But we all forgot to answer one question WHO IS THIS RIDDHIMA????
Riddhima Gupta is Shashank Gupta's daughter and she did everything that she needed to do (read compromise on a marriage ) to live up that identity. She did her part to ensure that her father's reputation is not spoilt and that she could live up to his expectations.
Riddhima Modi is Siddhant Modi's wife. Since the time she got married she has been doing everything in her power to live up this new name, title or identity that she has now been given. She has accepted this new identity as her reality and fate and has decided to stick by it.
But.........
Riddhima the person minus the surname HAS and ALWAYS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY ONLY ONE PERSON AND THAT IS ARMAAN. Riddhima's individual identity and personality is Armaan. The true Riddhima has opened up to only Armaan. To Shashank n Padma she was the dutiful daughter, to Anji the obedient little sister and now to Sid the dutiful wife but to Armaan she was Riddhima the innocent, cute, naughty, ambitious, short tempered, loving, caring, intelligent girl who gave herself away completely in the Love of this one man.
Armaan is the only one who has brought out the real Riddhima. She has barred her real self only to him. Even Shashank n Anji were not privy to the side of her that Armaan brought out. Riddhima I can always imagine as being the straight "A" student who never got punished n always listened to her dad n sis. But we got to see that naughty side of her when she played pranks on Armaan n the rebellious side of her when she stood up against her dad n sis for Armaan.
We all do this. We never bare our souls out to everyone. Most of us will have one personality which is our real personality (our dreams, wishes, desires etc) and one which we project as being our personality to others (this is not a bad thing. not like good n evil just a subtle difference). We bare our real self to very few people in our lifetime, for some it maybe your parents or siblings, for some it maybe ur best friend, for some ur lover, husband/wife etc.
For Riddhima that person IS ARMAAN. No one knows her like Armaan does. Thats why NO ONE can make her happier than Armaan. Without Armaan Riddhima is not Riddhima she is either a Gupta or Modi but the real Riddhima is lost.
When Sid says that he "loves Riddhima" I don understand how that can be possible when he does not even know her. Sid HAS NEVER MET THE REAL RIDDHIMA. He has met Gupta n Modi but not her. Since the time Armaan left her she HAS NEVER BEEN HERSELF. She has completely changed her personality n the real her is lost somewhere. Its not Sid's fault that he has not met her. How can he be in love with someone he does not even know????
For the sake of everyone's happiness the real Riddhima needs to come out. We need the real Riddhima back. The only person who can get her back is Armaan.
Thats why we need AR to be together. Because not only do they complete each other but they make each other what they are. Their identity is shaped by the other.
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