Although at first Marjane’s relationship with Reza seemed perfect, there were actually many issues in their relationship from the start. When they first met at a party, Marjane was intrigued by Reza because he had fought in the war. Reza took interest in Marjane because he wanted to be with a light-hearted girl. The image they both had of each other was an altered version of their personalities. Reza thought that Marjane would be a nice girl that would make herself up and wear nice clothing. Marjane though that Reza was a war hero who was brave and strong (Satrapi, 279). When neither of them found what they were looking for in the other, it caused some resentment between them. Reza would always make comments on Marjane’s appearance, so she felt that she had to make herself up to please him (Satrapi, 285). However, when she did he still was not pleased (Satrapi, 287). In Reza, Marjane could not recapture the war she had missed while in England and was therefore disillusioned by him.
Even though neither of them lived up to the expectations of the other, they stayed together because of the excitement of being in a relationship -that did not guarantee marriage- at the time. Their liaison was against the Regime, and since they both liked to rebel, they unconsciously made the choice to stay together despite their differences. Even the reason they got married was not because they truly loved and wanted to be with each other, but they married for convenience (Satrapi, 312). Looking back on the timeline of their relationship, it is clear to see why their marriage ended in divorce.
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