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Zayn & Gigi's Romance Just Keeps Getting Sweeter

by Michelle McGahan

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid have been dating since November 2015, and one year later, their relationship is just as strong as ever — and getting more serious every day. In fact, in a new interview with the UK's Evening Standard, Malik revealed he and Hadid "live together" whenever they're in the same city at the same time. I mean, it's not ~official~ yet (they don't have keys to each other's homes, nor do they have their own place together), but the living arrangements do sound pretty legit.

"We haven’t officially swapped keys or anything yet, we live together wherever we are," the "Pillowtalk" singer explained. This likely means that whenever the two are in L.A. (Hadid hails from the area; Malik has a house there) or London (Malik also has a house there, and Hadid frequently travels to the city), I imagine they stay with each other frequently. You know, just like in any other relationship that's lasted that long. It's a sign of comfort, compatibility, and frankly, just wanting to spend as much time together as possible.

When the two are lounging at home, the former One Direction boy bander said that he cooks for the model, making her British specialties like "steak and potato pie, Sunday roast dinner and Yorkshire pudding." (If you had to Google that last one like I did, it's apparently a savory pie made of flour, eggs, milk, and some kind of beef.)

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"She’s a very intelligent woman. She knows how to carry herself," Malik told the ES reporter of Hadid. "She’s quite classy and that. She’s not, like, arrogant in any way, she’s confident. She carries it well. She’s cool."

According to the Evening Star, the two have met each other's families (that's evidenced from that time Malik and Hadid vacationed with his in Tahiti over the summer), and he referred to hers as "cool." (Considering that is also how he referred to his girlfriend, I take that as a pretty high compliment in Malik's world.)

I'm rooting for these guys. While they had a bit of a blip in their relationship over the summer — they allegedly broke up for a hot sec — the rest of their relationship has been nothing but smooth sailing. They're both clearly supportive of one another (one only needs to look at Hadid's heartwarming and candid note about Malik's anxiety revelation to see the trust and respect there), and based on Malik's recent comments about their living arrangements, I'd say that things are going pretty well for them. With 2016 ZiGi's relationship going strong, I can only wait to see what 2017 will bring for the couple.