Catch-22

Being in love with someone is one thing but telling them as much is not everyone's cup of tea. No wonder then there is many a slip between the tongue and lip.

Admits student and model Nina Mehta, "I would rather keep quite about my love. Why risk and lose a lasting friendship for love you are not even sure about?"

Anupama Verma
Media professional Shraddha Kamdar begs to differ. "I have been through this myself. It is best to tell all and lose than not tell at all. Why be afraid to face the consequences?" she asks.

Model Anupama Verma puts forth a completely different perspective when she says, "When friends fall in love, it is apparent, even if it is one-sided. When a friend fell in love (with me), I realised it and began to think whether I loved him too."

Moving On

But while 'to tell or not to' is a personal decision, what happens when your love is spurned? Does friendship take a backseat as well? Does love play a cruel game? The hardest part is carrying on as if it is all ok.

"It is not going to be the easiest thing in the world to be 'just friends' with a person after I have professed my love. But I am sure that as mature adults we will be able to move past the initial awkwardness," says Shraddha.

But Nina has the final world when she declares, "Of course! It is not the end of the world; there are other fish in the sea!"