Why is it love?

We all agree that there is now a 'new' degree of comfort,
understanding and respect between Kastur & Mohan. While the CVs have not shed any light on how this change
occurred, the last two episodes have given us numerous indications of this
phase in their relationship. Based on what has been shown, there are a handful of us
on the forum who think Mohan has actually fallen in love with Kastur. 'How
is that possible?' and 'No, it is still friendship' is a
counter question & comment I have read in many threads. In fact, prior to the mini-leap in the
show, I myself had said in one of the threads that it will be a long time
before Mohan even comes to an 'I think I love you' (quoting Soaps here😊) point. So what has changed now?

I was going to post a long thread about stages of love, and
why Mohan seems to have moved on from friendship to something deeper…I nixed it
because I didn't want a snooze fest; instead I'll just give two poignant examples
from the show to illustrate how his feelings have evolved:

A tale of two thank yous: Mohan has shown his gratitude to Kastur numerous times On
the November 30^th episode, he expressed a very warm, and sincere
thank you to his wife for her help at the site…the kind you would say to a
friend; I still thought this had a very affectionate quality to it we had not
seen before, but it was more 'friendly' than anything else…On December 1^st
came another thank you…a 'thanks'… one with a je ne sais quoi quality to it . Mohan caught Kastur in a private moment to specifically say
'thanks' to her when everyone else had left the room…he lingered for a few
moments after he said it…the smile on his face was shy, but with a hint of
flirtation, of intimacy; his eyes hovered on her…what was that?

Okay, moving on to exhibit number two:

Playing the defender: You guys may remember when Mohan told Kastur he knew his
mother disliked her & that if his mother found fault with her, it was his
mother's problem, & not Kastur's.
On the basis of that statement, he did not feel the need to defend Kastur's
feelings to Saroj or get upset at his mother for destroying his wife's rangoli.
In his mind, it was Kastur's issue and she
would have to deal with it the way she thought fit. Why then did
Mohan feel compelled to stand up for Kastur when it came to his mother taunting
her about her injury?
Kastur's feelings would be hurt in both instances, right? Why did it matter more now? Moreover, in
the last scene in the December 1 episode, he wanted Saroj to understand that Kastur
respected her as much as he
did…why? What did that
matter? Particular when he knew his even talking about Kastur would fall on
deaf ears?

The examples I have chosen to illustrate show two sides of
the same coin: love. The first example shows the physical change in Mohan's emotions: he is slowly but surely outwardly expressing how he feels towards Kastur. The second example is more important in my opinion because it shows the sea change in the emotional quotient.
Now, it is no longer about understanding Kastur: he respects her, her intentions, her good will. He sees her as an ally, a friend, a
partner, a confidante and there is pride in his eyes for her--all things that
are part and parcel of a 'close' friendship. [I]But
the fact that he is involving himself between his wife & mother speaks
volumes. If he didn't have
feelings for Kastur, why defend her to Saroj of all people, and why now?

Mohan shows true love as only he can-- It is subtle in its depiction,
but it is obvious in its intention… & that is precisely why I believe he is already in love with Kastur...

Would love 😆to hear your thoughts…I am sure there are a lot of naysayers to this post!!!😉😃

Originally posted by: sam123_0

Ok havent read the loonngg posts yet😳Busy right now... will get back to this topic later... but I just saw something which was credited to me so wanted to pointed out that "I think I love you" credit goes to Nads not me 😆

Originally posted by: Nandalala

Yep he did defend her before the rangoli incident. And hits justification for not supporting her during the. rangoli incident was that she would have to learn to handle his mother...Taking it one more instance further, true to his word, he did not defend her after his night out drinking...he let her take the blame...So why now? So what if she was injured? The net toll on Kastur's emotions would be the same in all instances, right?


And I agree that the process of falling in love will continue and grow in its scope & magnitude...but at least it's begun...

Originally posted by: Nandalala

We all agree that there is now a 'new' degree of comfort,
understanding and respect between Kastur & Mohan. While the CVs have not shed any light on how this change
occurred, the last two episodes have given us numerous indications of this
phase in their relationship. Based on what has been shown, there are a handful of us
on the forum who think Mohan has actually fallen in love with Kastur. 'How
is that possible?' and 'No, it is still friendship' is a
counter question & comment I have read in many threads. In fact, prior to the mini-leap in the
show, I myself had said in one of the threads that it will be a long time
before Mohan even comes to an 'I think I love you' (quoting Soaps here😊) point. So what has changed now?

I was going to post a long thread about stages of love, and
why Mohan seems to have moved on from friendship to something deeper'I nixed it
because I didn't want a snooze fest; instead I'll just give two poignant examples
from the show to illustrate how his feelings have evolved:

A tale of two thank yous: Mohan has shown his gratitude to Kastur numerous times On
the November 30^th episode, he expressed a very warm, and sincere
thank you to his wife for her help at the site'the kind you would say to a
friend; I still thought this had a very affectionate quality to it we had not
seen before, but it was more 'friendly' than anything else'On December 1^st
came another thank you'a 'thanks'' one with a je ne sais quoi quality to it . Mohan caught Kastur in a private moment to specifically say
'thanks' to her when everyone else had left the room'he lingered for a few
moments after he said it'the smile on his face was shy, but with a hint of
flirtation, of intimacy; his eyes hovered on her'what was that?

Okay, moving on to exhibit number two:

Playing the defender: You guys may remember when Mohan told Kastur he knew his
mother disliked her & that if his mother found fault with her, it was his
mother's problem, & not Kastur's.
On the basis of that statement, he did not feel the need to defend Kastur's
feelings to Saroj or get upset at his mother for destroying his wife's rangoli.
In his mind, it was Kastur's issue and she
would have to deal with it the way she thought fit. Why then did
Mohan feel compelled to stand up for Kastur when it came to his mother taunting
her about her injury?
Kastur's feelings would be hurt in both instances, right? Why did it matter more now? Moreover, in
the last scene in the December 1 episode, he wanted Saroj to understand that Kastur
respected her as much as he
did'why? What did that
matter? Particular when he knew his even talking about Kastur would fall on
deaf ears?

The examples I have chosen to illustrate show two sides of
the same coin: love. The first example shows the physical change in Mohan's emotions: he
is slowly but surely outwardly expressing how he feels towards Kastur. The second example is more important in
my opinion because it shows the sea change in the emotional quotient.
Now, it is no longer about understanding
Kastur: he respects her, her intentions, her good will. He sees her as an ally, a friend, a
partner, a confidante and there is pride in his eyes for her--all things that
are part and parcel of a 'close' friendship. But
the fact that he is involving himself between his wife & mother speaks
volumes. If he didn't have
feelings for Kastur, why defend her to Saroj of all people, and why now?

Mohan shows true love as only he can-- Itis subtle in its depiction,
but it is obvious in its intention' & that is precisely why I
believe he is already in love with Kastur...

Would love 😆to hear
your thoughts'I am sure there are a lot of naysayers to this post!!!😉😃