How Hard Is It To Confront Your Elder Sister?

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Posted: 15 years ago
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Hey guys,
Im back with yet another topic.
So todays epi was nice and all.
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But one thing that got me thinking was when Gunjan went to confront Nupur about her relationship with Mayank. Most of you guys have always said that Gunjan has never played a good sister and she needs to care about her sister more.
But one thing that struck me was their age, we all know that Nupur is elder than Gunjan, so its normal and likely for Nupur to show her care and concern for Gunjan.
But then if we look at it from Gunjan's point of view, it isnt really easy to confront your sister about anything and especially if shes elder to you.
But atleast Gunjan gave it a try and yes she was right, but Nupur didnt come out with everything, so what is Gunjan supposed to do now? she asks Nupur, and she doesnt say anything, so whos she supposed to ask?
I dont have any elder sisters but do have cousins, and ive tried to confront them on stuff that happens in the family and its HARD. maybe becasue theyre elder to you, you always have this feeling that youre gonna be wrong.
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What do you guys think? is it easy to confront your ELDER sisters?....
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PS - this is not a bashing topic, so clearly dont let out your frustrations here, this is all my point of view, respect it.
Edited by _Naima1994_ - 15 years ago

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Posted: 15 years ago
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You know Naimu. Sisters...You know..Reagardless of age..the Words Flow out freely.because as a Girl to girl relationshiop 😆 . You'll be like telling them evryhing.But not a Sad sobbing secret Afraid she'll get worried.

I dont say about the age but it needs Strength to speak up a sad Secret and that's what Gunjan did. She confronted and I think shewas a lot caring.

I have a cousin who's about 10 years older than me..but when she visits Any fights with friends or anything I just pour out and she listens :)

At my age..I cant say i can tell more about this topic 😆

And I know it dosen't be clear from my post if I agree with you or not.believe me I'm confused too 😆

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Posted: 15 years ago
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i concur with each n every word of ur's naima
it's not at all easy 2 confront 2 ur elders... may it b ur sis or anyone

sry i'm in hurry, cant reply in detail... but i jus love ur topics
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Posted: 15 years ago
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i think depends on how close you are wih your sister..if you share a gd comfort level then maybe it wouldnt be so hardd..

but like in gunurs case nupur doesnt really reavel her feelings as openly as gunjan..and even today when gunjan knew something was wrong nups still denyed it..i suppose it is hard if the elder sis is soo disclosed

but i dont have a sister..only a annoying little brother so cant say anymore loll
nice post x
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Posted: 15 years ago
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*Reserved*
Aisha xxx😉
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Posted: 15 years ago
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will reply to everyone personally after i get back.
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Posted: 15 years ago
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gr8 topic naima.. !!!

and I guess thats the answer to why we thought gunjan was being "selfish" as she was never ther for nups the way nups has always been ther.. but I guess ya, when thers an elder sister, usually ther is this inhibition or some sort of a sister rekha ( like laxman rekha 😆 ) that cant be crossed or something?..I dunno, coz I dont hav ne real elder sister..but I do hav cousins..tho i think the bond b/w cousins is very diff from tht b/w real ones...

I think it mainly depends on the age difference.. if thers a diff of like 4-5 yrs or more..the younger one generally feels odd or uncomfortable to confront her elder sister..coz maybe she thinks that the elder one is always right..she belives in her elder sister and has maybe always followed her footprints..so automatically she believs when her elder sister tries to hide something from her..

but maybe if theres a diff of 1-2 yrs..then I think the comfort zone is a lot bigger and ther shudnt be ne prob for the younger one to confront..

in case of nupur and gunjan, i believ that even tho the age diff is soo less, gunjan has always been taken care of by nupur..and its not like she is needed to.. she jus is! and since they come from a very conservative family, even the age diff of 1 yr that exists b/w them is a large one to them..she is elder to gunjan n thats it..ther are no special considerations.. hence she calls her "di" even tho its not really needed wit such a small age diff..maybe.. and jus like a younger sister is, and also being quite innocent, she has always blindly believed in her elder sister..hence maybe she never openly confronted her..not now, n not even when she and mayank had started dating..she isnt the type to do tht..

I think thats why its all the more diffcult for her esp to confront nupur..
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Posted: 15 years ago
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Yea, today I can't disagree.

I was actually very proud of Gunjan after I saw today's scene. =)
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Posted: 15 years ago
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Very interesting question! I remember when my elder sister would get upset over a fight with her boyfriend (now husband), I would find it tough to ask 'whats wrong?' and my tone would go down really low. She is like my 2nd mother so there is that sense of respect even though we're really close to each other. In a way, younger sisters may try to live in their own world thinking that there is nothing their older sister can't handle.

I'm really glad Gunjan said what quite a few members had complained about. She asked how she didn't see Nupur's sadness in front of her own happiness. She admitted it and I think that just goes to show that Gunjan takes Nupur for granted but not purposely.

Nupur knows how much her sadness affects Gunjan. Remember in the initial episodes when Nupur used to be angry/upset about Mayank, Gunjan would start crying and she had a tough time consoling her. Thats when Nupur had to change the subject because she couldn't see Gunjan become weak.

Gunjan= Nupur's weakness
Nupur=Gunjans strength

This is why their relationship is so special to me! There is something very real about it and there is an underlying dependance between them.
I want Nupur to cry on Gunjan's shoulders tomorrow! They better not cut their scene!
Edited by *Reemz* - 15 years ago
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Posted: 15 years ago
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Hey Naima.....first of all loved Gunjan today...Sanaya rocked........her expressions were awesome.....
Now your topic........Not very hard........me and my elder sister are 18 months apart.......I always knew if she was sad , happy, or frustated....she is some what like gunjan too.....and so did she.......even when we are miles apart........she could hear my voice and ask...what is wrong and I would tell her........And I could always tell if she is sad...she is very good at hiding her emotions but I could see it in her eyes........At times I would pester her to tell....at times only thing I had to do is sit by her lolly gagging and she would tell me everything.........we all pass some hardships in life and these are the relationships that will help us pass them.......
Gunjan's guilt was somewhat justified today because......it is not like she was very happy for long...it is only few days ago he found her happiness............what she said that struck me is How could I not see her pain........may because she was the sensitive one in the family and always understood others emotions supported them ............what was really good to see is the sisters despite all odds are always there for each other.......
AJ

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