Originally posted by: blissfulcanyon
@bold - exactlyyyy! Tbh it gets confusing sometimes because as viewers, of course, we want them to 'love' each other and we root for them to be together. But we're kind of stuck with our own assumptions about their feelings for one another. It's because that wasn't shown to us! And these two don't dig deep inside their thoughts (which I can sometimes excuse because ITV is known for its not-so-wondrous writing). But if they have such great characters, they need to do them justice.
Just speaking words like "tu accha hai" doesn't really explain why that person is one you can imagine your whole life with. If that's a criterion for marriage, then it's a compromise. Because there are so many more things a person would want from their married lives and their life partner. And Shiva is someone who wants more, and I don't blame him for that. As for Shiva, he started liking her, and again like you said, his feelings were never explored beyond that one line. The big WHY? remains. This creates a disconnect of sorts but the makers can totally pick it up from here and give us some nice solo scenes of ShiVi, where they are able to think without being pressurized by nosy family members.
Keeping my fingers crossed for now!