HOW WE MET?

How Mister and I met? And, ended up together. We meet on 2010, in a bus terminal to Boracay, Philippines. I was with my boyfriend ("We"), and he was with his girlfriend and his daughter ("Them/ They.") Hold on, before you jumped into a conclusion that a cheating happened. Please continue reading...

We all board the same bus, they were seated behind us. My (ex)boyfriend was friendly, he talked a lot. He was the one who made friends with them. My (ex)boyfriend had been to Boracay a couple times, so he told them where's the nice spot to check in, and lodging/bungalows are a fine place to stay in, if you're on a budget. To make this long intro short, we ended up checking-in in the same area, they were just next door. All five of us would go have lunch or dinner together, swam together, toured the island, rode the boat, and even hit the dance floor. We spent quite a good amount of time with them. During our stay, Mister and I, barely talk. I talked to his (ex)girlfriend and daughter a lot, but not him. I was just not interested with him, solely because I was in a relationship. And it was a serious one --- that time.

I remember, the moment him and I talked was this scenario --> We(us, five) were at the far end of the island. I was on the shore, my (ex)boyfriend gave me a tiny sea urchin, put it on my palm. After a few minutes, I noticed this urchin was sort-of sucking my palm. I freaked out and my boyfriend was nowhere to be found. He was actually swimming and enjoying the ocean. I tried to get it off, but the suction was strong. I was already crying. Nearby, was Mister, and his daughter. They were trying to calm me down, mainly him. I was so terrified, I was on panic mode. They helped get the urchin off my palm. By the time my (ex)boyfriend was back, the urchin was off. So, that moment was probably the longest time Mister and I talked(sort of talked.) Fast forward in time, 2012, I remained friends with his daughter through social media. Mid-2012 I broke up with my now ex-boyfriend. Don't judge, we both agreed, we had the right love but in a wrong time. We remained friends though. And all of a sudden, one day, Mister's daughter told me that, her dad has pictures of us from 2010, and if I want to see it, I could just send her dad a message. Me being curious what pictures, I sent him a message. We asked our How are you's and eventually became friends. We chatted every day for months. And that constant communication made us closer. We would talk about a lot of things, like point of views, science, politics, justice, religion, future plans. That future plan involved family a.k.a having kids. We got so close and comfortable with each other that he asked the "what if?" What if he asked me to be his life partner, would I say yes. How could I say no when I find him smart, funny, responsible, sweet, attractive --- in that order? That everyday talking from the time I wake up 'til I get to bed, I began to like him. I liked him not because of his physical but because his mind was beautiful, it still is until now. He is smart, that's what I fell in love about him. He invests time to learn new information, and he shares it with people around him. Early March of 2013, he boarded the plane to the Philippines to see me. That whole time we were together, I know it was love. You know it's love, when you couldn't contain your emotion, the happiness being next to someone you love. I had it, I felt it, it was tears of love. That moment I knew I was in love with him. I posted these exact words in my Facebook account, " I am happy! Very happy. And I could not ask for more. DiZ iZ LOVE! <3 Been searching for someone, not knowing someone was just a message away. Someone I would spend my whole life with. Someone I would share my ups and downs. Someone who would never leave me and I wouldn't leave his side. Someone who would LOVE me and I would LOVE him for a LIFETIME."

MARCH 14, 2013 - the day before his flight back to US, he pulled out a ring and asked me the question. With no hesitation, I said, YES!

That night at the airport, the thought of us being apart, it was sad. But we know, it was not goodbye, just "See you later." <3 <3 <3

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