Originally posted by: Japonica
I have always been impressed by Khushi's impeccable logic, in fact the story is about her discovering reason and logic in the face of all the suffering ASR put her through ( so much so i have wanted to suggest that the title f this story be changed to Khushi's logic or Close encounters with logic of the Khushi kind) .
Khushi is an enormous person in her dignity and humility, but for the first time in this story I feel Khushi is beginning to stray towards the moral high ground basing her logic on a few simplistic assumptions in the last question that she posed to ASR.
The first being that men only play around with women while women invest all their emotional energies into a relationship. While ASR is undoubtedly an arrogant swine to towards the whole world including the women, one could never accuse him of being dishonest, one can assume he never promised the women love. So to hold him entirely responsible for their anger smacks of a naivety that will only cause her pain. If she wanted to be fair she should ask the women why they were angry, if they were in love with him, if he had deceived them in any way. She has no claim over his past.
Secondly by assuming that Lisa and La's anger stems from the fact that they loved ASR who rejected by ASR, is not fair. They could be angry for any number of reasons- ego, losing the chance of having a share of ASR's wealth, love, anything. Even assuming they loved ASR, they cannot force him to love them back. Maybe they are not angry with him at all, sheis the one who makes them feel lesser than themselves?
Also it denies women of agency, one which has fiercely demanded for her herself through her logic and actions. These women may have got into a relationship with him for reasons other than love.
In her innocence, she has not realised that she has now put ASR in a position where he will feels lesser than her,. A feeling, which even if he sets aside, will surface in those very difficult moments that she is anticipating.
Her insecurities are genuine and very understandable, this unfortunately was not the way to go about it. But then this is her process of learning about life and relationships, so this conversation is a critical one, just wish she not strayed in the direction she has. What does she want him to say? Her last comments almost border on patronising.
Her intentions are true and genuine, just as her love for him and she will stand up for him and their relationship. She needs to acknowledge and respect the fact that he too will. As maverickmartin says in her post - trust is the key to it all.
What you have said is very true.
Judging Lisa and Lavanya from her yardstick is against the grain.
What she'll feel if dealt with the same blow will never be the same because they come from that section of the society where it was nothing for them. In fact it was just a fling and they never had deep rooted feelings. They had feelings but what they got was just a scratch and never a wound when rejected.
For Lisa it was her pride that was shattered.
So Khushi equating herself with them is literally demeaning her love as well as Arnav's.
The question is had he ever even thought of changing for those other women? Never. They had to fall in line with him. If either party had loved truly they would have adjusted. This moral high ground is not really the path she should take.
You know, Khushi knew he had girlfriends though may not know exactly what it meant, but she had seen Arnav and Lavanya together and definitely she would have an inkling if not the whole picture.
If it was so then why did she try to change him?
Was it a part of social service?
Isn't she putting him through the same grill that he had put her through even though his intentions are pure now?
She keeps saying about trust.
What about the trust he placed on her?
When he said they meant nothing thats it. It meant nothing.
Is she going to keep on saying that he played with their feelings? If so they have to stand for themselves not she. When they are least bothered why should she take it on him?
Even the bitter facts does play a role later as you put it in him feeling insecure.
Taking for granted that he heeds her advice once again and what does it mean? He should marry Lavanya or Lisa?
I don't think so.
Edited by rulama - 11 years ago
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