Originally posted by: SheThought
I know a lot of discussion has already been done after this, but couldn't resist putting my 2 cents on the subject...
Agreed, Mishti didn't consider Kuhu in these instances, but then again, like you mentioned she was preoccupied with her own pain and worries. Even in real life, when we have something on mind, we are not always on our best behavior and often disregard others feelings. Now I am not trying to deny what Mishti did on these occasions was not rude or inconsiderate, but given the circumstances, is it not okay to give her that leeway?
And even if we don't and hold Mishti accountable for her occasional circumstantial rudeness, it in no way comes even close to Kuhu's everyday normal (read rude) behavior with Mishti.
From day 1 of the show, Kuhu has been rude, mean and downright abusive to Mishti almost on a constant basis.
She eased up a bit after the Janamashtami incident due to her own guilt and was also sympathetic towards Mishti for a while when Abir broke up with her and she was away - but that was the extent of it.
Otherwise, she berates Mishti for one thing or another, leaves no opportunity to remind her about how she doesn't belong to the family and that too in the most hurtful inconsiderate manner, equating her with a stray dog or a charity case, lest Mishti forgets! Constant jabs on her looks, calling her behenji, boring and even ugly duckling! Her rude tone and dismissal of Mishti, asking her to hashtag disappear - the list goes on and on...
Kuhu's rudeness to Mishti is so ingrained in the show that barring few who consciously choose to tune it out for the sake of enjoying the show, most others (including Mishti herself and now Abir too!) have been conditioned to think it's just a normal Kuhu-Mishti thing - which is so so unfortunate because it is not okay for anyone to be treated like this!
Mental abuse is a real thing and we have come to take it so lightly in the show
Mishti is strong minded here and takes things in her stride for the most part, otherwise anyone in her place would start to feel inferior, lose confidence and develop sense of worthlessness if they were subjected to such daily taunts and bullying.
Harboring feelings of resentment towards someone and being a bully to them are two different things - and Kuhu definitely forgets that more often than not.
And what Mishti arguably does pales in comparison for me to ever be convinced that it goes both ways...
@Bold
True. Mishti needs to just stop caring and stay out of Kuhu's business. If I was Mishti, I wouldn't waste an ounce of my energy on Kuhu unless she specifically asks for my help. But I guess Mishti will do that on the last day of the show...
@italics - Absolutely. I mentioned it more to say there were instances where Mishti was thoughtless too. I did acknowledge the instances of Kuhu's rudeness would be a much longer list 😊.
@bold - It happens that you tune out people whose opinion doesn't matter to you at all. But Mishti does retaliate sometimes and she also mentions that the way she behaves towards Kuhu is the direct result of how she behaves towards her. Nishant mentions it once. And Abir mentioned it too (I know it was also only once and he apologized almost right away).
What I'm trying to say really is that what someone else does or behaves is not in our control, only how we react to it. That's why I think how Mishti's been dealing with it so far is best. She didn't let it affect her much and managed to do what she wanted.
There may be some measure of comfort for us in knowing everyone knows about her behavior towards Mishti, but don't people already know? They know the two of them never got along. They know Kuhu was immature enough to ask to be married the same time as Mishti and still allowed it. Why give in at that time and allow the question to be put to Mishti? They could have stopped it right there if they had said you want to get married again, then we'll have a separate ceremony. Everyone saw her outburst on holika dahan and tried chastising her holi day for not coming down. None of the comments made ever got through to Kuhu or made her realize she may be wrong and I don't see any concrete action being taken (and don't really know what action can be). If it does come out and Kunal is mad at her, that's one more reason for her to blame Mishti and BB will also turn it around to it being Mishti's fault. That's why I was trying to figure out who might be best to show Kuhu that unless she can stop competing with Mishti and blaming her for her own problems, she won't be able to move on. Having her realize this herself would be least damaging to Mishti as well. And finally, while it's true that she behaves terribly towards Mishti (and now indirectly Abir), Kunal and BB have treated her terribly. I don't think they are in a very strong position to make any comments to her about her bad behavior.
Mishti is very strong, and I think she has had to be, growing up with Kuhu and Jasmeet. It seems to me that very few people's opinions matter to her. Kuhu's is definitely not one of them.
@bold italics - A lot of things are taken lightly in the show - mental abuse, slapping, shoving, spiking drinks, kidnapping...
Absolutely with you on that. She should stay far far away from Kuhu and her affairs, but then show will be over as you say 😆.