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Regarding Imlie's ability to distance herself from Aditya- do you think she will be able to distance herself from Adi the way she has convinced herself that she can do when required?
Personally I think she is not capable of staying away from Adi now. We make fun of how Adi cannot stay away from Imlie but I think Imlie is also in the same boat as Adi. The feelings have deepened for eachother on both sides & I believe their intensity & fierceness is on the same level. The only difference is in the way that they express their feelings.
For Adi, it is his restlessness, his Defcon1 level protectiveness for her even on the smallest of things, wanting to stay behind her as her support in her journey, etc. For Imlie, it is her devotion to him, appreciating his gifts & gestures so whole heartedly even if she has to hide them, her unconditional understanding towards him as a person, etc.
Bacchi bhi apne BS ke bina nahi reh sakti hai ab. She was able to leave him before because he denied her the right to even nibhao their relationship on her own. It was because she thought it was his wish that she leave him. So she was able to gather the strength & leave him. But the time spent with Adi in PD totally changed their relationship. Where there was no haq then, there is haq today. It is she who is not accepting the haq because of her own selfless moral code. But she knows he loves her, he shows it to her in many little ways everyday & she cherishes these gestures & things even if verbally says she can't accept them.
We have to remember how listless & restless she was in PD after Adi left. She herself had sent him away telling him that they cannot meet or act on their feelings for each other because of Malini. But she was the one who was calling him to know whether he has reached safely. She initiated the first move of keeping in touch with him. Also she returned back to Delhi the very next day when the admission process was still away. It was actually because she missed him & could not stay away. I don't think BS's confidence in him being the reason for her return was misplaced. It actually was true however much she denies it.
Similarly now as well when Adi is not following his vachan to keep Malini happy, she is yet to confront him. More than confronting him, she has yet to draw a hard line which he cannot cross. Hopefully we may see this convo very soon with her witnessing Adi-Malini arguments constantly. But whatever that discussion will be I don't think Imlie will be able to distance herself from Adi. Only something drastic would be able to give her the strength to go away from her BS for his own good. Otherwise I don't think Adi-Malini fights are going to be enough to motivate her to distance herself from Adi. She can do token protests or opposition but no concrete action.