Both needed to make up the coin.
Aditya and Priya.
Two individuals in a love story but two individuals nonetheless.
Each with their own needs and fears, in spite of their love for each other. She expected the world of him without noticing his insecurities and he expected the world of his dad without noticing his shortcomings. She was driven and he was conflicted. Her truth would set her free but trap him in his own hell for ever.
CVs:
Not sure if you do visit. I heard that you do.
So hoping you do and that you read this note of appreciation and a brief request.
You have done a wonderful job with the pace, the plot, and the characters. You showed us a woman's strength in an ordinary and acceptable way without theatrics. I hope you do continue but there is one request.
Do not let strong women be shown at the cost of good men.
Brahma's destruction, his imprisonment, his abandonment and Devyani's vindication were right and needed
Rishab's death and Uttara's freedom from abuse and manipulation were right and needed.
But showing Aditya's self-destruction for Priya's closure from her past may not be right.
Let her lash out, it is her cure and her right but
Let her understand and forgive, it is his cure and his right (for saving her from herself when she was broken)
His united family was his security blanket just like he was hers.
When he was thrown in jail, her security blanket was threatened and she did whatever she could to preserve it including abandoning her principled fight and her need for closure at the feet of her abuser.
How could we not understand when he fought to preserve his?
She saw a villain she wanted to save him from, he saw a father who had cherished him, guided him, and nurtured him who he did not want to be saved from.
Was it right to expect him to abandon (without proof) the faith held for 22 years for a love nurtured for 18 months? Would she? Would we?
Her disappointment in his distrust is understandable just like his distrust of her unsupported accusations was understandable.
How can we expect a strong but young oak battered by the storm to protect the newly built nest on his branch when his roots are in danger of upheaval?
Aditya is special because he loves and trusts those he loves unequivocally. We loved it when he trusted her without proof when the world was turned against her because he loved her. Should he be punished horribly for trusting his father (with no contrary evidence available other than the word his mother and his wife on the other side of a divorce battle) because he loved his father.
Aditya has always taken the side of the person he felt was the underdog. Did he act so differently when he saw that his father was seemingly the underdog in a divorce initiated by his mom with the full support of every other family member in the house? Can he blamed for the fact that his mom shielded him from the truth about his father all his life and then expected him to accept it in an instant at her discretion? Was he wrong or was he conflicted?
Can we expect strength and conviction from a man whose faith in himself and his foundations is trampled by his own ravaged soul in turmoil? Can we expect him to cherish the light when he himself was engulfed in a deep darkness?
He was fighting a battle for Priya with an outside faceless intruder. Can we begrudge him the whiplash he suffered on being blindsided when the face was revealed as his father's? It was like asking someone to choose between his right arm and his left. In a way, both of victims and pawns of the same mater manipulator
You did not make Aditya the Hero, you made Aditya the Man. A man who at his core is loving, thoughtful, helpful, honourable, mischievous, confident, charming, and adorable. Considering his patriachial environment, he is not egotistic or chavinistic just overtly protective. He made a commitment and was ready to walk out on the father he loved for her. These and all these things are the essence of Aditya. This realism made him Priya's hero.
The separation was needed. When the foundations of your home are torn by a strong earthquake, you need to move out so you can reinforce the foundations and rebuild your home. But you don't abandon the home built out of love for fear of the next quake especially when you know that quake was off season.
Strong women should not come at the cost of good men.
Let him make peace with himself. Give him a pillar to lean on. Be it his mom, his masi or his new mentor Roshni Devi. He needs a woman he loves and respects to show confidence in him again and to overcome his fear of himself and the reality that no matter what he does he does not have the luxury and the privilege of giving up the Jhakar name like his wife can.
Let her heal then let her understand and forgive him. Let her know that he is still the pillar she can lean on when she chooses to.
Show us a strong, confident, perseverant young man again, for Priya and himself.
Don't let Aditya break himself to be worthy of Priya and don't let Priya break herself to accept and trust Aditya again. Keep them two individuals – strong, distinct and compatible so that they can remain imprinted in harmony on this cherished love coin.
I am not sure which way you are headed over the next few weeks but might I suggest a brief detour?
Hope
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