If you are a fan of the romantic, fairy tale love story, better hint that X button on the top of your tab or screen. This is not a mushy (I would wish) story about my lovelife, since I think, I do not include myself as the typical lover and a girlfriend.
Since its Love Week (for me), please bear with me as I reminisce on the love life that I had and the present one (you can hit the X mark anytime). I have written an entry about me and Louie, "The Lou's" but I think that was incomplete. So let's start right from the very start.
"Oo. Malandi ako". That's what I would say to friends that first hear my love story. My first boyfriend was in 5th grade and a year ahead of me (see? Malandi nga ako. hahaha!) Though its not the typical bf-gf love story, I was never courted, we just see each other in practices and during Saturday classes. I barely remember how we became a loveteam, but I still remember snippets of what we had during that time. We never dated or spent days together. I see him around school, say hi and move away. I was young then, and I didn't have any idea how to act on being a girlfriend. The closest thing to being a girlfriend that I have done is to be "mommy" to my guy barkada.
He would visit me at our neighborhood. He can't barely step in front of our gate. My good friend was the bridge between us, she would ask my parents if I could go out so I can see him outside. He gave me white long stemmed roses during my graduation in front of my dad, and a teddy bear (I don't know where it is now) in one of the special days. The so-called relationship lasted for almost 2 years. I didn't know what our status is, or if he had dated somebody else during "our" time. We rarely see each other in high school and that was it. I think it was time to move on, since its high school already and he should do the same. We didn't have that dramatic break up - or in a more sensible approach - we don't had that official break up. A major reason for this is that we are never officially a couple. We just felt that there's a connection - and that's it. He was so called as my first love.
I have my share of singlehood and that was in for the past 2 years of highschool. Boyfriend 2 was a classmate of mine during junior high and was one of the barkada, too. This time, it was the typical bf-gf relationship, you go out on group dates, hang out at a friend's place and watch movies, watch him play online games while I have my share of girlfriend bonding. My family welcomed him with open arms, and my little brother (he 3 or 4 then) liked him so much. We had our ups and downs, occasional cool-offs (uso pa ang ganitong status noon) and my very own 'sawa effect'. I have this rare disease that I get so irritated with the prolonged presence of one person that I fall out of love because of it.
Our relationship lasted for 10 months and by then, I realized I will never be good at breaking up. I wrote him a letter and we broke up. We ended up as being friends again, not the close ones, but e still belong in the same barkada. I was happy that he found love within our barkada too, and I know they are turning 5 this year.
And before our senior year, I was single again. And by the time I realized I'll be going to UP for college, I didn't have the chance to entertain guys, aside from my barkada. One major reason is guys find me intimidating. I was not one of the honor students during high school, but I was seen as the street-smart, book-smart person by the barkada and aside from Ms.Know-It-All, I am elected as the school president. I was also this loud girl in highschool when I am around my closest friends.
So, after several crushes in college and my personal up and downs on my academic status and for the last 5 years after my last relationship, Louie and I became a couple. We started out as simply orgmates and he was our band head. We became text mates during one semestral break while I was trying to get in on a new college (Mass Comm). We bet on my exams, that if I pass, we will become a couple and if not, then, things should be the same between us. With the luck on his side and with God's plans for us, I managed to get in and then, here we are - a couple in the last five years. I will be having an entry on what we have become during our relationship in time for our 2000th daysary.
I was never a fan of courting. I firmly believe that it is a guy's time to show off his best attitude so he could get you. If he gets you, then he'll show his meanest being, a small demon inside. My past relationships never started out with courting, I began to know them by simply being with them - the same with my present one. I have accepted Louie as he is, as long as most of the times, we make the best out of each other.
Long distance relationship really works for me. I know, its weird, but I am able to spend time for myself more and make "bawi" when Louie comes home. As I have shared, madali akong magsawa - and jokingly, my prolonged exposure to Louie's kakornihan is dangerous for everybody's health.
I am around single girls most of the times, with Amae and Coeli and Lissa. That's what I liked about my relationship with Louie, I can manage time between my boyfriend and my girlfriends. I simply hope that my friends will find a Louie in their lovelife soon. Not the korni type, but the sweet and loving boyfriend and bestfriend rolled into one.
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