I'm gonna use this thread to issue a PSA to everyone who thinks the "nok-jhok" between Kunal and Kuhu is "harmless" and "funny":
Kuhu: "Teen mahine se main roz tumhe call karti rahi, message karti rahi, tumne reply kyun nahi diya?!"
Kunal: "Main busy tha!"
Dude, I'm sorry, but what? You're telling me that out of the three months that you were away from home, you couldn't take two minutes out of your day to call your wife and ask her how she was doing because you were that busy? If the writers don't develop on this and give a solid explanation behind why Kunal did not stay in touch with Kuhu in the past three months, this is unforgivable.
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Abir: "Aaj kal ki dulhane sawaalon ka list taiyyar karti hai, 'kyun nahi aaye? Kahan reh gaye the? Phone kyun nahin uthaya?'"
Kunal: "So true."
It is not asking too much to pick up the phone here and there and let your wife know how you're doing, especially when you're abroad and away from home, ESPECIALLY in the midst of a freaking global pandemic. And last I checked, Kuhu is not one of those needy, chipku spouses that constantly needs attention from her husband. Don't act like you're doing her a big service by giving her the basic courtesy that she deserves as your life partner.
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Kunal: "Bhai, ab function ki in-charge Kuhu hogi toh sab gadbad hi hoga na?"
Kuhu: "What do you mean? Mere organizing skills mein kami nahi hai, tumhare dimaag mein kami hai."
Kunal: "Look who's talking about brains!"
Bruh, what? Are you kidding me? I have no words. The Kunal pre-leap would take great pride in Kuhu for her event planning skills, and would beam when someone praised her, even if it was subtle. And "look who's talking about brains"? ExCUSE me?
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I have seen many people say that these interactions are cute, and fun, and stress-relieving, to which I will say, please stop normalizing this kind of unwarranted behavior just because you think Kuhu deserves it. It's sad to think that just because a person makes misjudgments in one area of their life, they deserve to be treated like a silly, insignificant, inconvenient person in every other aspect of their life, especially by the people closest to them. This nok-jhok might make sense if it had been preceded by a thoughtful, meaningful conversation about making up for lost time, especially since Kunal left for three months very soon after they got married "for real".
I feel dumb for ranting about this topic over and over, because I really should just move on and treat it for what it is, which is fiction, but more than being upset over Kunal's behavior, I am upset that Kuhu is on the receiving end, especially because I identify so closely with her character. The concept that an individual who clearly has nowhere to productively vent about their frustrations and as a result, lashes out in unhealthy ways deserves to be treated like crap in the relationships they hold near and dear to their heart is absolutely despicable. It makes me wonder if that's how people feel about real life scenarios as well; and if so, when is it okay to decide whether an individual is truly deserving of being treated as less than an equal, and instead as a petty, silly, inconsequential person within the relationships where they should be, at the very least, respected?
Edited by journalgirl321 - 5 years ago