Our Sense of Humour - Page 9

@ notty... don't remember the exact biological details. lemme see if i can source the article for you. being a lit person myself, the terms just bounced off me. just got the gist!!!!

Hi! aarti, himanshi, notty, anu - am back after a long break!! And u seem to have progressed way ahead in the discussion...I have to back track a lil to where I left off...so bear with me please 😊

@himanshi… liked ur comparison of Liz & Ridz…When DMG started off, Ridz was a very likable character, like u pointed out confident, compassionate & very comfortable in her skin. All these qualities combined with that vulnerability u mentioned made her quite attractive. Of course that was before the creatives decided to perform hara-kiri (sorry for such a strong term, but that's how I felt after she kept pushing A away last night, despite realizing that she was being unfair to him) with her character… She is such a confused mass of protoplasm right now 😕 . I think she wants to let go of the barrier she has created with A but is either not entirely sure abt her own feelings or his (I sound more confused than her, anyhow). But I feel she is inching twrds her Eureka moment in this relationship 😃 .
Come to think of it, Liz also got on my nerves when she was so taken by Wickham & kept misconstruing Darcy's intentions every time he was trying to be helpful…

@aarti….ur analysis of l-a-f-s, response to stimuli or whatever name we give it and subsequent explanations are perfect, once again! 👏 Like anu said on the last page, what's going on in our minds u put down in clear, precise terms. Esp. ur writeup abt initial reciprocation being a direct response to fanning of the ego, made me feel like u read my thoughts on the subject. And I am saying this not just from observation but also introspection… I hve something to add to that, tell me if u agree…

I feel even though its basic human nature this applies more to women than men. Men, more often than not, will initiate the wooing process if they find the other person attractive (physicality, personality whatever they are drawn to), but the biggest turn on for a women is a man in love with/ attracted to her. Then, if she finds him stimulating enuf (& plenty of other variables applied, keeping in mind the complexity of the gender we are talking abt!!) she will show some interest back. Very rarely will a woman try to pursue a man who does not show any interest in her (I know there r always exceptions!).

Infact after reading ur post I was reminded of Veer-Zaara (movie) where Zaara's inner turmoil begins only after Veer's parting shot comes back to haunt her – it goes something like, 'Sarhad paar eik aisa shakhs hai jo aap ke liya apne jaan bhi de sakta hai'. Now fianc dearest wud never do that & her heart's lost!! This I feel is cause the creator had a definite role slotted for each sex at the time of inception – the seeker (man) & the sought (the fairer sex of course!) Ok may be I am sounding a lil silly now… 😃

U hit the nail on the head when u mentioned that Ridz did not even notice A's charms till he admitted (partially) in the staircase scene that she was messing up his mind…though she did give him the most mesmerizing back glance (great chemistry there!!) in the jungle scene when they were found in the cabin by the rest of the gang! Must be the pheromones!!

Now to the pheromone theory…I too hve read somewhere the intriguing analysis abt how our bodies send chemical signals of their own volition and control our behaviour without consciously registering it… I think it esp. applied to sexual attraction. U applied the theory pretty well to explain the progression of A-R relationship…wooow I am tired...

@notty...I do like ur sense of humor 😆 U have the funniest way of putting things...

And I do agree that Ridz is fairly opaque as far as angie's feelings go - the way she is constantly harping abt her mom. Agreed she is ecstatic to hve found her real mom after so long, but she doesn't hve to rub it in Angi's face constantly...

And I think the whole point of the heartbreak theory was that Armaan can bring into focus the error of her ways...she can't forgive him for keeping the truth frm her but admonishes him for being honest with harsh... I felt she did understand she stood on shaky ground by the end of that conversation and had to walk off to save face!! Silly girl!!!

^^Sharika..cho chweet😊 ..oops Ridzy's 'silly' influence 😛 .
If i have one (no make that 2) things in common with Lizzy its disheavled hair and 'i dearly love a laff' syndrome.Thats why this is probably the 1st tele serial i really enjoy.I get to laff like a maniac ,much to my embarrassment.
Coming back to Ridz,she made quite a statement yest commanding Armaan to let her take the fall next time.Wonder how she will react if he did just that.But judging by his helpless reply..."mai tumhe girne nahi de sakta"..guess we will never know!btw i guess thats the whole love vs principle tussle.He thinks she did it because he saw the vial in her hands.Most probably she didnt because she is not the kinds to do wrong and keep mum abt it.

lots to say...back in sometime!!!!