Originally posted by: nethraa_99
I read a few posts where people said that at the core, Virat is a nice man. That both Sai & Virat lose their boundaries when it comes to each other - she with her words and him with his actions. But I am not able to look at it like that. 
I understand that we cannot view things from our PoV since everyone's expectations, reactions in a relationship might be different. For example, my friend and her husband had a heated argument, he slapped her out of frustration. She slapped him back again and he started crying out of hurt 😆. A few hours later, they were fine. Also, SaiRat marriage is very unusual - there is no anchor to steady the ship when the sea is rocky. Many couple's relationship goes through a toxic phase - where they say mean things to each other, deliberately try to hurt the other person (verbally) and take pleasure when the other person sheds tears. But everything happens within the confines of their bedroom. There is never public humiliation, no crushing of self-respect involved. And definitely no ex or emotional connection with an ex. Sometimes, when a spouse is too emotionally attached to a friend of opposite gender, it can cause problems. They then learn to maintain boundaries.
For most part, Virat's self-absorption doesn't surprise me. I've seen a few emotionally disturbed people who are very very self-absorbed in a relationship. Nightmare for the partners but they stick around (for more than decades even) because the other person is essentially good at heart - the core is good. I'm beginning to even disbelieve that about Virat - that his core is good. I used to believe that he is in essence a good person (despite his huge flaws), he is not inherently selfish or egoistic (although he does gets bouts of both at times) or dishonest or shallow. But now I can no longer vouch for his character - his core. My mind is seeing all his previous behaviour in a negative light - I see him variously as a dishonest, shallow, selfish, patriarchal, manipulating person.
Tagging a few. Don't have to answer. I'm just venting. And no, I'm not analysing. 😆
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