Hello dear @mango.falooda,
Would love to read an essay about your views on
love !!!😊
hahahaha.... I am not qualified. 😆 but I will say that if it causes you to lose your marbles or a core part of yourself for the worse (such as with viaan), then one should question if that love is really good. love should make you a better person but that doesn't mean you change your entire personality into someone else like viaan. you should be you.
people tend to see the emotion of love with rose coloured glasses but people don't realize how many scams and crimes are also committed in the name of love. basically keep your dignity and don't let someone take you for a ride. basically boundaries and self-respect.
during the lockdown, there was quite a few love scams happening all over the world. people lost tons of money as well as peace of mind. the ongoing PK serial 'mere ban jao' shows how you can do stupid things because you are so desperate to please someone you love and that can come back to bite you. people use love as a way to manipulate and gaslight -- "oh you don't love me? I will block you if you don't do....."
something similar came in the regional news during the lockdown. many girls fell for a IG romeo. he would DM them, strike a friendship and then they would start dating etc. then after he had won their trust, he would ask for dirty pictures and they would comply because they were so blindly in love. then he would blackmail them with the very pics. he made a lot of money. the police said he had cheated at least 17 girls. the last girl had the smarts to tell her dad that a weirdo was asking for pics and he alerted the police.
so when characters like viaan sprout poetry about love, it just makes me eye roll. so yes, love is beautiful but love can also be negative. it all depends on your experience and we need to have a balanced view on it. thats my take!