Originally posted by: Mages
i agree yaar...but seriously i got tired of this show.....whenever i want to see a YuVi scenes all gets ruined....now i don't know whether its going to happen for now or not but now i am rooting for Rajbir-Bharti jodi...i don't know why i feel they have a good chemistry if shown.....
as you say about forced marriage i agree to one extend but still when such marriages happen we still bound to the duties and slowly gradually we fall in love with our husband or wife....well it did happen with my parents thats why my mom-dad marriage was a forced one...my mom was in love with someone but her elder bro did not like love so made her married to my father and slowly they understand each other and became friends and slowly fall in love but now my dad passed away few years back....my mom told me about this....sometimes marriages which are forced too have love coming on their way slowly....thats why i am not against forced marriage because it happen with my own parents.....
I understand that sometimes forced marriages do work, as you just gave the example of your parents. But what about the countless marriages that don't? By simply saying that you are 'bound to the duties and will gradually fall in love,' we are promoting the IDEA of a forced marriage. We are basically saying that it is okay to take another person's right to choose their own life partner just because WE KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM. Seriously, we don't know what's best for them. Because how can we? We're human just like that person. So, unless we have some divine power in which we see the future and we see that girl/boy happy with our choice of spouse, how can we really be sure? On the flip side, someone may argue...well, how can we be sure that our child's choice is right? We don't. But, that's the point. In either case, you can never know 100% whether the choice is a good one. That's with any choice we make in life. If this is the case, then why not let that individual decide for themselves? At least if as parents we allow that, we are giving that person her/his right to exercise free will. So, they never wonder what if?
The situation between Yug-Vrinda-RB is complicated for a variety of reasons...this is how I saw the episode:
Yug: He is the guy who was convinced by Vrinda to wait for her. If she had told him on that day that she was bound by the duties of this marriage and she couldn't run away with him now or ever (in fact), he would have been crushed, but at least he would know that everything is final and would have moved on. Instead, she gave him this false hope that in 6 months time she will come back to him. Secondly, he was also the guy who was skeptical of RB, but again, Vrinda convinced him of RB's goodness and that he has promised to return her to him. Despite his instincts, YUG CHOSE TO HAVE FAITH IN RB because Vrinda had faith in him. That is blind faith on Yug's part.
Now, imagine his shock...when he hear's RB's confession. Put yourself in his shoes. Here you are living each day with the hope that one day you will get your love, only to have the person who was going to reunite you profess his love for your girl. I still say Yug's girl here because in everyway, Vrinda is still his. Sure, she has performed those marriage ceremonies, but she has not made that emotional or physical connection with RB that is present between a husband and a wife. They are "friends" at best. Anyhow, back to the topic at hand...It is a crushing blow to Yug's faith in RB (who even he was starting to think of as really nice person). What does that lead him? It leads Yug to anger....anger and FEAR. Mostly, fear because he is scared out of his wits over the possibility that RB may not return Vrinda to him. Fate his already dealt him a hard blow in the past (with Vrinda's forced marriage and him not making it on time), such that, Yug no longer believes in testing destiny. His faith in RB (who is the second person he has trusted to reunite them) is completely shattered. In this lingering fear is also fear that Vrinda may actually choose RB over him. On some level, Yug realizes the importance of family to Vrinda and he is probably scared that if not by love, Vrinda may decide to stay attached to RB out of responsibility. Then what? What will happen to him? How is he supposed to take that 6 months hope he had and let it go again? When you give someone hope and take that away from them, it is a far more crushing blow then if that hope was never presented in the first place. It kills you because you hold onto that hope like a lifeline, thinking that everything will be okay...but in the next moment, you're back to square one.
I also want to point out that Yug is not wrong here to desire another man's wife. The reason for this is because Yug himself had been willing to step out of the way at the beginning. He just wanted to talk to Vrinda to see that she was happy in her marriage, and if he found that, he would gladly not interfere in her life. However, she told him instead that she is planning to leave RB and to wait. So, how is Yug going after another man's wife (when she herself promotes that) wrong? He still doesn't see Vrinda as RB's wife but his own love....because this marriage was forced and not consensual.
RB: I will admit that I did feel sorry for him in this episode. He did not deserve to be subjected to such misfortune. On the other hand, we create our own destiny. True, he got stuck in this loveless marriage but once RB found out the truth...he had the FREE WILL to make a choice. To make her stay or to let her go. He chose to ask her to stay for the sake of his ammu (who btw, seems to be running around the household,....enjoying the wedding festivities....laughing and joking around with Preeto....yet, she has cancer and is dying?😆😕😲...totally don't buy that...stupid creatives...never make it realistic). Now, I realize that he did not want to hurt Ammu by showing that her grandson just got married and already has a failed marriage on his hands. But, he should have realized that he is only prolonging his suffering. Let's give him a benefit of a doubt and say that it was all for his AMMU. Okay, then I ask you this...why was he dreaming of a life with Vrinda (2 kids) the very next day? She just told him that she's in love with someone else and he just promised that he will let her go...yet, he's dreaming that she WILL STAY WITH HIM. 😕
In this way, if RB fell in love with Vrinda it is his own fault...he knew what she felt...yet he CHOSE to fall in love with her despite that. That was him exercising his FREE WILL.
