Dear Seema Aunty, I’m 18 and live in a Chicago college dorm. I like a few boys I see in my building and don’t consider myself shy really but I just don’t know what to say to them first or how to make them know I’m interested. What can I do? thank you or any tips. P.S. I’m studying sociology. Dear...

by Aditi Mehta – Houston, TX Since BG’s inception, we have had many, many readers send us comments about the sticky topic of interracial relationships. Girls have asked for advice, shared their own stories, and even left advice for girls in facing the same dilemmas. There is a wide array...

By Sheela Lal – University of Missouri I hate reading articles about dating. None of them seem to understand what dating is like to women of color. Sorry, women of color and immigrants. Being a woman of color in a society full of white men, yes, dating is not easy. Being a daughter of immigrants...

by Simerjeet Sahota – Ohio State Graduate – Star Contributor This is the fourth post from a series of posts to understand the quest for love by Simerjeet called “The Sahota Project”. For my final interview, I got a little more than I expected.  The interviewee, who I will not describe or give...

by Alisha Ebrahimji – Texas State University Typical South Asian female expectations: go to college, find a kick-ass job, get married, and populate the world with a family of your own. Recently, I’ve been hearing about a number of people venturing out and choosing alternative measures to find...

This is the fourth post from a series of posts to understand the quest for love by Simerjeet called “The Sahota Project”. by Simerjeet Sahota - Ohio State Graduate – Star Contributor   For my next foray in the world of love and relationships, I interviewed a personal hero of mine: My...

This is the third post from a series of posts to understand the quest for love by Simerjeet called “The Sahota Project”. by Simerjeet Sahota – Ohio State University – Star Contributor My next interviewee scared me a bit. And not in the good “terrible horror movie made in someone’s...

This is the second post from a series of posts by Simerjeet called “The Sahota Project” by Simerjeet Sahota – Ohio State University – Star Contributor   For my first interview, I didn’t go too far out of my comfort zone.  Really, I called my cousin.  But I have a...

by Simerjeet Sahota – Ohio State Graduate We’re all in the same boat.  I like to call it the “educated, responsible adult boat”.  Oh and single.  We’re definitely all single. Or at least single in the eyes of family members.  And we are declaring our hatred of marriage.  Blame it on...

by Shritin Patel – Houston Baptist University For as long as I can remember, I’ve had my “perfect guy” all figured out. He was tall, handsome, brave, romantic, hilarious, mischievous, and would whisk me away through the cornfield and into the sunset. In short, my perfect guy was Raj from Dilwale...