My parents have been divorced since I was 10 years of age. I have not seen my father since then. My mother is a bit short tempered and is very strict towards me. Thus, I do not feel loved by her and I am unable to share any of my issues with her.

Now I feel like taking your advice on this issue. I have a school mate who has been loving me since we were 15 years old. Now I am 20 years old. Recently he got a central government job and he asked me to meet once. I have been ignoring him since 5 years and not even had a single conversation with him because I had a fear that I don't know what love completely means as I have never seen my parents being nice to each other.

But that boy still loves me. I like him but I don't want to become a problem for my mother in this issue. Whom can I ask what to do? I have to mention another important thing that we both do not come from the same background and there are lots of cultural differences between our families. Will that show affect us? I am an average looking girl, fair and short and he is tall and dark. Is there any need to consider all these things before loving him? Please help me.