Originally posted by: CottonWorld
I haven't watched the past seasons but he does seem to be selfish to some extent lol.
If he was so bad then what did Sonakshi see in him?
Initially, good looks + his overall caring nature towards his employees (she herself was his employee back then) + All the employees praising Dev Sir for helping them financially in some issue or other + 24x7 Ishwari's continuous jaap how good her raja beta is & how much he sacrificed for everyone + Sonakshi developed bond with Ishwari & Nikki & slowly Dev too started considering her his friend & so it went on + she met an accident & Dev took care of her medical needs.
I think initially she didn't exactly "love" him all that much. She was hero worshipping him...or like someone said, she was infatuated with the glossy cover.
The uncomfortable reality started showing when they started dating. They had arguments over many things....& Ultimately break up because Dev assumed Ishwari tried to commit suicide due to his relation with Sonakshi. He made it very clear that apart from his Mom, no one else mattered to him. I think by this time Sonakshi truly understood him & realised how he is totally under his Mom's control. She was heartbroken & very pissed at him. She refused to marry him when he came jumping back to her after his Mother gave him "permission" to marry Sonakshi. But ultimately Ishwari successfully brainwashed Asha, who in turn scolded Sonakshi into marrying Dev as apparently Dev did nothing wrong & Sonakshi was unnecessarily bitter & vengeful towards him.
After marriage....well....she tried to fix the problematic things..... She tried to simultaneously win over Ishwari + make Dev independent. She tried to teach him stuffs that an adult individual should be doing himself....But well.... Ishwari got offended & started meddling not just in Dev's life but also in Devakshi's bedroom stuffs, their marital life etc & Dev all the time was like Maa yeh chahti hai, Maa yeh bola hai, Maa ke liye ye karna hai etc etc + Maa aur Main sabse alag hai, tum kabhi nahi samjhogi. And if season 3 is anything to go by, that's how it's still going on 🤪
Honestly speaking, I too don't understand why the hell she came back to this psycho house after the 7 years separation. For the first 2 times I think she was just young & gullible.... she was newly in love & thought she could fix all the problems with her love & care... And everyone, including her own mother, expected her to give in, bend & adjust at every freaking step. So she didn't have a supportive guide either.....but after 7 years, experienced & wise from past experience, I don't know why did she sign up for the same crap again.🙄 The 3rd time just doesn't make sense. Especially since Dev didn't even say a proper sorry to her or her family!