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My new love or my old friend? Whom do I choose?

Updated on: 18 August,2010 06:49 AM IST  | 
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My new love or my old friend? Whom do I choose?

Dear Diana,
I was visiting my granny and met this amazing guy. We started out as friends but, by the end of my trip, we started to really like one another and we even shared a goodbye kiss. Sadly, he lives in Bangalore and I live in Mumbai.

We talk to each other almost everyday and I feel like we have a really good connection even with the distance. When I got home, my old friend who I hadn't seen in a while, asked me to hangout with him. After being with him, I realised that we were quite into each other.

I had a lot of fun and in the end he kissed me on the cheek and said we have to hangout again soon. I was wondering, who should I choose?



I am leaning towards my old friend but, a part of me feels like I am betraying my summer love. Is it selfish that I don't want to say no to my old friend? Iu00a0 don't know what I am doing. What do you think?

LS
Dear LS,

I think you are in too much in a hurry to find yourself a boyfriend, and label it a relationship, and then plan your next move.

Have you ever heard of letting things take their course? One kiss with the Bangalore Boy later, you felt a connection with him.
u00a0
But after one kiss with Bombay Boy, you siddenly want to ditch the out of town boy. You are confused, and I am not sure you are thinking clearly.u00a0

Don't be in a hurry to analyse this. It will come to you. You seem to be more in love with the idea of being in love, than anything else. Having said that, I'd say before you decide, meet the guy from the summer romance once more.

Maybe the guy in the same city as you is more a matter of convenience. Also because you have known him for long. New relationships are always a little scary but don't let that stop you from finding the love of your life.

He kissed me, now ignores me

Dear Diana,

Recently I made out with a family friend. I like him but I am 17 and he is 27. It was my first true kiss but felt wrong.

The age gap really bothers me. Last night I saw himu00a0 and smiled but he blanked me out. I can't stop thinking about him. Help!

Name withheld on request

Dear friend,

It sounds like you both had second thoughts after the kiss. You say that it felt wrong but I think you still wanted him to have enjoyed the kiss so you felt validated.

Relax, it is just soemthing that happens. Things might change when you're 18 or older. Not every kiss will lead to a great romance.

Is my online friend interested in me?

Dear Diana,

I met a guy online. Then we started talking on the phone. He used to flirt a lot. I want to be in a relationship,u00a0 so I was second guessing his moves but then I saw his comments on some girl's FB page calling her hot.
u00a0
I confronted him and he said it meant nothing, and if I wanted, he would delete her from his friend list. But he still hasn't told me how he feels about me.
u00a0
So I told him we should stop talking. And we did. Later I learnt he had deleted that girl from his list.

Now a month later, he texts me to ask, 'Still don't want to talk?' I said 'no'u00a0 but now I feel like I am being unreasonable. what is your take on this?

Sameena
Dear Sameena,

It sounds to me like you perhaps have a bit of a jealousy issue. The fact he would have been happy to delete her name says it all.

Saying you no longer want to speak to him may have been a little bit of an over reaction to the situation. You should get back in touch with him.

The fact that he has tried to contact you after a month tells me he is still very interested and always has been, otherwise when you stopped talking it wouldn't have fazed him.

Just be careful, if you haven't met him he could be anyone. Make sure if/when you meet him you tell someone where you are going, make regular calls to them and have a set time to be back so that they can make sure you are safe.




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