So yesterday's episode had an interesting scene. Aryan takes it as a challenge and says he has faced many hurdles but he has faced them head on and that has made it easier for him. Later Imlie repeats the same words and theme to Aditya. When she realizes that she has repeated Aryan's words, she wonders to herself what she is doing.
Well, it is a small clue but step by step, both Aryan and Imlie are coming into sync. There is even a psychological term for it -- mirroring. It can happen among family members, friends and couples. Basically as you hang out more and more, you start to mimic each other's thoughts as well as physical gestures.
Here is how one article explains:
"Mirroring among couples shows that there is comfort, trust, and rapport. They tend to look at each other at the same time and look away at the same time. When they walk, they are in step (or in Aryan and Imlie's case, when you see them running in certain episodes, they literally run side by side march for march).
So by adopting another person’s postures and body language, we can get a better idea of what another person is experiencing from their perspective.
It’s not just that people like to see themselves mirrored back – it’s deeper than that. Mirroring shows a willingness to understand someone and genuinely connect with them.
Mirroring is often associated with forms of nonverbal communication like postures, gestures, facial expressions, or breathing. But we also mirror back words and spoken language."
I like how we are seeing little clues that these two are getting more and more comfortable with each other. Whether it is physically or verbally, they are coming into sync. It is happening so slowly that they may not be aware of it but little by little, they are taking the steps to become a couple.
