Marriage valid or not? - Page 2

Janhvi,

I wish I had seen this before I responded as above. It would have saved me all that typing!

Shyamala

Originally posted by: soapwatcher1

Kalapi and Bee, I think there is no question about the marriage being valid.

If Arjun knew he was marrying Ovi and there was no deceit involved, then he is securely tied to be delivered to Ovi Ma'am, gift wrapping with bows and all from one sister to another with love!

Originally posted by: sashashyam

Mannisha,

But how do you conclude that he was duped? He is looking at the girl when the cloth is lowered. He is looking at her when they exchange the jayamalas. She does not have any ghunghat veiling her face.So he can clearly see WHO she is before he proceeds with the other rites.

After all this, knowing full well who she is, he goes thru the saptapadi, which is really the core rite, apart from the mangalsutra, and applies the sindoor in her hair. So where is the duping?

All this undoubtedly very interesting discussion on this thread - about the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act and the need for explicit consent, or not, for a valid Hindu marriage - is informative but not relevant at all here. Arjun knew full well what he was doing, so there is no duping or fraud perpetrated on him.

If there had been a fraud, he could have got a divorce very easily, even though the marriage itself would have been legal under the Hindu Marriage Act. But there is no fraud.

WHY he did it is something else. Please see my separate post on this new promo.

You know, if one considers the possibility, albeit a faint one, that the bride is still Purvi, there are 2 points that are difficult to explain.

1) Why is Arjun looking so morose and withdrawn? The only explanation - other than the obvious one that he has been shanghaied by Purvi into this marriage with Ovi - is that there has been a very major falling out between Arjun and Purvi which has soured his whole attitude to the marriage with her. I cannot think of any cause for such a devastating quarrel.

2) If the bride is Purvi, why does Manav look so shocked?

It thus seems, on the balance, that the bride IS Ovi, and it is clear that Arjun knew of this beforehand.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: soapwatcher1

Kalapi and Bee, I think there is no question about the marriage being valid.

If Arjun knew he was marrying Ovi and there was no deceit involved, then he is securely tied to be delivered to Ovi Ma'am, gift wrapping with bows and all from one sister to another with love!

Originally posted by: mannisha

We don't need to accept anything! As viewers,we can vote with our feet!

the thing is..we can do nothing on what have been decided by ekta and the CVs.
whatever they show to us..we must accept..whether we like it or not..because we are the viewers. we can do nothing about it..they are in control of the show.
if you can't accept it..that's your problem.

Dear Mannisha,

You are quite right, you have covered all your bases neatly! Sorry I missed the qualifier.

However, by now, I am beginning to feel that I do not care whether Arjun married Purvi, or Ovi, or both.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: mannisha

I have just seen the promo and read your thread about the promo, and yes I agree it looks as if Arjun knows who he is marrying, which is why I stated the marriage would be void IF Arjun was duped.

Originally posted by: sipokobusak

the thing is..we can do nothing on what have been decided by ekta and the CVs.
whatever they show to us..we must accept..whether we like it or not..because we are the viewers. we can do nothing about it..they are in control of the show.
if you can't accept it..that's your problem.

"if you can't accept it..that's your problem" - Why the attitude? I was merely pointing out as viewers we retain control over a show and can stop watching it! If you can't understand a simple concept such as then, that is YOUR problem!