[Reetha]

I am in love with my best guy friend for some years now. I believe he knows about it .He likes me enough but I am not sure whether he loves me too. We live in different cities. All this years I never talked about it to him directly since we follow different religions and my parents are not broad-minded. Especially my father isn't that tolerant towards other religion and is of adamant nature. He believes that marriage is not just about two individuals but also importantly about two families.

I am a Hindu girl and he is a Catholic Christian.

My parents are trying to get me married. But now I realize that I love him too much to lose him. Thinking of asking him about it.

But if he says yes and is sure about it on the condition that I'll not convert, How do I convince my parents who are not open to other views? How and what should I do to change their views about this whole thing?

Please Help!

[Wondergirl]

You are not even sure your best guy friend loves you in return. And no, there is no way to convince traditional conservative parents for a love marriage. You would do well to check out the prospective grooms and, if you can, date them to discover how compatible you are. My Indian friend was allowed to do that and found her soul mate that way.