In my last entry, I wrote about my parents’ relationship and how they became my sort of yardstick for marriage. Since Moe and I just celebrated our 4rth anniversary, I decided to write about how we sort of discovered our own lessons as well. Sidenote: I'm also the putz who forgot about Valentine's Day, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this entry makes up for my … [Read more...]
ADULTING 121 (ON #RELATIONSHIPGOALS): Learning From My Parents
February, cheesy as it may sound, is the month of love. This is especially true for me because a lot of the significant relationships in my life have their roots in February. My parents’ anniversary is on February 10. It would have been their 37th year of marriage. Moe and I will be celebrating our 4rth wedding anniversary a week before that as well. Having our … [Read more...]
Adulting 113: On Living Happily Ever After (Part 3) – by Dondon and Margaux Atayde
In part 1, we Dondon and Margaux beat all odds to be together. In part 2, we saw Dondon and Margaux struggle to live up to their expectations of living happily ever after. It was heartbreaking to see them reach a point where they were pretty much resigned to live their lives almost separately. So how did they get out of the rut? Here’s the last part of the story: ON … [Read more...]
Adulting 112: On Living Happily Ever After (Part II)- by Dondon and Margaux Atayde
In my last post, I shared Dondon & Margaux’s telenovela-ish love story. I think everyone who has read it agree that it was a pretty epic how they serendipitously found each other again despite all the seeming obstacles. DISCLAIMER: I usually write my articles- in two-part series. But their experiences are so poignant, so relatable and so and enriching that I couldn’t … [Read more...]
Adulting 112: On Living Happily Ever After by Dondon & Margaux Atayde
I met Dondon and Margaux in this youth group called Luke 18. Our ties with each other continued way past that though. Dondon’s sister, Booboo and Margaux’s brother, Boogie are two of my best friends. Dondon was my boss for a few years and Margaux and I are currently business partners. We chose them to be our godparents for our wedding and I’m godmother to two … [Read more...]