Sometimes the big issues like Lu's cheating and Ross's forgiveness they become part of the story pero hindi siya yung buong kwento. Life is complex that way. They managed to work through that betrayal, but it was the quiet distance that finally broke them.

There's something devastatingly real about growing apart while sharing the same space, 'no? How you can forgive the big things pero mawawala pa rin kayo sa isa't isa in small ways :(((( through missed conversations over breakfast, through routine kisses na nawalan na ng meaning, through dreams that slowly pull you in different directions.

Becccccc sometimes the most painful endings aren't about betrayals. They're about two people who love each other watching helplessly as their worlds slowly drift apart. About realizing na pwede pala kayong magkasama sa iisang apartment pero living in separate universes. About how forgiveness isn't always enough when the daily disconnections keep piling up.

It's like what happened with Ross and Lu - they survived the storm of betrayal only to be undone by the quiet distance that grew between them. Sometimes that's the crueler ending (sad) hindi dahil nawalan ng pagmamahal, but because love alone couldn't bridge the gap their separate lives created.

(iyak)

MABUHAY KA RIN! at wag kang magkakasakit :) When you say you felt the pain while reading, that you were "durog na durog" :/ that touches me deeply bec that's exactly how these kinds of endings feel in real life. Hindi dramatic, hindi maingay, pero ramdam mo hanggang buto yung sakit. (LUH)

Pero honestly, I wrote this hoping to show how love isn't always about grand gestures or explosive fights. Sometimes it's about two people who love each other deeply but learn that love alone isn't enough. How you can share the same space but slowly build separate lives. How endings can be both gentle and devastating at the same time.

The fact that you've read it multiple times, that you find new layers with each reading, yan ang pinaka-meaningful sa akin. Bec real stories about love should be like mirrors :) letting us see pieces of our own hearts while showing us new perspectives we hadn't considered before.

TY for letting their story touch you this way. For understanding all the small heartbreaks hidden in their everyday moments. Yung deep engagement mo with their journey makes all the emotional work of writing this worth it. 🤍

:))))

GIRL?? Nalungkot ako. The fact that you share this speaks volumes about how heavy it was back then. YK, when I wrote Ross's board exam arc, I really wanted to capture yung overwhelming pressure na sinasabi mo yung bigat ng expectations ng buong pamilya nasa balikat mo, how every study session feels like you're not just fighting for your future pero pati na rin ng lahat ng umaasa sa'yo. It hits different talaga kapag galing ka sa not-so-well-off family kasi ang success hindi lang want, it's a need.

The fact that you went through all that alone, keeping everything bottled up inside... that takes incredible strength, but it also leaves deep marks.

While si Ross may Lu to lean on, yung experience mo of facing it alone adds another perspective about board exam pressure na marami ring makaka-relate. Thank you for sharing this anon!!! it helps validate yung feelings ng iba who might be going through the same silent battle.

FIGHTING!!!!!! <33333

I’ve been thinking about what you said about whether this has something to do with the generation. Hmm… honestly, I don’t think it’s about gender or generation nasa tao talaga yan FORRR ME???? It's about choices, circumstances, and individual actions. While statistics and patterns might shift across generations, the capacity for both loyalty and betrayal has always existed in everyone, regardless of gender. (nagmamagaling na naman si ding)

I really agree dun sa huwag pagbuksan ng pinto! LIKEEEE.... all the tweets siguro naman napaalam na nya sa atin na they really work things out pero hindi parin kinaya. Sometimes keeping that door closed (both literally and metaphorically) is the kindest thing we can do for ourselves. Ross and Lu (yes pati sya) tried again, gave it their all, but some chapters really need to stay closed.

HUIII I really believe nga kase na hindi lang lalaki ang nagloloko, marami ring babae actually.... :(((( TYSM for appreciating beh grabe nakakatouch ka!!!! <3333