I have been quietly reading this word toxic every now and then but.. I stay quiet as never wanted an argument at a place where I come to unwind. Thanks for raising this topic.
I know am gonna be harsh here so I apologise here first, but the truth is many of us find word toxic very fancy to use. We forget that nobody's perfect but WE WANT THEM PERFECT !! WHY ? Don't we all know a person around us who's a loner like abhimanyu. We want him or her to express or mingle but won't try to understand why they don't. Maybe they're not arrogant but plain shy, don't feel comfortable when someone reaches out to them. When they feel someone's intruding, they protest and we label them as brute and arrogant. Why trouble them and give them labels later ?
Abhimanyu is not toxic. Yes overtly possessive, he is harsh on many occasions, but still he is not a stalker. He is a confused soul who stayed troubled with his parent's reality throughout his childhood, couldn't protect his mother initially. Lost faith in relations so remained in his shell with studies and music. He is complex. When he met akshara, the most easy, goofy, happy, singing,caring and soft like his ma, he was besotted the very moment. Strikingly different from him. She fills in gaps in his life. Only person he smiles to, listens and chases. That's the reason he was in denial even after repeated rejection. Hard for him to let his only solace go. He comes to his usual self with words at times but never with his voice.
So with akshara....
HIS EYES, ATTITUDE AND VOICE ALL GOES DOWN
The girl who's rejected him multiple times goes against her family to save him from false charges, arranges a party to bring smile on his face, romances his shirt, catches him when he falls down, only person who cares about his physical wounds, cries to hear about his engagement and many other things which he is unaware of, won't he be hopeful for a future together with her?? Moreover she's yet to answer if he is a perfect match for her sister, why not for her?
He becomes the same abhimanyu as he is with others only when, despite of all the signs coming from her, akshara blatantly denies any connection between them. Rude,harsh and mad with flickering hope. Who doesn't? Who wouldn't? Isn't it part of being human?
... But here he becomes a toxic guy for us and Irony.. in our hearts we all long for a guy like him who is madly in love with us😏
I understand consent is important, but akshara's eyes tell him a different story. He is not delusional when he hopes akshu loves him equally.
Harshwardhan is not toxic, plain ambitious.. and never pretends to be otherwise. Straightforward like abhimanyu.
Pls reserve this word toxic for Arohi. She knows what abhimanyu and akshara are going thru still she wouldn't budge from her resolution. She doesn't mind who suffers, she'll continue with her manipulations, narcissism and wild obsession to get what she wants.She is half human, half ambition.
I hope we are kinder on people around us instead of calling them names.
I am not good with words, but I know as a Psychologist what a toxic personality is..and trust me you wouldn't like to see them in face..
I rest my case here. You can abuse me for the day for my plain words. I won't mind as am busy with period cramps already 😊
Edited by atulya1 - 3 years ago
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