Originally posted by: Roonil_Wazlib
I'm one that's firmly in the Single-Mauli camp.
I do not think Mauli has any romantic feelings for Ishaan whatsoever. She's known him for 3 years before Kunal came back into her life, and all of their ~romantic scenes seem just.. meh, with Ishaan spouting lovely-dovey lines and Mauli looking vaguely uncomfortable. There's definitely a whole lot of warmth there, respect, companionship, all those. I also think romantic chemistry is either there or it isn't, and MauHaan don't have it. They at least have a stronger basis for a relationship than kundini, I'll give them that. And the friendly chemistry they share is more than what SA and DD managed. Yup, I said what I said. Also, Ishaan seems more of an archetype than a fully fleshed-out character.
Coming to MauNal, I echo the sentiments of people here who said that Kunal not only broke Mauli's heart, he humiliated her over and over and exhibited a staggering amount of insensitivity toward someone he supposedly cared about. The only thing MauNal has going for it is the ShaDiti chemistry, which still feels natural.
Though I don't know what to think of it, with all the clues and symbolism, Sandhyaji's villainy, Kunal's unhappiness with MauHaan's engagement before the accident, Mauli's zombie-mode in the Khanna household, I'd say the writers are going with a MauNal ending. Of course, this could change anytime. I actually thought Mauli would start falling for Ishaan for real after the Mishti revelation, but nope, I was wrong.
Anyway, the point of my rambling was to state that if MauNal absolutely HAS to be the end, I'd rather they leave it open-ended, sort of a maybe-in-the-future ambiguous thing instead of a rushed epic love declaration. I'd love for Mauli(not Ishaan) to call off the wedding prep by telling Ishaan that he deserves someone who can love him back the way he loves. I'd love for Mishti to be understanding of the decision. I'd like for Mauli-Pari and Kunal-Mishti to start bonding, with Kunal saying he knows Mauli isn't sure about him at all, but he will wait as long as it takes. BAM-ending. No KKHH MauNal wedding ffs.