Originally posted by: Transference
Shit happens. Two people who love each other madly can have the slightest understanding, while two who may not be in love can have insane knowledge and respect.
Everyone in life defines their own rules, boundaries and process. Coming back to Shiva, I did watch the episode many times. Shiva isn't mesmerised, but he is in a bit of shock. Also, the way he spoke to Disha shows how unimportant Disha is to him. She gets an uncomplicated Shiva without any emotional attachment or choking.
That's how irrelevant she is to him. He has never noticed her in 1.5 years. She doesn't exist for him. It's easy for him to open up.
He has given up hope for Raavi due to multiple reasons.
Does that mean he is overwhelmed with her; no
Does that mean he is ready to move on; no
But, he probably experiences a validation and acceptance of him being worthy. Imagine if Shiva were a woman and were constantly reprimanded for his looks, we would have teared up.
The biggest problem with this track is that Shivi aren't technically divorced, and any physical gesture hints towards infidelity.
In this day and age, where we women are fighting for our rights, this gives a wrong message, and thus a specific sensitivity is required to handle this track.
I liked how easy-breezy Disha makes Shiva feel. She must have liked him to go ahead and spend a life with him.
You know the problem is that Shivi are still children who don't have a typical marriage relationship. There's a strange tashan, one-upmanship and haq over each other. I have said several times mes. Marriage means nothing to them. It's the validation and acceptance of each other being important. Shiva has deep-rooted childhood issues with Raavi, and that makes them atypical. Infidelity is equally complicated.
Anyway, I like complicated stories in fiction and see PS as a fictional piece only.