okay, i've been thinkin about this....the two of you need to get that age difference thing completely out of your system. you need to accept the fact that the age difference is nothing. after all, age is just a number. she just happened to be born a few years after y'all did. love (if that is what it is) has no boundaries on age, caste, creed, or nationality. you guys need to realize that you can be happy together (wiht the objects of your affections, that is). so you need to develop your confidence in yourselves, and think that you are worthy of your love interests. if you dont respect yourself, no-one else will....listen to ramri gal - girls don't care too much about the age difference anyway. so quit making this an issue. btw, ramri does the guy know that you like him, or are you also in the same predicament as mercury and mainhoona? just curious, cos i might be able to offer some advice to you too.... hope i have pumped you guys up...therez no reason to not go ahead with this...when i look back on my own experiences, i sometimes regret not having been bold enough....there's always the thought: what if i had said something or done something...so i hope that is motivation enough...and another thing (i forgot who said this) - "faint heart never won fair lady."