Marriage

Do you love me?

I have a revelation to make.
My husband was not my first boyfriend. Oh well - that is not surprising, I know. In fact it is as ordinary as ordinary and normal as normal - at least - based on today’s standards.
However, our case was quite different. I was currently engaged when he wooed me. My […]

The truly married woman

  
Each morning for 12 years, Ayo never failed to have Ayayi’s cup of tea ready beside at his bedside. She would get up early, careful not to wake the man soundly sleeping beside her.
Upon rising, Ayayi was sure to find beside him his hot tea “just as he liked it - weak and sugary, without milk”. 
Then […]

My taste of Philippine politics

Speaker Jose C. De Venecia, Jr. raising the hand of my husband to endorse his candidacy in the local elections some years back
Every time I see on television celebrities like Sharon Cuneta and Lucy Torres Gomez endorsing their spouses for the coming May elections, I can’t help but recall the time when […]

He doesn’t bring me flowers (anymore) at all!

He never brought me flowers. Even during our brief, whirlwind courtship, he never brought me any - not even a petal of a wilting rose - ever! The only thing I remember he gave me was barbecue from a sidewalk vendor, wrapped in brown paper bag - which he impishly handed me while […]

The Truly Married Woman

Each morning for 12 years, Ayo never failed to have Ajayi’s cup of tea ready at his bedside. She would wake up early, careful not to wake the man soundly sleeping beside her. And as he woke up - Ajayi was sure  to find beside him his hot tea “just as he liked it - […]