Originally posted by: arshi_asya
It's a great post.
But I have a argument to present, Prerna cannot get rid of Anurag unless she gives him a closure that he can believe.
Anurag can't believe that she did it because of money at the last moment. That's his conflict. Prerna thinks Anurag can move on only because she told him so, but the truth is he can't unless he has a sound closure. The act of Prerna was truly meant to be a sacrifice & not a rash decision & Anurag was supposed to be amazed at Prerna's love for him. Here one acts that was rash is having a opposite reaction that is equally rash.
She thinks that the truth will force Anurag into guilt trap. Momentarily yes but not forever. The original characterization behaved differently than this. That was healthy & this is toxic. Prerna never made that her majboori but her decision while Anurag accepted this as her supreme love for him that he could never show towards her. Both were honest to each other when Bajaj entered their lives & created a havoc.
I am forced to take original Anurag's reference here. He was angry at Prerna for this decision, but the moment he came to know about the truth in next two days, he was indebted to her. He didn't remain guilty for long or grew obsessive to get her back by hook or crook. He said I would respect your decision & whatever you have done for me. I would never interfere in your life & your commitment but I will stand by you always whenever you need me. I will wait for you. He never liked Bajaj but he respected her decision with utmost sincerity. Prerna too decided to remain friends with him & be by his side as a friend. She gave her son to Anurag on her father-in-law's request & Anu decided to live with his son in her memories. The whole Basu family decided to respect her & not bother in her new life unnecessarily. Even Anurag never bothered her unless it was about their son or business. And Prerna did complete justice to all her roles after marriage.
Here they have completely deviated from original characterization & that's why things look forced here for everyone especially the lead characters.
You've expressed so well 👏 Prerna cannot expect Anurag to get closure if he does not know the truth...and now that she marriage to Bajaj is done, there is no need to hide the truth - neither from Basus, nor from Sharma.
Prerna has saved Anurag's life at a great personal cost. But she is herself demeaning her sacrifices by portraying herself as a gold digger. Anurag deserves to know the truth, Veena deserves to know the truth...Prerna should not try to be extra mahaan and decide that everyone is better off without her.
Having said that, nothing can justify Anurag's current behaviour. Yes, he is suffering from a great trauma...his entire life has turned upside down in a matter of a day, but you still cannot behave this way. If he believes what Prerna I'd trying to convince him, that she married RB for his money, then he can hate Prerna and even vow to destroy her. If he doesn't believe her, and feels that she has married RB under duress, then he needs to investigate the matter and reach to the root of it so that he can help Prerna. Either ways, becoming the obsessive majnu is not acceptable.
I agree with you wholeheartedly, S01 had handled this phase so much better