#also though i do dearly love khushi

[onionjulius]

OK guys.

Rewatch is happening.

[jalebi-weds-bluetooth]

Hi Jalebi! After post kidnapping when Arnav finally returns and Khushi tells everyone the truth about Shyam everyone believes her except Anjali. Do you think Arnav and Khushi should have focused on making Anjali's condition better by bringing Shyam's truth in front of her with all the proves instead of trying to work in their relationship? Cause the misunderstanding was solved and Arnav knew Khushi was innocent, so solving Anjali's issue in the first place would have automatically solved half of the problems don't you think? Pretty sure Khushi wouldn't have said No. Also why this Idea never crossed Arnav's mind! Considering he loved Anjali so much and she's everything to him.

Hi Anon,

Post the revelation Arnav and Khushi are, understandably, in a messy situation.

Khushi, under any circumstances, shouldn't be near Anjali until Anjali is stable enough because Anjali is going through a trauma. Not only did she discover the husband she blindly loves is being accused of a harasser, stalker, bigamist, kidnapper and murderer - she's also told that the sister in law she dearly loves probably tried to have an extra marital affair with her husband.

Also, they had no proof. Absolutely no proof. But what was really important was that Arnav should have had an honest chat with Anjali. Like spoken to her about the whole truth.

Arnav does try, repeatedly, to talk to her and is pushed away by Anjali but he never goes "Di, do you know I married Khushi because I believed she had an affair with Shyam?"

And he would've gotten an access to Anjali because Anjali also is under the similar impression thanks to Shyam and his clever manipulation.

And Arnav, gently, should have told Anjali the whole truth.

No one in the show was actually talking to Anjali and I think that makes sense right. Every family member protected Anjali so much that no one was answering her questions, no one was actually consoling her or asking her what plagues her.

So that left an emotional vacuum. And Arnav had screwed up so much with Khushi that if he didn't pay attention to her he would've lost her forever (they screwed up that plot line though).

And there's a reason for Anjali to be emotionally isolated at this time - cause that allows her to succumb to Shyam's manipulations. If the family actually helped her heal then plot wise Shyam couldn't come back.

So it's one of the few instances where it makes sense that everyone is making mistakes post the traumatic event. Arnav doesn't realize Anjali needs truth and is torn between losing his wife and sister. Akash is too angry with Payal and busy with work to field Anjali's questions. Nani is just too afraid to lose Anjali to even discuss that topic and Mami just wants to console Anjali and nothing else.

So nobody is actually helping Anjali makes sense of the situation - so Shyam finds the perfect spot to meet Anjali in hiding and give her an explanation of the events.

That it's a horrible misunderstanding.

He misunderstood Khushi's intentions and falsely blamed her.

Khushi misunderstood him to be the kidnapper.

Khushi's family misunderstood him to be a bachelor.

Arnav misunderstood their involvement.

So it's a messy affair. And Shyam's own misunderstandings, anger and accusations have now changed into unrelenting love for his wife and faith and happiness for his saale-sahab's marital life. Which is why Anjali keeps insisting that love changes everyone.

Because I believe Shyam plays half admit and half manipulate and Anjali chooses to believe her husband (she's also gaslit a lot).

So you see, this was actually very necessary to the plot.

Sometimes it's good when the characters can't make the right decisions.

Best,

Jalebi