If you wanted to feel old, here’s some news that might do the trick– Aashiqui 2 completed 7 years yesterday! Shraddha Kapoor shared a post on her Instagram last evening with some lovely fan art, thanking the cast and crew for giving her one of her career-best films. The Mohit Suri directed, Mahesh Bhatt produced film became a hit when it released in 2013 and boy, do we remember the craze?!
Although the music became a rage, we do have to agree that the love story of Rahul and Aarohi was extremely problematic. ‘Hum tere bin ab reh nahi sakte but I will kill myself because I am depressed to make you feel worse’ was kind of the narrative. You had 7 years to watch the movie so don’t come @ us for the spoilers. There’s a lot of drama, lots of crying and lots of sachcha pyaar for everyone. However, in the past 7 years, we’ve learned a thing or two about toxicity and realized no one in the film was looking at the red flags.
So we decided to list the 7 relationship mistakes as taught by Aashiqui 2 we would never want to commit. EVER. Do y’all agree?
1)Be jealous of your partner’s success
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If you’re dating, there’s no room for jealousy over success. One needs to be appreciative, encouraging and supportive. If you, yourself, are hating on your girlfriend because she’s getting more record deals than you, then who’s going to have her back?
2) Attribute your partner’s good qualities to ourselves
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If you’ve helped your partner excel in a particular field, it is a combination of your efforts and theirs, alongside the talent that they inherently possess. Taking credit for it all is a big jump from that mutual appreciation society.
3) Create a public nuisance
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Having a fight when you’re out with your partner is normal. However, creating a scene and making sure everyone in a 5km radius knows that you guys are fighting is not. Rahul really needs to stop with this behaviour though!
4) Taking the guilt of your partner’s mistakes
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You might not want your girlfriend or boyfriend to be a certain way. However, despite communicating that to them, if they go ahead and make mistakes like showing their temper, indulging in alcohol and intoxicants etc then it is wrong to feel guilty. Your partner is a whole human being with a functional brain. There’s no need to feel remorse on his behalf!
5) People’s perception about your relationship should not matter
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What others say about your relationship is not meant to be a cause of concern for the people who are in the relationship. Rahul is seen taking the comments about Aarohi quite personally, which only goes on to reflect the importance he gave to everyone else, not them as a couple. It’s a lesson waiting to be learnt!
6) Your partner should not be your burden
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When you’re in a relationship, one should be complete individually and then proceed to be a partner to someone else. If they themselves are struggling with low self esteem, lack of self-confidence and addiction issues, there is not much anyone else can do if they don’t want to help themselves. It should not be a burden for your partner like it was for Aarohi.
7) Suicide is not an option
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Sorry for the spoilers again but committing suicide is NOT an option under any circumstance. Be it a heartbreak, a career setback, a personal failure–nothing justifies it. Especially because it emotionally kills the people you leave behind and there is no way such an event will not ruin their lives as well.
