Ayra made it abundantly clear to him that she can’t tolerate him being with MJ. She’s been pretty vocal about being possessive about him. So he’s never gonna do that to her. She’s his #1 priority.
The moment he lands in Turkey, he’s calling her up. Doesn’t want to go out with MJ. Doesn’t want her to unpack his things. So the boundary setting was there from the get go. This is a Zaid who might indulge her but it’s a far cry from him throwing his relationship with Ayra in jeopardy and sleeping with MJ. And if he HAD slept with MJ, they would have brought it up into the story to spice it up a bit. You think Badar would have let that go? Never lol. He would have added Zaid sleeping with MJ on top of his issues with Ayra when he returns. To double down on the drama spice lol. It would have come up in some manner but nothing of the sort happened.
MJ taking care of him during his sickness did warm up to her in Turkey but there were enough distant and noncommittal scenes there to show that he’s never going to take that big step with her. That careful distancing, polite silence, aloofness to MJ’s advances and confessions is proof of that. But beginning of a cordial relationship instead of mistrust/judgement on his side? Sure. He was beginning to see her outside of his set box of “MJ characteristics” he had assumed. He even acknowledged that she had a caring side which he would never have done before. So this was all new and shocking for him.
You are right about the 2 wife mess thing. Which again is why I know there’s no way they had him sleep with 2 women one after another lol. Too much ick. In a dynamic that’s already ick 🤢 My assumptions were that when they got back MJ would support him and Ayra and find out the truth with him, Ayra would leave him like she did, and him and MJ would end up together with him having a new perception about her. And then it would end with the audience assuming that he would eventually grow to love her and appreciate her. But unfortunately, that was not to be. Everyone had to be punished and not rewarded lol
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