but in reality one in love does weird things - a fight of head n heart - who wins?...... who can say?
maybe the whole thing hasn't caught up to him... you can know someone ur whole life ...n wake up one morning n feel differently towards them... it jus creeps up on u when ur least expecting it...ur feelings change...love blossoms.
if it has encrouched on his heart, maybe he's scared that if he 'falls' for gauri, loses his heart, n she dies....how will he cope? it's a self preservation method for keeping gauri at arms length.
i think in finality despite of fates intention, love conquers all. love maybe be able to override their karam.