Think about it, perhaps he never really loved saniya. But it was the strongest emotion of its kind that he had known for years. That is until he saw what true love was when he saw it between kabir and afreen.
Once he seriously realized his responsibility for his family, and the need to follow in kabir's footsteps...then slowly, I think he more or less fell in love with the idea of falling in love with his wife, being the loving husband, and the caretaker. He's been a good kid, for the most part, taking care of afreen and his family. And the scene with afreen's dad? vah, that was really beautiful. But beyond being a good kid, in terms of realizing his true feelings, he just confused. Apparently, saniya confuses him. and i think he realizes the pain he is giving afreen, so even if there was a bit of confidence in him to take on the role of the husband (after appa talked to him), he's kind of stepped down to being the helping devar again. his respect for afreen is growing, so maybe he feels that he doesn't have the right to be on her level, to have that equal relationship, and to love her...yes, haha, all of this while, saniya easily seduces him from time to time.
really, guys, today I missed kabir so much. He would have never allowed afreen to go alone like this. she's pregnant for goodness sakes. when i saw the scenes leading to her going to her prenatal exercise class, and the scenes there, it just tore my heart. she deserves having a loving husband on her side. and if kabir was there...sigh...
afreen is really brave. think about it girls, what state you would be in if you were afreen. she does what she has to with a smile on her face even when in the inside she's hurting. ...and i think her integrity and pure motives is making her literally more beautiful than ever. really, beauty does lie in the eye of the beholder. and these days, i'm finding her more and more beautiful (and even though seeing her sad makes me sad, i think she looks even more beautiful in those scenes).
so, this was actually about kabir. i just needed to justify my feelings. i truly miss him. i hope that in her dreams, kabir is giving her the strength she needs. and really, i hope they are united for janams and janams. (yes, i know this is only a serial, but let a girl dream, yaar!). this azaan kid is only a kid...he doesn't deserve afreen.