Originally posted by: ..SanzLicious..
I know I might be interrupting Suits and Harvey Specter discussion, you guys 😳- and forgive me for that - but I couldn't help but look at the original topic and offer my own personal view.
Let's start with ASR. He is a man who I have always been very hesitant in admiring as a character - And that's just my opinion. I adored Khushi in IPKKND and to be honest, sometimes I questioned her judgement in falling for a man like him. ASR's character is riddled with anger at his father as he had deep love for his mother - thus, he became emotionally void and lashed out at anyone trying to understand him. He refuses empathizing with anyone initially, refuses emotional connections initially to all but his Di (and Didi-Ki-Saut, as a note does piss me off to no extent 😆). And he obsesses over his Di. Let me tell you, I find familial relations to be REQUIRED for the man I love - but ASR takes it to a whole new level, bashing his love and abusing her constantly for the sake of his all-powerful Di.
I myself have a younger sister - and I love her beyond everything, and we share the closest bond on Earth - but in no way, shape, or form will I ever make my hubby tortured due to her and vice versa. You get me? There's a difference between real, faithful sibling love and ASR & Di's relationship.
Khushi had to suffer MOUNTAINS of abuse at his hands. Emotionally, verbally, physically, the guy did it all to her. Yes, he became all nice in the end, but I am a self-proclaimed feminist and while I found ArHi to be cute at times, I found this abusive behavior highly disturbing.
But that's just me. I am not at all a Khushi with that kind of toleration level for abuse and a heart of gold 😆 Some are indeed like Khushi and are willing to reform characters like ASR to love them and cherish them. And they are able to put up with a) his abuse, b) his temper, and somehow, are able to put up with the fact that their hubby will willingly abuse them emotionally at every turn to appease their sister. And those women are pure goddesses, sincerely, and that is why I have always adored Khushi and well, remain very critical of ASR.
Now to Asad. This man is a guy who I, well, have mixed opinions on for real-life. I am a extremely modern girl, and I absolutely do not like, like Zoya, to adhere to rules and regulations in dress, taste, or anything of the sort. I too am loud, crazy, and rather impulsive like Zoya. But she has the courage to stand up to Asad's taunts of untraditional behavior - and fight back at times - which Khushi never actually did, unfortunately, with ASR. A man like Asad will be harsh and unforgiving, but I can see that once he falls in love with you, you become his world, above everything. That kind of quality is rare in a man, and that's why I actually do admire him in that aspect.
However, the slap in February - hm. That is what puts me in a dilemma in fully liking his character and actions. The man has a temper, and did not judge or think before slapping Zoya. If I were Zoya, I would have packed my bags and left from there right away, as his apology was half-baked and yes, he meant it but it was wrong. He needed a better lesson for not understanding or respecting her and physically slapping her. However, let me tell you, after ASR, this man seems saint-like even with the slap 😆
A man like Asad, in essence, is a handful - Strict, orthodox thinking, lack of understanding initially, lack of TRUST (how many times has Zoya tried to tell him & he never believed her?), lack of flexibility,
and lack of perception, as he is able to be led by his siblings and his stepfamily all too soon to ridiculously give up his love and make himself look weak - which he always does.
And I say it again - It takes a woman like Zoya, like it took Khushi for Arnav, to reform this man to progressive values and make him more tough and perceptive.
I guess in the end what I'm trying to say is that both men are highly flawed - but women like Zoya are far more common than submissive girls like Khushi in this world. And there are more Asads than Arnavs - my own father is a bit of an Asad.
A real-life Arnav, I am actually debating this, may be considered a abuser in certain dictionaries. A real-life Asad is troublesome, but not eerie.
Ah well. I guess there's a reason I don't watch DDEJ though there is much hype and have only stuck to QH - I too can never get these abusive men on TV.