Originally posted by: mistofshadows
Btw....what's the general forum consensus?
Did Anirudh love Bondita back when she was his wife?
I cannot completely let go of it that he had no feelings and could easily nullify the marriage.
I understand the age difference is awkward to talk about those things then but the time period it is set in normalises it as a norm of the society.
So, do you all feel that his overwhelming concern for a Bondita he nullified his Marriage with and his terror at looking at a grown up Bon, is the manifestation of his guilt that he actually liked her that way? That despite his moral compass and strict code, he did consider her his partner and somewhere loved her as one loves a wife?
- Niki
My opinion is that he loves her, not in the romantic sense of the word.
It is a love that encompasses all kinds of love. He played the role of teacher, friend, companion, husband, parent, protector, saviour, every role ever required by her in her life.
He willingly sacrificed his respect, standing in society and even his family to a certain length for her well being.
He would go to any length for her happiness and to ensure she could face the world without depending on him, he gave her a dream that they could share together and a purpose to better the world with her life.
It is a very beautiful bond... but he never looked at her with the attraction that he might have found towards Mini or Mano because she was a child.
However, surprisingly, he never felt such depth of emotion for any of the women he was attracted to as much as he felt towards Bondita.
So, yes, I think he is aware that she would eventually grow up to be the ideal life partner for him, the woman he was meant to be with but his principles and his dedication to the cause of abolishing these social evil norms of the world around him caused him to take that step of annulment of their marriage.
And also, he was staunch supporter of the thought that a woman should choose her own life partner. He wants her to make the decisions for herself once she grows up.
Not be influenced by society or him or anyone.
I, also, believe that right now or in the near future, he is gonna grapple with his guilt for the feelings of attraction and love that will develop in the romantic sense towards her because though, he loved her more than anything else.. he never had the opportunity to see the vision of his ideal life partner infront of his eyes.
I know for sure the moment he does, his heart will beat for her louder than ever before because now, she will fit perfectly into that space in his heart of being his lover.
Edited by .Rinnie. - 4 years ago