Don't take this the wrong way, I was just analysing what u a are saying. I both agree and disagree with your statements. Sorry if I came out to harsh, but to totally blame Gopi for everything is also wrong. They are all equally part of the misery they are in Koki, Gopi, Ahem and Rashi.
Not at all. I welcome a healthy and polite discussion. And ofcourse opinions will vary - that is but natural. 😊
He wasn't forced into marriage, he choose to marry Gopi because that was what "his mother wanted".........he eats, sleeps, breaths when his mother wans. Actually it was Gopi who was forced into marriage, by Rashi's false statements. So as for adjusting, Ahem knew very well that he didn't want to marry not just Gopi but any girl besides Anita, yet he did it for his mother. Now whether that girl is uneducated, unwordly, or a simpleton, well he didn't look into that before marring..........if thing like that mattered to him that much that he has a hard time living under the same roof, then he should have made that clear with his mother on what he wants in a wife. One side he wants what his mother wants and otherside he wants what he wants. There is nothing wrong with a uneducated simple girl, stuff like that never mattered if you truely and honestly joined into marriage at ur own will.........Gopi also wanted a loving husband which she did not get i don't see her huffing and puffing...she actually wants to leave so that "he" can be happy..........)
Ahem married under duress, under coercion, from his mother. To my mind, that's still being forced, albeit in the guise of having to please his mother. Do I think Koki is at most fault here for creating the situation in the first place where Ahem would have to marry for hers, and her wishes alone? Absolutely, but that's another subject. Bottom line, in my opinion - any marriage you enter into as severely unhappily as Ahem, then it as good as forced marriage. I also think it's a bit of a stretch to assume that Ahem, (even though he didn't want to marry anyone else but his girlfriend) would have reacted texactly the same way as he does to Gopi, to a girl more to his liking. I personally believe men are readily changeable beings, bless them, lol, and time is a great healer - over the course of time, if the girl Ahem had been married to, was more compatible with him, then his behavior would not be what it is today, with Gopi. As for there being nothing wrong with an uneducated, simple girl, we're going to have to agree to disagree on that. (Personally, I am sick to death of indiansoaps constantly perpetuating stereotypessuch as this, that seemingly only simple, uneducated girls are the "good" ones. Notice how all the vamps are city girls!) For me, education is crucial in the making of a person, and very important to a marriage. It's not just about the ABC's, it becomes about shared experiences, of shared knowledge, something to bond over, something to feel pride in, something to pass on to your kids. What makes matters worse in Gopi's case is that she apparently doesn't seem to possess any brains either. So it's a no-win situation for Ahem, in my opinion. As for why Gopi doesn't huff and puff, maybe she ought to. It would certainly show some semblance of personality, lol. No, but jokesaside, if Gopi is into se;f sacrifice - that's on her. Not everyone else is though.
(why does a education and sophistication only make you worthy of a "good" wife?? He never gave the girl a chance. He came down to the level of calling her a servant!.....while his co-workers were more the impressed with Gopi.......We want a lot of things in our other half that we don't recieve. Just take Jigar for a example, he wanted a wife that he can trust and that can trust him, that is why he broke it off with Sonal, yet what did he get? A person that is more evil and dishonest. Rashi is educated and sophisticated probably equal footing for Ahem, but does that make her a good wife??? There are lots of other values and qualities that are far more important then being educated, and that is something that SNS teaches also. Educated Gawars and Uneducated genius!)
I agree with you 100% the show is doing a good job of showing 'educated gawars' in the despicable Rashi. As for uneducated genuis? We'll have to disagree. Where are they? I suppose Mani. I also agree that there are values other than education, clearly, that make a person. Infact, I would never suggest that educated people='good' peopLE. That's preposterous, I mean, just look at the worlds leaders...😉. But the qualities you find in Gopi, I'm assuming of selflessness, and not complaining and patience, don't unfortunately translate that way to me, and apparently neither to Ahem. What comes across to me is sheer stupidity, rather than mere simpleness, sleflessness to the point of self deterimentation, and patience in the form of unnecessary copious amounts crying. Gopi is a passive person, but clearly this situation asked for a more proactive role than reactive. Your husband never gave you a chance? Prove him wrong! Make him hear you. Stop with the stammering "jee, jee, main", and speak your mind for once, girl.
However, to a certain point, this is who Gopi is, it is not her fault that she lacks these qualities completly. She was raised with a loud mouth mamiji that lacked any motherly love, she was always slaved by a cozin Rashi that showed Gopi her place that she is nothing every step of their life, she has a Sasuma that is over powering, over reacting boss that yells at Gopi for every small or big mistake, and She has a husband (the biggest of all) that think she is the throne in his life that he wishs would go way. After living such a life, can you expect a person to have any strength or confidence??)
You're right, a persons upbringing and circumstances have a lot to do with shaping who hey become. But similarly, circumstances, and life in general are great catalysts for a persons evolution as well. Especially in a girl as seemingly young as Gopi. She can and ought to adapt herself to altered circumstances, and if she doesn't realize the desperate urgency of doing so, then she's even a bigger fool than I thought she was.
Yes, they both did, more so Gopi then Ahem, her hopes and dreams are far from coming true..........just like Ahem, but its about giving a chance, which he never did to Gopi, "she is his toy that his mother gave"......who says that to a wife". )
I don't necessarily condone what Ahem said, but I can certainly understand where he's coming from from his POV. When you're lumped with someone who's basically the antithesis of verything you'd have looked for ina life partner, and then on top of that the life partner doesn't exactly mke things easier by proving the contrary, that she does have something to offer, and instead is basically a monotone, cookibg, cleaning machine on autoplay, then I can understand. Heck, I'd expect Gopi to feel the same way. Ahem is a workaholic automaton, not exactly the stuff dreams are made of. But where Ahem is being human, and humans are flawed beings, and expressing emotions such as frustration - I can therefore feel for him. Sympathize with him. Even realate to him. Gopi on the other hand is too unreal. Her self sacrifical martrydom is something I find it imposible to relate with, therefore I gind it difficult to sympathize with her.
totally agree, she is lacking a lot a qualities that would have saved her from a lot of grief...........but lets take it in another way.......can these qualites eventually make Ahem fall in love??? her honest, her innocence, selflessness and faith will one day do the magic we all are waiting for. We all would like her to have a backbone of some sort, but the qualites she has are not that bad either.)
I think I've sort of already addressed this, but just to sum up, I do believe Gopi posseses the qualities of honesty and innocence. But when those qualities work to the deteriment of ones character, they no longer remain qualities, in my opinion. I require my heroine to posses some brains, and in that, atleast for now, Gopi seems woefully lacking.
Look, at the end of the day, this is an indian soap. There are formulas they're going to follow. I fully expect Ahem to 'magically' fall in love with Gopi, and for the show to vindicate that yes, Gopi, being the perfect bharatiya naari of self sacrifice was the victim all along, and big bad Ahem was the villain all along for not recognizing the 'gem' he had right infront of her. I get that. I'm just waiting for the inevitable, and in the meantime thought I'd offer a varying opinion - an opinion that actually looks at the other side, and happens sympathises more with Ahem, rather than Gopi.