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I am neither proud nor ashamed of it. All three relationships were somehow long ones with the shortest running at one year and four months and the longest at almost three years. One happened in Junior year in highschool, the other in college and the last one after graduation that ended almost three years ago. CHANGE in disposition and distance were the root cause of all of my break-ups. Change of school, graduation from college, change of house, etc. Two cheated on me and one almost caused my break-up with my parents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003CB\u003EA GOOD DAY THAT CAN GET BETTER\u003C\/B\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne did not even admit it that he cheated on me and somehow hoped that the news will not reach me. Thanks to his blabbing friends, the whole world learned about it. We tried for a month but I was too paranoid that he was still cheating so I eventually gave in and set him free. Despite the fact that I love him dearly. This one caused me so many sleepless, crying nights that left my friends bothered by my constant whining. I cried for two long long weeks and I lost weight (hah!). It's true when people say that the one who caused you so much pain is also the one you truly love. This guy showed me good days that can get even better. He  truly defined what a great love is. One of my friends still believes up to this date that this guy and I will still end together. She used to disapprove any new guy that comes my way. Well, for her undying \"belief\", I salute her. Seems like she's not the only one. *wink*\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EYou gave me a reason for my being\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd I love what I'm feelin'\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou gave me a meaning to my life\u003Cbr \/\u003EYes, I've gone beyond existing\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd it all began when I met you\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E~ When I Met You, APO Hiking Society\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENO REGRETS\u003C\/B\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe other cheater confessed to me, to our friends and even to my mom! Geez! Gutsy \u003Ci\u003E'no?\u003C\/i\u003E People thought that he was the one. I did not. I know his family and he knows mine. When I say family, I mean even the uncles, the aunts and the cousins. \u003Ci\u003EBasta\u003C\/i\u003E he's always around. Even at our family get-togethers. I can't breathe! This is one relationship that seemed convenient and comfortable to the point of boredom. It ended with lots of fireworks and drama though with involvement from my mom, his mom, his sister, our friends and even 'the girl'. If I have to erase something in my life, meeting him will definitely be on top of my list. It was a mistake from day one. We had so many \"irreconcilable differences\" between us. I cried for a day or two and that was it. People will not believe but I am glad that he's out of my life. His cheating proved to be a blessing in disguise. I hope my mom is reading this. Two words: no regrets.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDestiny is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice. \u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's not a thing to be waited for, it's a thing to be achived.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am glad I've chosen right. Enough said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EALL THAT GLITTERS ARE NOT GOLD\u003C\/B\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last one is the ideal guy you can bring home to mom and dad. Tall, good looking, great disposition, religious, accomplished, came from a good school, career-driven and good breeding. So I've thought. I was wrong. Mom hated him so much. Who knows why? She told me that she just doesn't like the guy. No specific reason whatsoever. So you can just imagine all the \u003Ci\u003Etakas\u003C\/i\u003E I have to do then. \u003Ci\u003EGrabe!\u003C\/i\u003E. Quite the opposite, her picky-choosy mom loved me dearly. She even cried when I broke up with his son. I survived so many things with this guy. He went to the US for work for seven months mid into our relationship and we survived. We somehow survived my parents and their sudden strict rules. We survived Ms. Lizares and the dorm's nosiness. But it was just too hard. My relationship with my parents were so low that time and I don't even attend family thingys as part of my rebellion. I got tired of the chase and the constant distrust so I bid him adieu. I love my family the most and if I can't mix them together I have to let go of him. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThrough the fire to the limit, to the wall\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor a chance to be with you I'd gladly risk it all\u003Cbr \/\u003EThrough the fire\u003Cbr \/\u003EThrough whatever, come what may\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor a chance at loving you I'd take it all the way\u003Cbr \/\u003ERight down to the wire\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven through the fire\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E~ Through The Fire, Chaka Khan\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E~*oOo*~\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo put a definite END in my relationships, I put all mementos, keepsakes, letters, gifts, journals and other stuff that relates to the guy in a box. As I was cleaning my room last night, I chanced upon the box containing