Dear Diana,
I'm 25 and my boyfriend is 28. We've been together for over six months. All this while, I thought he didn't have any friends and was a loner. Turns out he has a handsome friend whom he never discusses. In fact, he has asked him not to be around when he is with him. I find this arrangement weird. His buddy too feels that his behaviour is strange. Why is he hiding his pal from me?
— Jayshree


Illustration/Amit Bandre 

Dear Jayshree,
Your guy appears to be insecure. It is strange that he wants to shield you from his pal. He feels that as he is good looking perhaps you might be attracted to him. It is clear that your guy does not trust you. His behaviour is atrocious. It is even more strange that his buddy should take all these diktats from him. You do not know this guy, so it is absurd that he should even think on these lines. You need to ask your guy why he is behaving in such a manner to know the truth behind this hiding game.