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Will my best friend love me back?

Love and relationships
They met in college and became best friends. He loved her but she loved somebody else. Will their story have a happy ending like those in Bollywood films?

We met on Facebook and fell in love…

Love and relationships
Maya and her boyfriend met each other on Facebook two years ago. At first she wasn’t sure if a long-distance relationship would work out. Read how Skype, WhatsApp and Facebook helped them stay together!

My BF won't kiss in public – is he right?

Love and relationships
I kissed my bf in public the other day. He’s really shy so he freaked out. Is it wrong to show affection openly? I think it’s cute! I’m in a dilemma – help! Ritika (24), Pune.

'Divorced because I had a baby girl'

Marriage troubles
“We were married for five years and the pressure to have a child had been increasingly straining our relationship. However, when I did get pregnant, my husband left me because I was going to have a girl child,” says Preet.

My dad on sex: kissing = pregnancy

Making Love
My parents are Indian but I was born and raised in Canada. When I was 16, I wanted to go out on my first date. I asked my dad if I could go for a matinee movie with a boy – he said no. He said, “Holding hands leads to kissing, leads to pregnancy!”

Why falling in love makes you stupid

Love and relationships
Passionate love at the start of a relationship can actually impair our thinking. And the more in love we are, the worse it’s likely to be.

'Light-skinned girls turn me on!'

Love and relationships
Abhay finds fair-skinned girls irresistibly sexy. Funnily enough his girlfriend, Tara, has a wheatish complexion. A few weeks ago Tara found out about Abhay’s obsession with 'white' skin and demanded a break-up.

I like him, but he's of another caste

Love and relationships
I'm interested in someone since a few weeks, but he's not of my caste. I always thought I'd marry someone from my own caste – I was also taught so.