You have put this down so well. And I completely agree with everything.
Virat has a soft corner for Sai, but it has not fully developed into love. And that is the reason he is not completely affected or aware of her pain and hurt until it is physical. His feelings for her are more a result of a confined relationship. A relationship he didn’t choose for himself, but was a result of circumstances. Hence his feelings are a result of forming a bond, liking and admiring someone over a period of time after having spent considerable time as roommates, proxy husband and wife. And he has the Indian belief system around sanctity of marriage well instilled. So even if there was no real marriage, he still did abide by the boundaries.
Some may disagree that Virat is chaste and he will never indulge in another relationship. But over a period how the character has been developed and we have seen of him, he would have definitely given into Pakhi’s advances sooner or later if both Sai and Sam were not there in picture. It was Sai’s presence in his life that stopped him from growing that proximity, or else atleast the emotional infidelity would have peaked up long back between them. Similarly if Sam was there he would have maintained his distance from Pakhi, but with Sai’s angle missing he would have been still fixated on broken heart seeing Samrakhi together. Sai was that distraction initially. And with no obligation he would have actually married Shruti for real after Sada’s death. I agree that he would not have allowed EMA in Samrat’s presence. But I can’t even fathom how much more Patralekha would have stooped knowing Virat was a soft target with him still dealing with the heart break.
Edited by sherry_24 - 4 years ago