Lol, just to point this out :
Jay Soni: 36
Pranli: 26
Harshad: 40
But damn, Harshad looks 30. You can't convince me otherwise. In any case, the point is that both the actors are a lot older than Pranali. So if you have issues with age, then it is applicable to both characters. I, too, have an issue with age. I kind of wish they got a younger guy to play AA, someone sweet looking like her. And someone she had more in common with. Like a guy can be poor but still be educated, still have some kind of proper job and some other interests. Even if he is an orphan. I hate the scenes where Ak is speaking English or "fancy words," and Nav just can't connect. Even though Abhi was a doctor, Ak and Abhi were shown on equal footing, and there wasn't much explaining done by Abhi constantly.
Also, what is wrong as a girl in not falling in love with a good guy or being stuck on your toxic ex? Lots of girls are there. In my book, a guy that advertises himself as a "good guy" is an immediate red flag. With Nav, in particular, I see a lot of backward mentality as well, there is no intellectual similarity, no similarity in the background, etc. It's hard to "fall in love" with someone like that. Yes, he is an incredibly good guy, never forced her into anything she wasn't ready for, took care of her son as his own, etc. But can you really love someone you don't feel attracted to?
Besides, Abhi was never really gone for her. Moving on is done by ending things with your ex, having closure, healing, and then starting to date again. Ak didn't even get to the closure part until, I think, the first Udaipur trip. She is still in the healing stage with the singing coming back and stuff. So moving on will also happen. Organically, if Abhi never found out, Ak would have eventually been happy with Abhinav. There wouldn't be romance and passion, but she herself said she doesn't want it anymore. They would have had a nice life together, and even I am pissed with this pendulum effect.
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