I agree with this post. It's exactly what I think. I mean this was MUCH needed for Raman to change his old ways, not that he needs to change everything, but he needs to realize Ishita's role and position in his life. How important she is, and how actually dysfunctional he is without her. Like they say you notice how important something is when you're about to loose it, or are insecure about it. This is being done more maturely on the show, in the sense that till now it was all jealousy and funny, but now its serious business. Mani will be the reason Raman will realize how he actually feels about Ishita. And you are absolutely right, when we can tolerate the nasty drama Shagun does why can't we tolerate Mani, who by the way is a good actor, and doesn't screech or show attitude at everything and everyone. I mean Ishita was heartbroken during the accident track, she was crushed. This is nothing compared to what Ishita had to go through when she saw Raman and Shagun together, or when they went on a 'family picnic'! That was so hard on Ishita, and she came out it, gave space to Raman. Now its Raman's turn to do the same, and here Ishita is not even doing anything on purpose. I mean Raman can oscillate between his ex wife, and son but Ishita can't dare to be happy with a friend. Its a beautiful friendship and nothing more, at least in Ishita's point of view. And to Mani's defense, he is affected by Ashok's words, and by Romi's outburst. So its normal for him to think that how can a delicate girl like Ishita be happy with a person like Raman? But here he does not know the softer side of Raman, nor does he know the crazy side of Ishita. He knows nothing about the Ishra's huge development that has taken place since the beginning. So once he gets to know and see for himself he will let go of his concern. BTW from the on location video, Ishita always coaxes Raman to eat or take medicine, and Raman could have done the same. And she did not eat even when Mani said, it took Ruhi, Ishita's true love to make Ishita eat. That scene was all Ishita and Ruhi, not Ishita and Mani. 😆