In today's episode, I actually felt for Hooriya.
Her family put so much pressure on her that she unwillingly said yes to this marriage. She doesn't like that man at all and is still so much in love with her deceased husband. She needed time to get over that love and realize the bitter realities the future has for her. Instead of giving her even a couple of years, her family pressured her to get married right after her iddat to a guy she despises.
In today's episode, when her family bluntly told her that their doors are closed for her if she ever thinks about coming back, she finally surrenders to her new husband. They subtly showed that he approaches her, they consummate or at least did something intimate. After that, she goes to the washroom and throws water on her face, and roughly rubs her lips as if she wants to wipe off his touch. This was such a powerful scene and executed in such a sensitive way, considering the restraints of television policy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY96ORA5SRU
Many people do not think about it but the husband-wife relationship is the only relationship that is very intimate and being physical is a crucial part of this relationship. If you find a person physically repulsive but he/she is a good human being then you can continue a relationship with that person as a sibling, friend, parent, child, etc. However, in a husband-wife relationship, the repulse will kill you from inside every day, and if you've failed to hide what you're feeling then it can kill your partner's self-worth too. I personally feel that only 'being a good human' isn't enough in this relationship. Finding each other physically attractive or at least not-repulsive is mandatory in this relationship.
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