October 6, 2021 I was unaware at that time but a bridge was crossed as soon as my boyfriend of 2.5 years broke up with me. I did not know that when my boyfriend skyped with me that afternoon, he was going to break up with me. It all started with a cliche-ic “Can we […]
September 22, 2021 The Road to Marital Bliss My father told me when I was in my 20s that I should be more like my mother if I wanted to stay married. Apparently, he felt that his cheeky opinionated daughter could not land herself a husband, more or less keep one. Of course, him being […]
A woman is mad because she discovered her husband was talking to a recently separated officemate and offering her words of comfort as she goes through her separation. “Honestly, I felt jealous on how he comforts her,” she complained. “He already did this before when we were living together. He would still message his ex, chat […]
Husband and I have joined more pre-marital counseling sessions more than average. We’ve gone through at least 15 separate sessions both one on one and as a group, but after we got married, there was still some adjustment. Apparently, most pre-marital counseling sessions are merely formality, and despite their good intentions, do not really dive […]
My previous yaya opened up a joint account last July 2017. Our deal was to deposit php2,500.00 per cut-off of her salary so that she can save up for a house and for her three children’s future. After opening the account, she practically forgot about it, trusting me to drop php2,500 each payday to her […]
My guy best friend had his second child, a daughter this week. On the same week, we confirmed that my child passed away in my belly. And we removed her once we were 1000% sure. My girl best friend’s mother-in-law also passed away this week and will be buried at Heritage Park. On the exact […]
November 3, 2018 Dear Cousin, You were surprised on why your relatives have judged your girlfriend so harshly after seeing her for the first time last week. You probably are asking on how they can be so critical of her without even knowing her, and how can they know better than you, you who have […]
It all started with a motorcycle. Our driver wanted to buy a brand new motorcycle. The price tag was 6x his salary but since it was a 2-years to pay deal at Php 3,500 a month payment. That’s around 23% of his monthly salary. “How can he afford it?” I said. “That’s a lot of […]
There’s a saying that before everyone else can love you, you have to love yourself FIRST. That’s the problem with sayings, you never fully understand them when you hear them at first. It’s like someone telling you some feel good bullsh*t and you just nod your head and you go on your day. I have […]
I asked my husband the English translation of the Filipino word, “Kupit.” “There’s actually no accurate English translation,” he said. “But it’s like getting pregnant out of wedlock.” That’s actually not a good translation. For me, nakupit means to be caught in a net. To be deceived and as a result, was given no choice. This is […]
My uncle is a single parent with an adult daughter. He was separated from his wife years ago, and has resorted to maintaining a slew of long-term girlfriends. The current girlfriend has been in his life for a decade already. The sexy and pretty girlfriend is straightforward and hot-tempered. To put it simply, she has […]
If you’re with someone, it’s inevitable that you will one day fight with them. I personally have fought with my husband in our three years of marriage. The biggest was during our first few months of marriage when I had a big meltdown in the middle of Ortigas Center, screaming at him and refusing to […]