This thread has run at lighting speed today and why not, we all have been waiting so patiently to see this restless Aditya. When I saw today's episode, all I could remember was their first conversation in the hut where Aditya said that everything happens as per destiny and Imlie answer was that destiny shows the road but we also have to follow it through with our actions.
Their connection was forged by destiny, they were brought together through marriage, they gave it a name of majboori but both failed to realize how these two small things, sindoor and magalsutra can create a bind that you cannot deny even if you want to. It starts with a small thread of haq and responsibility, and then eventually it becomes an unbreakable bond due to the additions of understanding, trust, care and love. Both of them had started with majboori moved to responsibility and duty but as Imlie had said that though destiny shows the way, you also need actions to move forward. She with her selfless actions, without any demands, just based on her beliefs, kept moving forwards in this relationship, and brought understanding and trust to it, be it by saving him, supporting him or simply by giving encouragement. Aditya, too matched her step by step, be it by defending her, elevating her status by accepting her in his room or plain encouraging her to move forward with her dreams. Where once, where she was scared to go in front of the him and he hated the sight of her in his house, now they have come to a point where one is thinking that how will she live her life without him and other is feeling suffocated (ghuton) in the house where she is not there. So, yes destiny got them together but it is their actions that is keeping them together.
"Sach aur jhoot, sahi aur galat, pyaar aur zimmedari ke chaurahe pe kade hain"
His solution for this was for her to go away. He thought that once she is out of his life, he can live his life peacefully as he envisioned it. But he is not realizing that just because you hide the truth does not mean its gone away. He is not on this crossroad because Imlie came in his life. He is on his crossroad because he choose to speak the lie, he chose to do a mistake by marrying Malini without resolving his relationship with Imlie and hence he is getting pulled in the two directions of love and responsibility . He is failing to understand, that his lack of peace and happiness had nothing to do with Imlie being in his house but due to his own actions. As long as he keeps running away from facing the truth of the mistake that he is has done and take steps to correct it, he is always going to be at Crossroads. Imlie is not the name of complication but his own past actions. One he realizes what is his truth, his pyaar and make it right, all complications will go away.
Lastly, I still do not think both have reached love yet, Yes they have both became important to each other, need each other and hold a special place for the other in their heart but still not love. More than care,yes but still less than love.