I was also watching the episode of the behind the mandir when Abhi wants to tell her somthing and he ephasizes that lets start at being friends and I will hlp you get your life partner !! i feel maybe they could have developed that more ad then given sometime to make that strong bond come up and then realise that this friendship grew into love
But again there was peer pressure with Anusha had sent a proposal of nakul so the writer pushed him to confess that he loves her!!
And now the problem is she is thinking so much abt her house prblms like Neetu and then Anuj's is in line she will keep consulting Abhi as a friend and loose the husband tag and make him more into a friendship tag which will overcast her treatement to him as her husband