Mr. All That Glitters. I am not even aware that I have it since I thought I threw it all away when I began dating the jealous Mr. No Regrets. Among the three, this particular ex is probably the one that left the least traces. Look into my room and there's not a single picture nor gift that reminded me of him. Just the box I thought I never had. I browsed through it and found so many cheesy letters (even printed e-mails), several flower gift cards (geez, this guy used to be on first name basis with the Holland Tulips guy in Makati), concert and premiere tickets and even wrappers of chocolates! It was sweet and memorable before but it is now \"just trash\". Just like how I feel whenever some weirdo calls me AbbieAbs (since  this ex used to call me that). Whatever. For the record, I don't hate this guy. I just hate the memory of knowing that he used to love me and I used to love him. It was a memory of a failed romance that I tried so hard to work on. I realized that I am definitely throwing the box away when I read one of his letters where he wrote \u003Ci\u003E\"I wish we'll be together forever. I really do.\"\u003C\/i\u003E AND that's NOT a line, he meant every word. Reading it now makes me gag. How can you wish for forever when you are only 22 years old? You haven't experienced life yet at 22. I was 19 years old then and halfway through college. I bet I reciprocated and said that I also wanted forever with him. Ewww, all crap. And this is the jaded me speaking. Oh! While we are at it, whoever said that I like tulips? Yes, it's fancy but it's such an oh so boring bulb. I prefer the classic, long-stemmed white roses. \u003Cstrike\u003EAnd the one who did not give me any insufferable tulips is the one I cherish until this day. He's not even in a box.\u003C\/strike\u003E Ladida. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E~*oOo*~\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree relationships in the past and I survived them all unscathed. Bloody but unbowed, it made me wiser, choosy-picky, often OC and sometimes even cynical amidst the commitment phobic guys of my current age and time. In the age of Cosmo women, men who constantly cheats, the Sex and The City phenomena and the convenient world of the Internet where everything is just a click away, looking for the 'perfect, ideal ONE' is far from reach. But when love knocks in the unexpected way you will forget the rules you've set and will eventually give in to make it work. I (still) truly believe in serendipity and happy endings. What is bound to happened will happened. If it's meant to be then it's meant to be. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOn the eve before he went away, I called him up and said goodbye. \u003Cbr \/\u003EI never said what I felt (or what I am still feeling) despite the fact \u003Cbr \/\u003Ethat the boys knew all about it and were expecting some miracle that \u003Cbr \/\u003Emy declaration of my undying love will somehow change his decision \u003Cbr \/\u003Eto leave. Fat chance! I was not GUTSY enough.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E~ My Tabulas Post, June 27, 2004\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/feeds\/109101158241209408\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/2004\/07\/relations-from-long-ago-i-am-ex.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6756132\/posts\/default\/109101158241209408"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6756132\/posts\/default\/109101158241209408"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/2004\/07\/relations-from-long-ago-i-am-ex.html","title":"RELATIONS FROM LONG AGO"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Abbie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14265494155672178468"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3ZlB3UUlhyXMQIaOi0DTXHREeL7tPKYtpZW-Cgma25DaIFEbiZkZ0D08RVrDzo_ROLV5ScywRCzPoxvWl-vj28vl2O-0rfZuHdTJurdaZeEmlLum-GUVmb2ouddpHRQ\/s113\/AbbieGorgeous.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756132.post-4145771659403185802"},"published":{"$t":"2004-04-10T07:30:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-01T14:17:20.439+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Abbie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ex"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Friends"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Job Hunt"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"TV"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Web Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"ONE TRUE LOVE? (PART DEUX)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003EIt's no secret that I'm on the look-out for a new career these days. While updating my resume and on-line applications, I casually browsed the current job offerings in Houston. Hmmm, not bad. Not bad at all. Tempting, even. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe sent me a text message around 7:00 am (his time) but I only got it after 12:00 mn (my time). Connection is bad but its the least that we can do as of the moment. He said that he's thinking of me. I still can't decipher whether its a forwarded message or an original one! Now, THIS is a definite improvement! I'm taking it one step at a time. I'm keeping my cool. Ladida! