Category: Love Language

Content based on the book “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman.  This book really helped us understand the ones we love!

MARICAR: Richard and I spent the Holy Week at home. We didn’t really do anything “exciting.” We slept late, without setting an alarm for the next day. (What a joy that was!) I read a book or got some writing done while Richard arranged music for his concert in May. We also got hooked watching […]

In a coffee shop I heard a woman sigh heavily, telling her friend, “hay nako! Pag babae na nag-give up (on the relationship) wala na talaga!” That made me wonder if it was completely true. STORY 1: One morning in 2012, after 2 years of a confusing push-and-pull (lulubog-lilitaw) relationship with Richard, I decided to […]

Kilig, attraction, companionship, financial support —all are important. But in the long term (20, 30,50 years from now) what really matters is purpose. Why did God put me in this world? I wasn’t placed in this world just to travel, eat chocolate, and be happy. Richard does not give me purpose. My purpose is between […]

MARICAR: In the past, when we’d argue, Richard always had a good point. But the tone he used to explain himself was rather rough and painful because he was also hurt by what I said. So in the early years of our relationship, I was afraid (praning) to bring up issues with him, even though […]