I guess my biggest disappointment with Ahem is his lack of husbanding skills. The man is too much a father and too little a husband these days for me not to be critical
Unfortunately some men who have an arranged marriage can never force themselves to become loving husbands... this marriage was forced upon Ahem and he has never really loved Gopi - maybe he was sorry for her sometimes, but I wouldn't call this love. They only slept together once when they were drunk (hence Meera) and that's it. There is no love, no attachment, no devotion between them. Just a duty, an obligation. Ahem is a very cold person - he just wants peace at home, so that he can rest after work. He does not care too much about other people except of his Mom. I think this marriage actually killed Ahem and he must feel quite unhappy and suffocated. He maybe only found some consolation in Meera. What kind of attachment can be between Ahem and Gopi if they don't have anything to talk about other than family matters? There is a real intellectual gap between these too, and you really need something more to create a real loving relationship. So in a way I am really sorry for Ahem - he must be really unhappy and a prisoner in his own house, in his own life. A prisoner of social norms who has never been allowed to pursue his dreams and choose his own bride to love.