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Dear Diana,
I was dating this guy for nearly three months. It was all was going well. He seemed like the perfect guy and was very cordial with me and behaved like a gentleman all along. I never felt threatened around him. About two weeks back, he took me to to his friend's party.
We had a few drinks and before I realised it, I had blacked out. When I woke up, I was shocked to find that I was lying nude and my boyfriend was next to me. I don't know what happened, but he must've raped me in my sleep or when I had passed out.
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After that night, he hasn't spoken to me. In fact, he stopped returning my calls and messages. Just yesterday, I got to hear that he is seeing my best friend. I tried to talk to her but she thinks I am just jealous of her and won't listen to me. How do I tell her the truth (that he raped me)?
Name withheld
Dear Friend,
He took advantage of your condition, but the accusation of rape sounds like an assumption.
I don't deny that your guy comes off sounding like a rotten apple (one that's quite capable of circulating MMSes of you in various states of undress) but you should have sufficient evidence to nail him for the crime.
His behaviour is quite typical of a sexual offender of this type and you should warn your best friend. She might not take you seriously but she cannot blame you for not having warned her.
You will have to keep trying but I'd advise you against making accusations you can't back up with hard evidence.
My parents said yes, hers said no...
Dear Diana,
My girlfriend and I have been together eight months now and have wanted to marry although we belong to different religions.
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I have convinced my parents to agree to the marriage but her folks aren't for it and she has said that she will do as her parents say. Do you think we stand a chance to be together? I love her and don't want to lose her!
RC
Dear Friend,
If you love someone completely, you have to be prepared to go all the way or not at all. When she fell in love with you, she always understood the implications and knew that the going was going to be tough, so why back off now?
Your folks have said yes and I it must not have been easy for you to convince them, but you did.
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If you do truly love her, talk to her folks and prove to them that you will love their daughter and care for her the best you can. They'll come around.
I wanna speak to her alone!
Dear Diana,
I was out roaming around with my friend in Akkipet, Bengaluru one evening when I saw this girl. It is love at first sight for me.
I want to propose to her. She goes to the temple with her sister and friends every evening at 6 pm and because of this, I haven't got a chance to speak to her alone for the last three months.
Several sleepless nights and tension-filled days later, I don't know what to do. How do I approach her?
Rohith
Dear Rohith,
Maybe, I'm reading too little into this, but doesn't she get out of the house otherwise? Doesn't she go to college by herself. Or anywhere else for that matter?
And in any case, if she is chaperoned everywhere she goes, why the inistence on meeting her alone? What do you need to say to her that can't be declared in front of a few witnesses?
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She obviously won't be "alone" for a very long time, so why not tell her how you feel and get it over and done with. Go up to her and introduce yourself. Be confident and say what you have to.
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