I wholeheartedly agree- people are getting triggered because we think he is the new Virat Chavan! Also because RS got a AA for previous FL and didn't unite FL with ML like all shows do! Tbh, when AA was introduced, even I thought Akshara and Abhimanyu would unite but they never did even after Abhinav's death. The cvs also flipped the script in Lost by splitting Virat-Sai and making Virat marry Pakhi and then Sai marrying Satya even after they had 2 bio-children. RS has been showing a lot of shocking content, in season 2, Kartik-Naira divorced twice and Kartik married Naira three times, Vedika one time and Sirat one time. Sirat herself married 2 times to Ranveer and then Kartik. So yeah, you never know what can happen to Abhira-Armaan. But there are important differences:
Abhira-Armaan are a slow burn. They were NOT attracted to one another from the beginning instead Armaan was attracted to Ruhi and he had met both at the same time and place! Virat admired Sai from the beginning because of her boldness, outspoken nature and bravery. Sai also admired Virat before their marriage- they had tashans but they had their own chemistry and they did admire each others' qualities. Virat was instantly smitten after marriage to Sai in their wedding reception itself and he fell out of love with Pakhi really fast. The problem with Virat-Sai was not Virat's enduring love for Pakhi, but Virat's misplaced sense of duty and his inability to distinguish between good and evil. Because Virat was the golden son, he never understood anyone else's plight including Sai's. Major issues were escalated by his family who loathed Sai and Pakhi simply took advantage of them. Also Sai knew that Virat loves Pakhi prior to marriage and Virat had told her that he can never love her. He was unable to clarify this to Sai. Armaan had not told anything to Abhira. Armaan and Virat's characters are really different- Armaan is NOT egoistic at all! Virat was really egoistic. Armaan cannot see anyone is pain, be it Abhira, Ruhi or any cousin. Virat was never able to understand even his own mom's pain. Armaan actually takes care of Abhira- by cooking for her, to placating her, to actually apologizing and begging her. Armaan is a complete softie who is an ultimate people pleaser-that is his flaw. Virat had the knight in shining armor syndrome instead.
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