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Zayed Khan Says Daring Made Him Fall Harder Than Chemistry

Zayed Khan Says Daring Made Him Fall Harder Than Chemistry
Zayed Khan says wife Malaika Parekh’s ‘daring’ made him fall harder: Why chemistry alone isn’t enough · indianexpress.com

Zayed Khan and Malaika Parekh met when they were teenagers at school.

Zayed said he liked Malaika but was too shy to speak to her at first.

After several months, Malaika greeted him and later called him from the principal's office.

She told him that the call was from her, not his father.

Zayed was impressed by her confidence and boldness.

He said this made him like her even more than her appearance did.

Psychologist Shruti Padhye explained that attraction can start a relationship.

She said emotional maturity, shared values and supporting each other help relationships last.

Key facts

Interview
Zayed Khan spoke during a recent interview with Zoom Spotlight.
First meeting
Khan said he was 17 and Malaika Parekh was 15 when he first noticed her.
Initial hesitation
Khan said it took him three months to make eye contact with Malaika.
Malaika's first move
She greeted Khan and later told him she had arranged the phone call he received.
Khan's reaction
He said her daring and personality made him fall in love with her more deeply.
Psychological perspective
Shruti Padhye said emotional maturity, compatibility and shared values help relationships endure.

Quotes

Shruti Padhye

Senior psychologist at Mpower Helpline, Aditya Birla Trust

“What daring and what guts! I want to make babies with you. For me, that kind of personality and quality, thinking and all of that made me fall in love with her twice more than by just looking at her.”
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“It is easier to give in to the chemistry which could come in the form of physical attraction and much more difficult to gauge someone’s emotional capabilities.”
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