If Imlie literally needs Adi to be HANDED to her by her pyari Malini didi and uske ilaava Imlie ko khud se kabhi koi khayaal nahin aayega for Adi, then one is forced to conclude ki is rishte mein bhi kuch nahin hai.
If they are attempting to show some ajeeb brand of "delayed gratification", it's not really coming through either......they have already nichodoed this "sacrifice" for so long, it's lost all flavor and now rings even more hollow cuz previously atleast Imlie used to be shown feeling a draw towards Adi/feeling the pain of being away from him even as she was making the sacrifice......now she herself never thinks about him, talks about their relationship in very vague terms like haan theek hai jo bhi hai😆, and fixates only on Didi 24/7......when you can't even bring yourself to have one token thought about the rishta you claim is the biggest SM blessing of your life, and the man you claim is your everything😆.....then yeah, it will be hard to buy your token lines about how you will thaamo his haath as soon as Didi gives green signal😆.
They are also making it seem like Imlie is comfortable being herself by lying to everyone.....she was more comfortable when Malini still didn't know the truth.....at that time she was comfortable enough to banter with Adi, draw sketches of their marriage, tease him etc.....now when Malini actually knows the truth, Imlie is acting like being around Adi is something to be ashamed of......lol toh jab kisi ko sach pata nahin tha, tab sharam nahin aati thi....but sab sach pata chalne ke baad suddenly aati hai 😕😆....and it's not even restricted to being in Malini's presence......Didi aas paas ho ya na ho, Imlie acts like being around Adi is a chore for her and she can't be bothered talking to him.
Whatever Imlie's reasoning is for this stance was never cleared up to begin with and now they've tacked on the more contrived reasoning of Didi ko KC se attach karo, tabhi main Babusahib ki taraf dekhungi😕😆.....
If they are intending to pitch this as Imlie ki "samajhdaari" or her "mahaanta" about trying to clear the slate before beginning her life with Adi, even that is not coming through dhang se in execution.....you don't stop totally thinking/caring about someone while you wait for the "slate to clear".....yet that is how they are showing Imlie now. She neither shows nor admits any emotions for Adi these days beyond generic politeness.
If Imlie is indeed going to remain this character who never admits her emotions and constantly lies to cover up for the transgressions of others, then shouldn't Adi be made the foil who calls her out on all this? But aajkal that flow has also been broken......again, it all comes back to the need to force a contrived behen prem that has no conviction in it but is being made the end all and be all of everything here😆.
Imlie talks about thaamoing Adi ka haath jaise uspe ehsaan kar rahi hai😆.....arey mat thaamo haath jab itna effort lag raha hai.....go live your life aaraam se and spend it dedicated to Didi ki matchmaking....pade rehne do Adi ko uske paapon ke saath😆