Gah I have been waiting to say this but thanks to my lack of immunity I haven't even been able to stare at the screen for more than few minutes!
Absolutely bang on! You don't walk into a new relationship in just a day especially when you have nurtured dreams with another person. This isn't a game where you walk out just because you are losing it. It's life and bloody hell you gotta fight even if you are dying. Zoya and Ayaan may have been forced into this relationship for stupidest reason of Nikhat attempting suicide and yes they bloody had the choice to walk away because it didn't comply with their own interests. Then wouldn't the society have called them selfish? Family doesn't work on individualistic ideas, its a group effort with sacrifice being the key. Everybody in the family knows this is just for a few days to keep society's mouth shut. The idea of respecting and living the marriage done on grounds of mutual consent to help family sounds as silly as whole idea of accidental marriage.
Okay now they are married so they just begin frolicking around for real singing duets and shirk away from the promises they gave to their loved ones? Like seriously? Emotions are part and parcel of life and as far as I know love is defined as an emotion you feel and to throw it away like old rag isn't morally right.
And for god sake where did adultery and cheating come here? What part of meeting exes for a friendly hug or maybe not so friendly in the case of QH characters become adultery? Even people who haven't married their "first love" have fond memories of their ex and current spouse respects that. Meeting them for emotional support and assurance doesn't mean the institution of paper marriage is violated and they are committing adultery.
Agreed every character in QH is shaded grey but let's not forget they are humans with emotions. Realm of emotions is beyond the clear cut categories of right and wrong.
Signing on a sheet of paper forced or otherwise doesn't give anybody the right to go ahead with the institution of marriage. Forget flowery stuff like love, emotions, etc. You have the right to choose with whom you are ready share your everything. Live in relationships recently have been gloating with success rates all over the world. It's just not because they don't believe in rituals and traditions but because they do not believe in a piece of paper that calls them man and wife.