How I Met My Partner: Nauheed Cyrusi Says 'Respect Is The Foundation Of Love'
Today, actor Nauheed Cyrusi is an impressive influencer with 731K followers, but there was a time when she was in her 20s and all she was interested in was influencing Rustom. Their love story should be titled Rustom ‘court’ed Nauheed Cyrusi over badminton. Why? Let Nauheed spill the beans.
Q. How and when did you meet Rustom?
A. Rustom and I grew up in the same colony. However, due to a seven-year age difference, we never had the same friends circle. But we played a lot of badminton together.
Q. What was your initial reaction when you met him?
A. He is seven years younger than me. I found him cute and athletic. He was a very competitive opponent in badminton. If he and I were in one team — and I’m not the strongest badminton player — he would always lose his cool and he would get very personal. And to be very honest, my initial reaction was, “What a jerk!” However, when we started dating, I found his kindness his most attractive quality. He is a very kind and quiet person. He was an introvert and I was an extrovert. It was just the right kind of balance.
Q. What do you think he liked about you?
A. I think it was my butt. I have a great butt — I am only kidding. Come to think of it, I actually never asked him this question. I will ask him today when he gets back from work.
Q. Who played Cupid?
A. Facebook played Cupid. The ice-breaker was the fact that he was not in the country, but when he came back, he made the first move.
Q. Who took the initiative to fix a date?
A. We are not the date types. We like to sit in the car and chill over coffee. We thoroughly enjoy each other’s company — we feel dates are very overrated.
Q. Is he a gift person?
A. Absolutely not. And on the rare occasion that he does buy a gift, it is a random, bechara, weird gift. I say it’s wonderful, but my face gives me away.
Q. Who said “I love you” first?
A. He did.
Q. For how many years did you’ll date each other before you’ll got married?
A. We dated each other for almost three years before we got married. Ironically, I’d joke that I will marry him one day, and I can’t fathom why I said so — it was so random.
Q. Do you’ll fight often?
A. Honestly, I’ve just lost the energy to fight, so I go, “You are right, you are right.” Come to think of it, he says sorry first — and, in fact, he does it all the time. (Laughs)
Q. Do you believe one must not sleep over a fight?
A. Yes. We don’t sleep in separate bedrooms — ever.
Q. Since both of us are in totally different professions (glamorous and non-glamorous), how difficult is it to balance the relationship?
A. It’s good that we are in different professions, or we would get fed up with each other being in each other’s faces all day. I think he’s in the wrong profession. He should be the actor or the influencer, and I should probably do a 9-to-5 job.
Q. How has the relationship changed from the time you both were girlfriend-boyfriend to now being husband- wife?
A. I think this is a great question. Every relationship does change. Without realising, you do end up taking a partner for granted, and I make it a point to remind Rustom about this now and then. The times we live in today are so volatile that I genuinely try and make the most of every day that we have together. Patience is on a low, and love is on a high.
Q. Who is more possessive?
A. It’s definitely me. He doesn't have a possessive bone in his body. I wish I was like him. He isn’t possessive — not because he doesn’t love me, but because he trusts me.
Q. Who is more short-tempered?
A. Definitely, I.
Love for me… Respect. I think without respect, there is no love.
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