Chetan plays agony uncle this Friendship Day!

It���s as tricky as love ��� even trickier, perhaps. So, on Friendship Day, we asked young people in Delhi to tell us all the things they ever wanted to know about friendship, since we knew exactly whom to ask ��� the very dost-type Chetan Bhagat. Here are his expert replies to Delhi���s dil, dosti, etc woes.
Why do guys ask girls to be friends and end up being smitten by them?
��� Shipra Grover, Kirori Mal College
Well, guys always end up being smitten by women.Friendship is just a way to get close. It���s just what guys do. If you can���t handle it, well, don���t talk to guys!
Why do girls always want us to remain friends when it���s impossible to be friends with someone you have feelings for?
��� Dipanshu, Ramjas College
Girls like to evaluate guys a lot longer before getting into a relationship that has more intense feelings. Friendship is the perfect way to do it without really committing themselves. That���s why they���re doing it, but if you have feelings, do tell her and then she can make the decision. But remember... girls ALWAYS make the decisions!
I have the hots for my best friend���s boyfriend. I want him but I don���t want to hurt my friend. But I dislike seeing them get so close, I feel uncomfortable with them. This is affecting our friendship. How do I get her boyfriend and still be friends?
��� ABC
You can���t, unless, of course, they break up. There are other guys in the world, and I guarantee you that they���re just as wonderful. DON���T steal!
My friend is smitten with me. I like him as a friend, but whenever I tell him that we���re just good friends, he gets upset. I make every effort not to lead him on, but I think the more we meet, the deeper his feelings for me become. He���s important to me but I don���t want to enter into a relationship with him. How do I make him understand?
��� Deepti, media professional
I think he���s important to you, but not important enough for you to have a relationship with him. He has feelings for you and to continue being friends, without any hope of being with him in the future, can border on being a tease. So either take a call and get into a relationship, or cut it off. Unfortunately, he has expressed his feelings and you can���t pretend that nothing happened.
My friend is rather overbearing, and whenever we���re around a group of people, she tries to dominate the gathering and overshadows me every time. How do I tell her about it without affecting our friendship?
��� Simran, Kirori Mal College
By being dominating for once and telling her like it really is. The very fact that you���re worried about how you���re going to tell her without affecting your friendship proves that you���re too much of a pushover. Give it back to her once!
One of my closest friends has asked me to give him company to do drugs just for kicks, just once. I don���t think it���s right, but he���s forcing me to do it. Should I?
��� XYZ
No, you shouldn���t. There are better ways to get kicks in life than being kicked around. Drugs play with your mind. You have only one brain ��� don���t lose it!
Chetan, you have to answer this ��� what do we do about guys who come up and say, ���We wanna be fraands with you, baby���?
��� Really Not Amused Girl
(Laughs) Tell him, ���Learn to spell first, buddy!���
(Seriously) Or you can say, ���For one thing, none of my friends call me baby when they meet me for the first time!���
(Coordinated by Jaya Drona)
Friendship Day Special