I personally loved how the story unfolded. I agree I felt the first episode to be cringey, but as the story built up, it got better.
I think the series suffered backlash because firstly, it's Swara Bhaskar, and we have decided in the deepest of our minds that she can only do cringe shows/movies, which is so wrong.
Secondly, the makers could've avoided teen "love scenes" especially the one with Rasbhari, because we, as an audience, are not ready for that too!
The character build up of Nand went full circle and it was beautiful. The underlying "tharak of Indian men" message also was on point. The show had its own funny elements which I did enjoy.
Overall, I think we should cut this series some slack, watch the whole thing and then derive conclusions.