A month back, through a social networking site
Dear Diana,
A month back, through a social networking site, I started video chatting with a girl who stays in Bangalore and afterwards on the phone too. At that time, I thought she was a nice girl and it could go further than a friendship. With this thing in mind, I proposed to her a couple of weeks back; she accepted. Since then, she has been behaving very strangely.
She is bothering me a lot by making frequent phone calls, texts and missed calls. I am always busy with work assignments and cannot take her calls. I think she is getting very possessive and that is freaking me out. Please bail me out of this mess. I want to tell her this relationship is no longer gonna happen. How do I do it without hurting her feelings? I am unable to concentrate onu00a0 work because of this guilt.
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Dear Friend,
Seriously, what does "more than friendship" mean to you? Does it not mean "in a relationship", does it not mean being "committed"? If you didn't mean what you said, why say it at all? And now that you HAVE made up your mind that "this is not gonna happen", you will have to understand that you are going to hurt her feelings if she serious about you. She is being plainly possessive of you as any girlfriend would. And if she is getting clingy, you could well tell her to call you less often. Stop making excuses. Be a man!
My wife wants me to be a patnivrata!
Dear Diana,
I've been married three years. My wife wants me to be obedient to her! We stay with my mom and sis and now, she's telling me not to. What should I do?
abc
Dearu00a0 Friend,
In a marriage, if a partner sees oneself as more equal than the other, it will causeu00a0 heartburn. You being obedient to her will make you come across as henpecked. One partner cannot dictate terms to the other, specially when it involves one's family. You didn't do it, she can't expect you to.
I want to marry my saali!
Dear Diana,
I am married, am 29 years old and stay with my family. My wife has a 20 -year-old sister. I love her very much, and she loves me too. but she is scared for my wife, because they are sisters, after all. Now, she wants to get married to me. I wish to marry her too. Is it possible?
JK
Dear Friend,
One, you wife would raise hell when she'd learn of it. Two, her family (and yours) would never consent to giving their blessings to a second marriage (especially when your wife is still alive). Thirdly, you would have to divorce your wife to be able to marry her sister. And that would destroy the relationship she shares with her own sibling. You wouldn't wish that on anyone!
Understand that what you are suggesting is legally impossible and that even if your wife consent, uncomfortable questions and rumours will crop up later. Will you have an answer to them later? More importantly, will you be able to provide for both sisters should you get married to the second, illegally? Not worth the trouble, dude!