Yet, why should Yug and Vrinda have to suffer for RB's Free Will? Why should RB get the right to win over the wants/desires of Yug? Simply because he is the husband? RB should have realized that he had to maintain a purely 'friendship' sort of relationship with Vrinda because that is what she wants and that is what he promised her. Here, he is saying that I will not back out of my promise but that is exactly what he is doing. The only difference is that instead of backing out himself, he is forcing Yug and Vrinda's hand by using emotional blackmail. He is trying to get them to back out of this deal.....how is that right too?
The one thing I hate about RB is that he is not keeping his word. As I see it, if you give your word to someone...you should honor that, no matter what. Don't bring your feelings or emotions into it...just honor it. If you have no wish to honor something, don't give your word. Be careful with what you promise because it is binding. In the olden days, before we had these laws and legal formalities, a person's word was like a seal. You were bound to it...couldn't back out no matter what. That was how business was conducted. But in today's world, the idea of a promise has somehow diminished. People have this idea that if you make a promise to someone else, its okay if you go back on it....given that you have a GOOD reason (in this case, RB being her husband and in love with her). HECK NO! A promise is a promise and you should always honor that. I say this not because I am a yuvi fan, but because this is what I believe in real life. I am careful in what I promise but when I do...I honor it no matter what. And that is what should be shown in this show.
Vrinda: Now, we may say that she is to blame for all of this but let's get serious. In our culture, how many girls actually have the freedom and the courage to stand up to their parents and say 'NO I Won't marry the guy you chose for me?" Hell, this idea is not even promoted. You have to only look at the shows on t.v. (these dramas) to see how backwards they are...they are all promoting the idea that women should be submissive and follow "traditions" even if they are forced into them. She could not have said no to this marriage. Remember, how BEBE blackmailed her...saying that you should bring us some poison if you want to show your in-laws that you are unhappy with this marriage (the day her in-laws came to bring their presents for her before the marriage). Now, as for telling RB....exactly, when was she supposed to do that? Her family was always around her...24/7...and RB didn't come back to her house after the engagement ceremony...and Vrinda was married off in 2 days time! That does not give a lot of time 2 track down a bridesgroom who isn't even in the same village as you.😕 So, the only time she could tell him anything was when she did...and it was not wrong. She told them on their first night together....before that emotional or physical attachment. They could have easily gotten the marriage annulled at that point...but again, RB asked her to stay. She tried to leave the next day...but RB's family dragged her back....which again, I blame RB because he is FORCING her to stay with him. She told him in that letter that she thought about it and although, she feels really bad for him, she can't. Here, Vrinda was being honest with RB. But he acted selfishly. He simply stood by and allowed his family to retrieve her, when she had no desire to return. He allowed other people to indirectly exercise his RIGHTS AS A HUSBAND. So, in this way, he has already backed out of his promise...just like he INDIRECTLY forced her before....he is INDIRECTLY forcing Vrinda again to accept him. She was only helping him out like a good human being, but he is taking advantage of her sympathy for him.
Now, where she is wrong: Vrinda's attachment to RB is wrong. She should realize that she has chosen Yug over RB and she should stick to that. The more involved she get's in RB's life, the harder it will be for her to distangle herself from that responsibilty. She should realize that and maintain a distant, yet respectful relationship with RB and his family. Not what she is maintaining at the moment.
She is also wrong in that she DID NOT question RB at this point. I seriously thought she was going to slap RB in today's episode because of what he said. She didn't. By not speaking up here and making her intentions once again clear to RB, she is only allowing this situation to continue. She also should have talked to Yug, who was standing outside their room. By simply letting him leave without a word, she is allowing Yug to question her faithfulness towards him.
Vrinda is at fault here due to her inability to act. She can control this situation but she is too confused at the moment to do anything...or maybe, she is the sort of an individual who simply doesn't want to make decisions...who rather have someone else make them for her.
A last point I want to make Mages is that there is no way that yuvi will ever marry with the happiness and good wishes of everyone. No matter what...someone will get hurt. RB will not give his well wishes to yuvi and allow them to marry...the only way yuvi are going to marry is if RB is taken out of the picture (i.e. killed off) or Vrinda makes the decision to leave him.
In the end, I think RB is to blame for his feelings...let's not make him the victim here. He was a victim in that he got stuck with Vrinda, but no one forced him to STAY in this loveless marriage. If now he is in love with her, why should we FORCE 2 other people to give into his wishes and desires? He knew what he was getting into...if he chose to go back on his word...that was him exercising his FREE WILL. Why should we take away 2 other people's chance to exercise their FREE WILL and seek their own happiness, just because of this one person who can't even keep his word? He knew Vrinda loved him...he promised to return her to him...and yet, he still fell in love. HIS WRONG should not determine the destiny and life of two other people. It isn't right.
Edited by Neetu2825 - 16 years ago