Simi had already told Abhi that the society she lives in will not accept any relationship by the word of friendship and hence she declined his offer to be her friend for life. Abhi still has the same mentality about friends in general as can be seen the way he treated and behaved with his friend Anu earlier.
Today working men and women share a simple relationship unless there is a deliberate attempt to complicate life. In fact the 8-10 hours that men and women spend with each other rather than their respective spouses, a certain level of understanding sets in. Women get dropped by their male colleagues, share an umbrella in emergency, and even get help in the form a helping hand while boarding buses or while sitting close to each other in a share autorickshaw which is quite common in the metropolis. When such things happen among people who are not that well known or may even be perfect strangers, the relationships within the family are also going in for a change.
Understandable that tickling your SIL may be an exaggerated version of the show, the fight, chase and even a friendly pat or hit is commonplace in all the metros (Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai) that I have seen. The topics of discussion between friends and even among male cousins or among the opposite gender in the group of "in-laws" are quite open these days. My mother may find it strange that I can discuss a topic on rape, sex or abortion with a male friend of mine but she is the one who will call up my friend and request him to drop me back home whenever I am getting late from work in spite of knowing that neighbors will talk sarcastically that she never has to worry and her daughter will be safe back home because I have very "nice" male friends. But thankfully we have learnt to brush aside such loose talk. Otherwise we get caught and ruin our peace of mind.
Its all in the thinking and the trust one's own people will have in us and hence move forward in acknowledging the fact that times have changed.
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