Hi Reggie...:)

Saw the message you posted on our guestbook. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a note.

If you will allow me (although I am very much aware that this is unsolicited), I'd like to give you my two cents worth regarding relationships. Pasensiya ka na... una kasi, romantic talaga ako...:) at pangalawa, there's something about a person, male or female, who would mention a special someone in a correspondence with a stranger that touches me. So there...

First, don't ever expect your loving relationship to be an easy ride. It isn't. Well, maybe there will be smooth sailing every now and then but there will always be rough spots around the bend. And by expecting it, at least in a way you would have prepared yourself for it... so there won't be a lot of disappointments and your lovestruck eyes won't be disillusioned by reality so hardly that it will knock you blind. So gear yourself up for the blows, and at any probable sign that it's coming on to you and there's no way to avoid it at all, then brace yourself and let it come. Then pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and move on... oh, and don't forget to take your labiduds along with you... hehehe.

Second, trust... this may sound too cliche-ish but it's not the simple 'trust' that people usually refer to almost absentmindedly because it's become so mundane (in other words, trust that the other person will remain faithful) ... what I'm referring to is trusting that both of you have each other's best interests at heart. That in itself will encompass anything and everything. This means you will not do anything that will hurt, cause that is obviously not on the top list of your best interests. This also means you will not doubt each other's words or intentions or meanings. And more importantly, this means that whatever the other person does for you, or gives to you... whichever way the other person presents himself or herself to you... you trust that it is the best that he or she can be... that nothing mediocre is being handed on to you... and that the least you can do is appreciate the other person for giving himself or herself to you at all, and be humbled by that gift of self.

And lastly, for all its twists and turns, decide early on, that you will enjoy this relationship. I don't mean turn a blind eye to whatever may be wrong... that will never be helpful except if you wish to live a life of denial and drown yourselves in the process. What I mean is deal with the troubles, but take them in stride, alongside pretty much everything else in life. And then celebrate your relationship, like you would celebrate your life.

Good luck to you and your loved one Reggie. Cheers... this life's still got a lot of rockin' and rollin' up its sleeve...:)