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E~*o0o*~\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoth Dansel and Bugs sent me perfect beach shorelines of Bohol and Legazpi through MMS yesterday. *sigh* Everyone is on vacation but me! I am stuck here! All my friends are out: Dansel and Jai are both sunbathing in Bohol, Olen and Bim are vacationing in their weekend house in Tagaytay, Bugs with Chay, Ram and Grace is on a roadtrip to Bicol and even Jen and Deng are in Quezon. Seems like I'm the only left, huh? Hmmm, actually, make that two of us! I know for a fact that Ces is surfing like me! In Siargao? Nah! Think again! : ) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut we want this...WE truly DO! Both Ces and I planned the break this way: to surf and download 24\/7 to our heart's desire! Yahooo! After all, we are not paying big moolah to Greendot for nothing. :)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs if my PC and connection is not slaving enough, I've downloaded another P2P breakthrough called eMule (I've deleted Lime Wire because of fussy connections). Enough of Torrents?! Actually, eMule is very similar with Torrents, but it offers older files and downloads such as earlier episodes of my old favorites like Dawson's Creek and...ta-da...Beverly Hills 90210! Can't wait! \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/feeds\/4145771659403185802\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/2004\/04\/one-true-love-part-deux-its-no-secret.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6756132\/posts\/default\/4145771659403185802"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6756132\/posts\/default\/4145771659403185802"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/2004\/04\/one-true-love-part-deux-its-no-secret.html","title":"ONE TRUE LOVE? (PART DEUX)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Abbie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14265494155672178468"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3ZlB3UUlhyXMQIaOi0DTXHREeL7tPKYtpZW-Cgma25DaIFEbiZkZ0D08RVrDzo_ROLV5ScywRCzPoxvWl-vj28vl2O-0rfZuHdTJurdaZeEmlLum-GUVmb2ouddpHRQ\/s113\/AbbieGorgeous.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756132.post-4455464147484602292"},"published":{"$t":"2004-04-09T06:00:00.001+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-07-16T22:44:36.646+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Abbie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ex"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Memories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Musings"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"ONE TRUE LOVE?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003EWhy do I still feel strongly for this guy? \u003Cbr \/\u003ECompared to him, the rest of the men in my life \u003Cem\u003E(huh? who are they?! where are they?) \u003C\/em\u003Eare all blahs! All my life I love this guy. There were several occasions when I thought I gave up this feelings. Well, that's what I thought. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGreat loves can never be forgotten...EVER! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhen I learned that he was getting serious with his girlfriend... \u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen he went to the US... \u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen his buddies told me that he and his girlfriend went to the US together... \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E...I've given up.\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, there are still \"miracles\"! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst, it is true that he and his girlfriend went to the US together but they went to separate states as soon as they landed. He went to hip Jersey while she went to hillybilly Tennessee. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESecond, that same girlfriend (of more than three years) is now an EX like me. She's a conniving b*tch who left him to marry some Chinese guy; despite the fact that SHE owe her US visa to his ex's family! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, as for the last dilemma, it needs more miracle since he's still there and I'm still here. But with the Internet, YM, chat, webcam, voice chat, Skype, who cares if we are miles apart? *sigh* I do. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*sigh again* Who I am kidding? Who said that this will work? Distance is a big issue for us. It was distance that gave us nightmares before. It was distance that made us forget the love we shared almost 8 years ago. We were young, foolish and immature then but who said that we can make it this time?! Geez! What's happening to me? What I am thinking? THIS can never happen! Not in a million years! Plus, it is only me who's even considering this! As if he's even thinking about me! Aarrrggggh! \u0026!%#$ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHearing his voice again after two years made me long for him again. I even dreamed about him last night! Dang! Dang! Dang! Grrr! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is definitely NOT good.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/feeds\/4455464147484602292\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/2004\/04\/one-true-love-why-do-i-still-feel.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6756132\/posts\/default\/4455464147484602292"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6756132\/posts\/default\/4455464147484602292"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.abbiereal.net\/2004\/04\/one-true-love-why-do-i-still-feel.html","title":"ONE TRUE LOVE?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Abbie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14265494155672178468"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3ZlB3UUlhyXMQIaOi0DTXHREeL7tPKYtpZW-Cgma25DaIFEbiZkZ0D08RVrDzo_ROLV5ScywRCzPoxvWl-vj28vl2O-0rfZuHdTJurdaZeEmlLum-GUVmb2ouddpHRQ\/s113\/AbbieGorgeous.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});