She can have guy friends, but I can't have gal friends?

Illustration/ Satish Acharya

Dear Diana,
I am in love with the wrong girl, I think... While my girlfriend is quite beautiful, she's also very popular. She has several guy friends whom she spends time with. She says they're only friends. That she loves only me. But she kisses them on the cheeks and that drives me jealous. Also she doesn't like me even talking to other girls. Does she love me or not?u00a0 And isn't her behaviour hypocritical and unfair? She can do what she wants... Not me?

Name withheld

Dear Friend,
That's so not fair. You have to 'endure' that she has guy friends she is physically close to and expect you to believe that there's nothing brewing, but you can't so much as look in the direction of another girl!! Not done. She's being very selfish. I think you ought to tell her that you'll listen to her if she stops meeting these guy friends, in any case you're committed to her, so why worry. You're only asking that she understand that you can have friends of the opposite sex, too. Don't back down on this.

How do I get him interested in me?

Dear Diana,
I like this one guy. He's in the same college as me but in a senior year. I like him but want him to make the first move. How do I show him that I'm interested and would like to go out with him sometime?