The couple has been dating since last year but earlier this month rumours suggesting Malik and Hadid had parted ways began to swirl, reported Contactmusic.
"I don't really enjoy going out too much and partying," he said.
"I like to have my own time and be at home, and I kind of need a partner with me to do that. I just like the security of that. It feels good to me. It feels right," he said.
The couple is also spending their days horseback riding together. Malik explains he started taking lessons after he saw how well Hadid rode.
"She wants me to do it with her, and I'm not good. But I'm learning, and it's fun. My first lesson was on a really old horse that didn't move very much, so it wasn't that scary. She was on the other horse, the one that moved a lot more. She was jumping over hurdles and I just sat there like, 'OK, this is freaky'.
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