Itās safe to say that ever since the Egyptian series āAbo El 3arosaā started airing, the family drama it revolved around has become an essential part of our daily lives.
The series tackles societal issues and the everyday life problems within a very familiale, dramatic and romantic context.
However, as much as itās full of all kinds of relationships, from the tragic to the toxic, most of the audience have not stopped praising Zeina and Tarekās relationship from day one.
We could say that thisĀ admiration is sort of earned since Tarek was constantly portrayed in Season One as the dream boyfriend/fiance any girl would wish for.
Nothing but incredible things were expected from him, throughout the first season. According to the internet hype, women were seeing Tarek as the one in a million fallen angel.
Why?
He never gave up on his love. He stood against everyone – including his own mother – for the sake of being with the girl his heart chose.
He would do anything to make her happy; from the countless surprise gifts to the very sweet – and not very occasional – gestures.
SoĀ in comparison to the way some men treat their partners nowadays, Tarek was in fact an angel!
However, who would have expected that this romantic superhero would turn into a cheater?
Some of you who have been following the episodes may feel confused, thinking thatĀ “he didnāt really cheat on Zeinaā.
Before you come out with your defensive weapons, hear us out. Itās as simple as this; what Tarek did just brought him one step closer to cheating. And thatās about that.
When you willingly choose to open up to another woman whoās not your partner, it may seem normal, especially if this woman is a close friend.
But definitely NOT when you also choose to exclude the closest person to you from your inner conflicts and let a stranger in, instead. More accurately, a dangerous stranger.
What happened?
Basically, Tarek had a lot going on with his mother, father and sister that he was a bit āashamedā and āembarrassedā to out all that to his wife, Zeina, whom he also just had a baby with.
Is that an Excuse?
Definitely not. Why? Well first of all, marriage means family and family means āweāre all in this togetherā so any excuses are unacceptable. ItāsĀ common sense.
Although Zeina was trying to be as understanding as possible even when she learned that heās back to seeing the girl who was once in love with him and tried to take him away, she was still holding on to her blind trust in her husband.
Did he fully betray that trust? Well, some of you would disagree. But let us say that again, choosing to open up to a woman whom youāre fully aware has feelings for you, over your wife for some made up and meaningless excuses, is dumb and sick.
And the hilarious and unfortunate thing is that most men do know that this is either going to be considered cheating or simply, wonāt end well. But choose, however, to go on with it under various umbrellas.
One of which is āI was embarrassed to tell youā, or āI didnāt want to worry youā, or also the very infamous phrase āSheās just a close friend, I would never cheat on youā.
All those things were never expected to come out of Mr. Fallen angel Tarek. But they did. Even though the whole thing is not completelyĀ perceived as āmajorā, still, itās also not at all, minor.
With that being said, we cannot put ALL the blame on Tarek alone.Ā SalmaĀ was still hitting on Tarek, knowing heās āhappilyā married with a child.
As for Zeina, we canāt say she was neglecting him. But maybe – just maybe – she couldāve worked harder for him to always and undoubtedly open up to her with no hard feelings, whatsoever.
What should we learn from this?
1. Not every man who acts like an angel – especially at the beginning of the relationship – is actually one.
2. Cheating comes in various forms, one of them is opening up to a woman whoās not your partner.
3. Excluding your partner from the struggles you face for whatever reason will only lead to the failure of the relationship.
4. Glorified relationships from the outside are not always the ādreamā everyone thinks.
5. The on screen fairytales are simply not entirely truthful.
6. Itās not always entirely the man’s fault.
So, whatās your take on the hot topic? And what did you think of the – so called – ācheatingā episode?