Sanjeev. Twinkle. I don't think that there could be a more annoying and disturbing marriage then this one. He, Sanjeev, seems almost annoyed with everything Twinkle does. Every time she finds something that interests her it's never okay, or acceptable if it doesn't interest him also. I understand his whole "we're not Christians" arguement, but it sets his whole attitude for the rest of the story. I'm not very sure that this is what I would want my marriage or any of my friends marriages' to look like. There was a time when he said, "I had never seen her cry before, I had never seen such pain in her eyes'" Then there came a moment of compromise. To move the statue to the side of the house as opposed to having it in the front yard, or taking it to the dump.
I would like to think of life as a series of compromises. Everyday is another day that things don't exactly go your way. Sometimes the compromises are so big that their life changing. Others are to small to give any recognition to. Marriage, however, should be the opposite. I think that there needs to be a sense of "said-ness" when it comes to certain things. Something that is said and never spoken against. Certain absolutes. For example, I would not want my wife to put up Hindu or Muslim paraphernalia in our home if we are not Hindu of Muslim. First of all, it misrepresents us as a single unit, as a husband and wife. Secondly it, brings doubt and uncertainty into our home. Joshua 24:15b "... as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
Sanjeev, though I understand his discontent, I feel that there were moments where he was literally about to "go off" on Twinkle. Things that she said that almost begged a response from Sanjeev, now I give him credit for not actually "going off", but his OCD personality almost seemed like that's where it was leading to. What I do admire is Twinkles submissive spirit, and being willing to end controversy with a solution.
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