Originally posted by: incandescent
<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#666666">He did say it during the haldi confrontation to Laila that he considered her to be a friend. So he did have some feelings for her, even if it wasn't romantic.</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#666666">But the issue is that he didn't explain that bit too Paro. Paro insisted that Laila should stay in their house and his family agreed, but it wasn't wise on his part to give in. It was obvious that he didn't trust her around Paro, he knew she was dangerous...and yet he left Paro unprotected.</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#666666">Maybe he was unable to say it before his confession about the fling to Paro...but he should have said it afterwards. Explain why he thin
ks Laila is bad. What her true intentions are.</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#666666">We can assume that it's the haldi incident that made him realize Laila's true colors. But it's not explained by the cvs. Therefore, we are left to wonder and make our own assumptions.</font>
But Paro saw Laila trying to attack her, it was not as if she was unconscious or anything.So there is nothing left for Rudra to explain to her that she already does not know.Laila tried her apology drama when she returned and Paro being Paro...took things at face value.And Rudra relented only because Paro said that she wont ever be able to forgive him if Laila leaves.May be he should have been more careful and thought 'what if she tries to harm Paro again' but he overall always was skeptical.
There are some assumptions here but I do not think Rudra has given any reason to term him as some sought of hypocrite or sexist who would indulge in all sexual activities he wants but think of those women as bad or characterless...there is only that maryada dialogue which was unnecessary or could have been worded better.But nothing was ever said directly