Originally posted by Errantnomad
I completely endorse your thoughts on this. I wrote a ramkatha of the same in different words . But they were my first thoughts this morning but could not go on to making a post as the morning got a little busy more than usual. In this story so far, at two occasions I have felt this" something is not sitting right here" feeling. We all know that all characters are flawed and the daughter in law is not an eternal do gooder.This is as close to realistic practical portrayal that this story claims to be and it is most times that.
II is flawed, reckless and innocent but there's a sensitivity that coats her personality.
In not mentioning by way of a casual, hey dad, did chachu reach out to you, he was trying to ...when she returned home ,she transgressed the boundaries of recklessness with which the character has been crafted.Its not like she is completely in dark abt the situation. She got to know about the murkiness in the deal , in their previous nights conversation.
They go on to fight about playlists and songs before hitting the bed, wouldn't it have been normal for her to have atleast a casual mention of it to her husband at least.
There was another instance where I felt this recklessness that I could not identify with.This was when the newly married couple being holed inside a room for close to three days after their marraige . It was an over exaggerated, sensational twist bordering on spite, if I may say so.I could not identify that sensation that it hoped to create.The story sets a base for all the emotions that you start identifying urself with , but these two instances left me a little confused with my understanding of their characters. And I don't even need to know why... It's a story and it's how the author takes it but as a reader, it left me a little confused.
So this was the one that kicked it all off...i try not associating patterns to human behavior but sometimes somethings naturally strike odd to u and some don't...
I found II not telling a behavior that should be questionable wen it comes to Bhallas but can she do it... Ya happens, she is not that attached, she has not been given such family responsibilities... So can she forget, ppl forget but Ranjan shld be angry that she forgot...
The 3 days sex...i think now is nt the time fr me to speak on that.. But its perfectly ohk for u too say wat u felt, wld hv been better if ud said it back den...