw it in his face? On the other hand, she wants to sign Abeer's paycheck in order to give herself peace of mind and feel like she is really over that humiliation. I feel there is something she can't tell him, which has to do with the secret, because she fears it would break him. What's more, I feel like Kuber knows something that Abeer doesn't. He was not able to look Meher in the eye properly when they met in the jail and she claimed that she had plenty to say but chose not to say it... the same thing she says to Abeer all the time. Meher clearly knows something that has the potential to really hurt Abeer and his family, I think.
Second point is what is this grovelling that Abeer keeps referring to? So they had a huge fight, Abeer might have said things he was not supposed to or left her midway as she said today...But Abeer came back begging for forgiveness and Mehar refused to take him back. Why? Abeer is shown as immature and impulsive, but Mehar was mature, and even though she has a huge pride/ego she is not really impulsive or irrational. So why didn't she forgive A beer? Was he so out of line that he did or said things that were unforgivable even after apology? Or was it culmination of many small events rather than just one big event that convinced Mehar that their relationship had no future? Or were there some other situations too that contributed to her decision?
I think again, this was the refusal to see things from each other's points of view. For Abeer it was a huge deal that he came out of his ego and asked her for a reconciliation. The way he saw it, it was such a big deal that he - the zidhi Abeer - groveled that she was just supposed to melt and realize their love was all that mattered. For Meher, it must have felt disingenuous and inadequate after his accusations - whatever they were, like, too little too late. And I don't begrudge her that feeling either. She may be mature but she is (thankfully) human and may not have been ready to forgive him at the drop of a hat, as so many bahus we know are. Maybe she found it hard to trust and believe his apology after whatever he said, and Abeer read her refusal to forgive as hard-heartedness rather than overwhelming pain and insecurity. Both misunderstood, almost willfully.
Thirdly if their break up was so bitter, why do their mothers still hold the other party in such high regard, siding with them against their own children. And yet again Mehars Busa and esp Kuber Malhotra seem to have all the bitterness for the exes. How can same situation evoke such different response from everyone?
Well, to me that is pretty apparent. Kuber and Devki (Bua) have one thing in common: huge amounts of ego and pride. If we assume that our speculations about the financial situation are true, then probably for Bua, worse than Meher's heart being broken was her pride being broken by having to accept money in such a demeaning way. She probably sees Abeer as the cause for this. Despite all their family's hard work and determination, geared towards NEVER finding themselves in such a situation, they were forced to "bow" before Kuber and take the alimony for whatever reason. After years and years they have rebuilt their pride and their life and she sees Abeer as a threat to that yet again. I don't think Kuber ever liked Meher -- he was probably bitter even when they were married and feels free to flaunt it now that he was "right."
Suman and Madhvi are not driven by ego, but rather by their children's happiness. They both saw how happy Abeer and Meher made each other and how unhappy they have been since the split, and that is why they like their respective children-in-law so much. They rightly see them as the keys to their own children's happiness in life.
All in all its a pretty intriguing scenario. One thing I want from CVs is to use flash backs a bit more cleverly. Till now flashbacks have been in mostly chronological order from the initial days when their love story was still developing. It would be a nice change if they could give flashbacks of their later days. Not the major fight, but the small disagreements after their marriage. It would build suspense and curiosity as well as give some glimpse of how and why gradually things started changing for MehBeer post marriage.
Actually, I think their fights in the present give us a good idea of the tensions! I would prefer they show more flashbacks of what was right with their relationship because that is what we never get to see. 😆
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