Like mentioned before SC wellwisher, I agree with a lot of what you say, especially in regards to TRP aunties and the butchering of characters and taking viewers for granted. I will say this with the utmost confidence though, the show will not survive or have a long term future 1. If Kumud consummates her wedding and 2. If Saras winds up with someone else.
There should be no rush to have any romance right now anyways, both characters are so fundamentally screwed up with so many issues they both need to work on themselves; romance should be the last thing on their minds! I want them to go on their own separate tracks and grow and learn about themselves in order to become stronger and wiser and then revisit their romance because at the end of the day, when Samud was clicking, they were beautiful together.
Its almost more romantic I say to actually have a very small quick track between the two where they profess they love each other despite the hurt, they always will love each other but right now the circumstances and life isn't right. If its meant to be, it will be. Kumud can pull what Paro had in Devdas, tell Pramad that this will be a marriage in name only, she knows about him and Kalika and to protect both their families honor, she won't divorce him but neither does he have any husbandly rights over her.
Better to separate now and focus on what needs to be done to get their lives on track. That way it allows the viewers to have hope that they will eventually reunite and the CV's can use their creativity to arrange situations where they do bump into each other, show flashbacks, show them looking at the moon and thinking of each other etc.
You know how I am performing my own revolt SC Wellwisher? I actually haven't watched any episode in the last month or so on TV, I use the internet to watch it so the show receives no TRP's from me or support that way. I am waiting to see how the track shapes up and will then go back to watching it on TV. The show has taken us for granted, the core fans and we have been there from day one, but when we are finally fed up and don't want to watch it, the effect will be felt more and more. The TRP aunties can't provide enough TRP's for the show to continue without us and once the show dips, it will have to change or go under. I can't believe I am saying this but if this is the way the show continues, then I would rather see it go under and this is coming from a insanely loyal fan!