Hey Guys!
Wishin' you all a very Happy, Safe and Peaceful Diwali and a Prosperous New Year ahead!😊
This week we saw twists in certain relationships - change in the MIL-DIL relationship and a consequent change in the husband-wife relationship.
The immediate reaction of Akshara, when she learns about her MIL being unknown about her and Naitik's outing together, was that she got extremely worried about what Gayatri MIGHT be thinking about her and her irresponsibility!😕 She just couldn't think anything beyond that. The next day she gets to know from Shankari Tai that Gayatri already knows about the Sneha issue. She gets panicked and starts thinking of ways to start manaofying her Maa! In response to this, she leaves her Maayka that very moment without thinking much, whereas she is quite adamant to stay back when her own husband asks her to do the same.🤔
Back to her Sasural, and now she goes on to 'show' her Maa HOW happy she is with Naitik and HOW much she cares for him!😲
The question lies here is How far should a you go to please your in-laws, to keep them happy by showing them all is well between you and your better-half, even when the relationship between you both is still shaking, due to lack of mutual trust and understanding?
Should one just do it for the sake of in-laws or do it because you actually love and care for your spouse? Shouldn't one also give a second thought to the feelings your spouse might be going through? In this situation, we could see Naitik to be so delighted with Akshara's sweet and caring approach towards him,though for a very short time span, which she was merely showcasing for Gayatri!😕 He'd be equally upset again when Akshara would start being the same 'I-need-more-time-to-get-over-it' as before. How hurt would he be then?!!🥺 Shouldn't a wife think about this aspect when she thinks about showing all to be goody-goddy to her MIL? Or is it right on Akshara's part, going by the traditional approach towards handling such issues, to keep her in-laws in an illusion and display to them that we both have no issues between us anymore?
How much should one sacrifice his/her own happiness for the sake of family?
How far should Naitik go to please Akshara? It is quite understandable that Akshara IS upset with whatever has been happening, but isn't there any certain limit to asking for time to move on? If yes, how much time does one need to overcome the bitter past events and think about the present?
For how long sould someone try to pacify things and try to resolve every dispute, when the other person is not really making any forward move? Should he continue his efforts to manaofy her? Or should he patiently wait for her to calm down and give her few more days, as she desires?
How far should a MIL always keep 'expecting' from her son, and moreover from her DIL? Though she has a certain unsaid right to know about some things going on in the her beta-bahu's married life, is it justifiable to keep thinking thet they HAVE TO tell everything, eventhough they might not be quite comfortable to speak up about it, or maybe they need some more time to open up?😳
How far should one keep hiding things from in-laws, though with a concerned intention to not hurt them? How far should one keep lying about the true face of his/her relationship with their spouse, simply to keep making others, and esp in-laws, feel happy and keep them worry-free?
We would like to know how would you react in such situations and what are your views on them.. Are you in favour of any of these or you oppose any? Do share your views and experiences with us, here in this thread..😉
This thread shall be open till the next Thursday night.. Hope you have fun discussing this week...😃
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