But there is only one possible answer when someone asks you if you loved your ex girlfriend. The truth if you are supposed to be a man of his word. Anurag said he didn't love her and he only ever felt a little more than friendship and a little less than love. Turns out this was a lie. He did love her not less than a few months ago.
This may be a glitch in the writing - similar to the ones they did with prerna but it's a major glitch. At least for a viewer like me because it creates a character flaw in Anurag that is difficult to ignore.
To me the male lead now feels towards prerna exactly what he said be felt towards his ex girlfriend - a little more than friendship and a little less than love. So we have the option of a liar or a serial non-committer for our male lead. And who wants that?