Originally posted by: Lodestar
I toh love how the makers have developed the romance between Adi-Imlie while maintaining their age difference aspect as well.
Adi is instinctively protective of Imlie also because she is so much younger than him. And he is quite elder to her in a way not only because of the approx. 8-10 years age gap but also because currently Imlie is also only 19. So woh ek Imlie ke guardian hone ka flavour will remain in their relationship for a long time .
I like the way he sometimes takes the role of a mentor to her especially in case of her education & career. Initially he used to scold her to keep her away from him. But now he only scolds her because of his worry about her neglect towards herself. He understands that Imlie always keeps herself as the last person on the priority list so he scolds her to motivate her for achieving her goals. I don't find it weird at all.
But makers also do not let the balance become one-sided. Imlie also takes on a more elder role when Adi breaks down & he needs her to sambhalo him. She becomes his protector then. Also both inspire each other equally. I think makers have done a great job in maintaining this fine balance in their relationship so that it is quite equal & mutual.
I love the cheek cupping gesture personally❤️ . It makes me feel that he is treasuring her😳. Yes the romance is not more in your face touchy feely yet but I think we will get that as well in time as their comfort & security with each other increases. Even right now their comfort in their day to day behaviour has increased so much & like that no big production is made out of it. In fact I didn't like the dhuaan romance or that dream dance sequence 🍭at all. It just doesn't suit the show or Adi-Imlie equation.
You know I just mentioned this in another post of mine when someone said they wanted Adilie on a very heavily romantic number. Adi and Imlie's relationship is very different, organic and honestly very real. A lot of their interactions connect with me because Adi reminds me a bit of my own husband, specifically in his behaviour towards Imlie now. Imlie's tendency to prioritise everything else before her own needs sometimes really grates at him and he lashes out at her because of that. While it looks like someone elder us shouting at you for doing something wrong, many a times that is how partners behave when the other person is neglecting themselves.
I love that they show both of them so comfortable with each other, that both show that haq when they feel the other is not taking them seriously. While Adi daant ke karta hai, Imlie does bith daantna and her trademark "pleej", which always works. I am hoping and quite confident that this will continue even after they officially are together duniya ke saamne, as in a way they are already living as husband and wife, just not visibly to the world.
Their romance has that old world charm. Unka pyaar comes out in their eyes and they can communicate it across the room, with one understanding exactly what the other is trying to say. Till date some of their most romantic moments have been when they saw each other when Adi landed for his 3rd PD visit to manao his wife, or when they danced after the pooja, or when he held her hand and said he will miss her, or when they ran around the house, or even when Adi fed her honey. Those moments were not outwordly "romantic", but gave the feels because it suited them and their journey.