Dear Diana,
I have a girlfriend and we've been together for three years. Of late, however, I have started doubting her. I feel she is getting close to one of her guy friends. She keeps excusing herself to talk on the phone. She wasn't like this earlier. I wish I knew how to overcome my doubts. I tried talking to her, but she just laughed it off. I don't want to damage our relationship in any way.
— Samrat


Illustration/Amit Bandre 

Dear Samrat,
A suspicious mind is detrimental to a relationship. If you keep doubting her, it is sure to create havoc in the relationship. If you are sure about your doubts, you need to sit down and voice your apprehensions to your girlfriend. You will have to tell her the truth. Your fears could be unwanted and may be she is tied up in other things which she is not telling you about. So either way she has to give you an explanation to put your fears to rest.