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I initially thought the reason why he stopped Laila from disclosing her status in his life as his pillow friend was because he wanted to spare her the ignominy of being a man's mistress. But he really made me mad at him when he asked her to behave in front of a lady. This just emphasized the man's double standards. He had no compunction in being in a physical relationship with a woman, slaking his physical needs with this woman but he suddenly remembers propriety in front of a woman who is "chaste".
I am not blaming Rudra . For men do have double standards when it comes to women. He must have chaste woman to get married to and a woman for sowing his wild oats before he settles down. Sometimes even after marriage. These two women must never meet or come face to face even if they are aware of each other's existence.
Whatever Laila might be, she was not a prostitute. She was a normal young girl with dreams of happily ever after with a man who loved and respected her. In spite of all the protestations, Rudra did give her enough ammunition to fall in love with him.
And just because she slept with him doesn't mean she is a "bad" woman. Why do we have to make a vamp out of a woman who had slept with a man before marriage? And why do we need to elevate another because she had been chaste?
If Rudra knew what he was doing with Laila is unacceptable in any "respectable" society, he shouldn't have started it and if he had started it, I wish he was man enough to stand up and accept it.
I didn't like Rudra's treatment of the "Other Woman". She was the only woman in his life before "The other woman" made an appearance in his life and now it is only fair he gives Laila the closure and the respect she deserves for being in a relationship even if it was a physical one for eight years. You can't commit to her legally but at least give her some respect for putting up with you for eight long years. Show her the respect she deserves and don't taint her as a "bad" woman because she slaked your physical needs because before she submitted herself to you, she was definitely as chaste and pure as any other woman. She was as much a lady as any other woman , including Paro, even if she was a dancer.
Don't judge a woman by her chastity and definitely not by her profession. Her profession doesn't make her an "easy" target. It doesn't mean she's easy. It definitely doesn't mean she is available. A woman deserves respect. Society, circumstances often drive women to fall from the pedestal, deviate from the accepted roles conferred on women.
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