Simi’s Reviews > Arranged Marriage > Status Update

Aww there is marginal hope that things work out fine for & between Dinesh & Asha.

That she references Sita and a perfect life just being an illusion ... I wonder if she'd already started thinking Palace of Illusions & Forest of Enchantments at this point.

Woah! Ashoo! Rude! You're my age and had me feeling like you were in your 40s at least. Maybe being single & child free keeps you looking & feeling a bit younger a bit longer.

He wanted a chance to be a selfish, self-indulgent bastard. Yet again, no "good" male characters.

Uff! Therapy, people! Get therapy! Slapping the kid was one thing (kinda had it coming), but the impact of those words is going to last so much longer!

Apparently talking to one another and trying to see if things could move in a different direction, one mutually beneficial, is not a viable option. Why are the women in this book always either running back to disaster or away from difficult (but not irreconcilable) situations?

The Meena's of the world could do with a bit more actual self-reflection, instead of pretending at it.

Ashok has checked out of this marriage. And he is not excused, because it doesn't sound like he did much to meet Abha where she was, or help her out, or have a conversation. So his disappointment over under expectations that were never voiced appropriately are null and void.

"I'd been too well trained, all my life, I'm holding in anger and heartbreak." Weirdly, same. Nothing overt it intentional, but it was an unspoken expectation and the example around me. I'm contrast there were the American shows where everyone, including girls, spoke up. That have me a reference but not permission. Took me a long time & work on myself to break those patterns.

Lol I so know a Meena or two in my own life. They are... An interesting creature.