Originally posted by: spnfan
@bold we as audience knows it but meerab don't. At that time she only thought the worst of him.
He was under the impression she has accepted him and that's why she agreed to marry him. He definitely might not have tried to do anything on the first night itself but he would have been much more casual with approaching her physically and would have been more frustrated when she resists his advances.
Watching PAk dramas I have realized that nikah is equal to right to consummate in the ML’s eyes no matter the circumstances of marriage. In fact I don’t if you all saw but when Meerab made Murtasim sign the contract Twitter exploded with this is disrespecting the nikah etc etc
Coming to Meerasim, the way I see it Meerab thought Murtasim was a feudal lord who is regressive and would have taken her against her will if he so wishes. And she just needed the contract to save her for at least a certain period of time. It was also an insult to him- that I don’t really accept you after all and the last bit of control she could have in this situation.
Murtasim reaction would depend on Meerab- he would definitely have approached her- see he started eyeing like a piece of meat from the moment their wedding festivities started - he had this I am going to get lucky with this beauty soon vibe- he was smitten but she had respectfully said I need more time he would have given that to her. But knowing meerab she would have been rude and so would he- there would be a stand off of egos so to speak with him moving back. If you notice he didn’t approach her anyhow physically until after the impromptu hug- where Meerab hugging him and her expressions might have made him believe that she’s also expecting him to exert his marital right and she is not as opposed to him as he thinks. So once that happened he would have pursued her anyway.
Speaking as someone who have had an arranged marriage, the idea of physical intimacy with someone who aren’t in love with, is quite difficult. I have had a wonderfully understanding husband who never asked me to compromise on it and just accept it but he never stopped trying to seduce me either- I think this a discussion that needs more attention than it’s getting by the reviewers who are either hung on it being too explicit or not explicit enough. Nikkah doesn’t equal consent and marital rape is a thing.
Even in MH, Hamza expected Hala to share his bed from day one and seemed frustrated that she was wanting to go back to her room or sleep in the chair. He didn’t exert his marital right but you could sense that he expected her to accept his physical intimacy though their marriage was impromptu as it could be
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