On February 29, 2012 Zayn left One Direction tour to return to the UK and be with his family due to the death of a family members.
Zayn dated fellow on The X Factor contestant Geneva Lane briefly in 2010. At the time he was 17 and she was 20. However due Simon Cowell's strict ban against the contestants dating,they denied the was a relationship. After the break up Geneva said "Zayn's a heart breaker" When she found out he was seeing Rebecca she felt numb. Geneva and Zayn remained friends but they didn't talk much because of his busy schedule.
In 2011 Zayn began dating The X Factor's season seven runner- up Rebecca Ferguson when he 18 and she was 24. They met while they were on The X Factor but Rebecca stated that " It took a while before we looked at each other in a different light. October 2012 Zayn opened up about the relationship by saying " It shouldn't have happened. It was just a wrong idea from the start. It didn't end quite badly so we don't talk any more we're not in touch at all. Since then Rebecca has all under various times that Zayn was unfaithful.
Zayn is currently dating Perrie Edward from The X Factor's season eight winner little mix. They met when 1D performed on the eighth season of The X Factor. In May 2012 the rumors appeared to be true when paparazzi snapped pictures of them kissing and riding a scooter. In an interview for May 30, 2012 Zayn confirmed having a girlfriend 
