Originally posted by: -INAAYAT-
Okay now you have tickled me to put some real points across
Leave aside whether Meerab loves Murtasim or not, let me take you to the Haya-Murtasim village incident, where Murtasim whispers an 'I love you' desperately to make his wife believe in him, but what's stark and worth talking about is his wife's stern and LOUDER 'no, you don't'
What does that say about their equation?
He is hopelessly in love but she does not WANT to believe in that love
A wife when treated with the first confession from her husband would normally pause and take a moment to let that sink in but that's not something Meerab does.
Why does she not believe in his love? Despite majority of the audience believing he has done every possible thing to prove his love? The thing is he's not done it right!
Why is she ungrateful to him for not saving her life in the accident? 🤪Mate, he was RESPONSIBLE for the accident. He was in the driver's seat driving recklessly in rage, putting both his and her life at risk. Periodt.
After she's ousted from his home, who does he chose to believe in? Haya! If his love for her is so deep, it should give him a sense of something being fishy and that Meerab would never leave him on her own, and she cannot. He only gets her back, forcefully again, after his sister reveals the truth to him.
Their conversation after that is another poignant one where she says, even in his presence, she isn't suffering any less and things haven't quite drastically changed for her. Is she right? Totally. She is crucified for the slightest blunders she commits while others walk scot free.
The fish incident, you conveniently forget how the girl landed on Anwer's door asking for help, the man she despises the most in the world. You forget how she tried to make it up to him by cooking his favourite breakfast. She makes efforts, if only you'll don't turn a blind eye to it
Why should she be grateful for Murtasim for keeping her respect in front of everyone? Is the bar that low? That is the least a good husband can do for his wife, even in Islamic values. So please stop putting him on a pedestal for doing the bare minimum 🤪
Why should a girl not care about her character being questioned and try to clear her name first when every damn person in her life is accusing her of having a questionable character? Case in point, everyone, including her 3 useless parents. But who does she chose to give the explanations to? Only her husband and she does that THRICE
Meerab's trust issue theory is as relevant as Murtasim's love for her. Because with others, it's not about her trusting someone with her emotions, with Murtasim, it's trusting him with her heart, her soul, her body, her emotions, which have been so battered by her very own family. It is bound to take time and mammoth efforts from her husband
As for now, she very well believes that all of Murtasim's efforts come because she is wife, his izzat, and even Murtasim makes it very evident with his frequent 'meri biwi' phrasings. The one time, he says, 'meri meerab' in episode 14, she is left thinking and pondering.
In conclusion, most of the audience is too impatient for the defiance from a woman, as taciturn as Meerab. Most love women who are submissive, in fiction or reality. Her journey is not appreciated enough and I think, it never will be. Yes, it's painstakingly slow, but only humane for someone who's went through all that Meerab did
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