Putting my two cents here. Please don't kill me. This is just my personal interpretation from a less obvious perspective. I really don't know what is in the minds of makers and channel and what are they going to show for their race in trp. I owe this point of view to Ashley_m 😊
Yesterday I was furious and pissed off with Ani's love confession. I was already disgusted with Ani and Ani-Bon scenes after his night time recollection of AE and caressing cheeks 🤢. Patnidharam nibhanevali Bon and Ani's love confession were the last nails in the coffin for me till I came across Ashley's post.
I was thoroughly confused with his feelings for AE, a complete stranger and calling her zindagi bhar ka prem in first sight and couldn't find any justification for it. I could understand his feelings for Mini which was justifiable to an extent. I was feeling that he was cheating on innocent Bon and really hated that second hug scene.
Now I'm trying to look at it from another perspective. He is in love with his concept of ideal woman. A woman having the qualities of honesty, loyalty, selflessness, brave, independent, questioning injustices, fighting for the right causes and dedicated to bring some changes in society. First he was trying to find these in Mini and was feeling betrayed by her after knowing her real nature. Now suddenly one woman came in front of him who seems to possess all these qualities and he was drawn towards her. Again falling for the image he had created in his mind. Not at all different from Mini situation.
Interestingly he did the same thing with the patrwali ladki also. He kept on thinking about her all the time;couldn't even answer Batuk's question whom did he love the most. Since it was Bon we all enjoyed it. Technically at that time he was cheating on Mini. Again a similar situation. So clearly he is in love with his concept of ideal woman,whom he loves the most.
Later he came to know Bon as the letter girl. He knew that she is the real life epitome of his ideal woman. Now life has placed him in a tricky situation. His ideal woman is in front of him as his wife but unfortunately she turned out to be a child. The principled ARC can never even think about falling for a kid. I think he is trying his level best for not falling in love with a child Bon. Honestly ARC falling for a kid will be utterly repulsive. So he kept their relation away from the usual expectations till the SR fiasco when everything went out of his hands.
I think subconsciously he knows he can never be away from Bon. She is his necessity to live. I feel he is trying to make a compromise between his principles and feelings by naming her his first priority and life long responsibility.
Phew...too much complex emotions and relations.
I too felt that this would have been a better track with an adult Bon. Now think about Bon baby's embarrassment when she will know the real meaning of all the things she fought with Ani 🤣
P.S. Please don't kill me. This is just another interpretation..may be from the "villain's perspective "😆