Hello, world. Meet mine.
how we met
[ October 15, 2018 ]
I was in the backseat of the car, stuck in traffic and was looking down on my phone. Hours before my flight, I was swiping left and right, looking at different people, reading their bios — some were funny, incredibly witty, and some were just plain boring. I wasn’t really invested in the dating app that I was using.
After an amount of swiped left guys, popped this really adorbs guy, wearing a suit, and I guessed it was him in his graduation photo. First thing I noticed was his smile and how it synchronizes with his eyes. Carefully read his bio, and BOOM! It was a match.
Okay, to be completely honest, my brows went up a little bit when he also mentioned in his bio that he was trying to look for a serious relationship. Like who says things like that in your dating profile bio? Are you tryna scare the girls away? Apparently, not me LOL. I focused on the silver lining and looked at the brighter side that this guy bakes cookies.
Of course, since we were using bumble, I should be the first one to initiate the conversation.
Yes, so it went like that. Being the blabber mouth that I am, I looked into his bio again and saw his star sign. He was an Aquarius too, so I thought it would be nice to use that as a conversation starter.
Me: Soooo, you’re an Aquarius too. Kailan birthday mo? (When’s your birthday?) Haha
Him: Yas I’m an Aquarius! Feb 10 haha ikaw?
Me: Feb 7 omg hahahah
Him: OH MY HAHAHA SAMA KA SA CELEBRATION KO TAPOS AKO SAYO (Join me in my *birthday* celebration, and I’ll join yours)
Okay, things were escalating pretty quickly but it was also about to die down. That very moment while I was talking to him, I was on my way to the airport, for my flight to Bacolod. And it wasn’t for a week-long vacation, but I will be there for six months to work. Yes, it was a complete bummer. I told him that I will be away for quite a long time, and he had nothing to do but accept our star-crossed lovers kind of fate.
We continued talking, until I reached the city of smiles.
the one after the swipe
To be completely honest, I was really having fun, talking to him. We’re both very different people, but we totally clicked. He was very straightforward, outgoing and he seems kinda like the life of the party. He’s also quirky, but in a good way.
We also switched to Telegram after a few exchange of messages on bumble and was surprised that he deleted his dating profile a few days after. He also got my number, and asked if he could call me in the morning, while he gets ready for work and to wake me up so I could follow our dorm’s bathroom schedule. He did it every weekday, without fail. It was also this time when he started giving me hints that he liked me and told me that he wanted to pursue me. *kiligs*
Though he was miles away from me at that time, it was like a blessing in disguise, that we were able to get to know a lot about each other, without the rush. In my head, I knew it would be a totally different scenario if we weren’t in a long distance landian. We were taking our time, getting to know each other, our similarities, our differences. Somehow, it was much easier to take in all the things that you know about a person when you are not physically there, since there isn’t a lot of judgment. Lol does that even make any sense?
But, to tell you the truth, it ain’t hard to like Kervy. He’s basically the sweetest, gentlest and nicest guy I’ve ever known. He also speaks with so much wisdom, and he’s very passionate of the things that he loves to do. No wonder, that as the weeks went on, I started to like him more and more.
christmas ain’t cold anymore
Two months of talking virtually eventually lead us into meeting each other physically, for the first time. I went home for the Christmas holidays, and it was the 23rd of December when we first met. Boy, I was nervous. I didn’t know why. I was pretty sure I completely knew a lot about this person, but still I was anxious, because what if I didn’t meet his expectations?
I’m not the type of person who sweats a lot, but I swear, that moment my palms were moist and it felt like all of my blood were in my head. Also, he was with his mom the first time I met him. So, imagine the amount of anxiety that I’ve been dealing with that time. But, God was great. He magically wiped off the anxiety when I saw him and his mom, smiling, while waiting for me. It went pretty well, his mom and I exchanged pleasantries, then she headed home and left us there in the mall so we could go on with our first date heheh. It was a pretty casual date, we just had pizza and took some photos using his film camera. Then he went to my house so he could meet my family.
We had great food, and he talked to my parents and siblings, like he’d known them for a long time. We also went to church together with my family to attend simbang gabi. And it was very dreamy, with the colorful lights around us and all. I was sure by then that I was in love with him. (but I didn’t tell him yet heheh)
We went to my home after the mass. And just a few moments before he went home to his, he stood up, straightened his shirt and spoke in a loud and clear voice:
post-christmas extravaganza
After the New Year, I had to go back to Bacolod for work. And we were back with our video calls and chats. It was much easier then, because we know that soon I’ll be back for good, and we were counting on the days when we’ll be together for our birthdays. He got a plane ticket to Bacolod for us to celebrate our birthdays together. I planned out our itinerary, the places we’d go to, the places where we could eat, and so on. But fate played with us again.
I got a news from work, that we will all be sent back to Manila before February. For good.
Sure, it was great news. We’ll be back to Manila for good, earlier as expected.
Bummer, since we planned out our February vacation. And it needed to be canceled.
the brighter side
When I got back to Manila, a few days before our birthdays, we started to realize how our initial plan came true. That we will be able to celebrate both of our birthdays together. And it was so much fun! It’s amazing how God works in ways you can’t imagine.
Okay, so maybe you are wondering how we became together?
Here it goes.
so it begins
After our birthdays, I was really really 100% sure of him. He made me feel loved and secured and happy, and there was no reason not to be with him. So I planned out, how will I tell him that I wanted us to be together, like officially?
So being the creative person that I am, in the morning of March 10th, I made a zine. I cut out cute graphics, and a funny comic strip, and made a short poem. I forgot about the other contents, but yes, at the end of the poem, I told him there that he got himself a girlfriend.
His reaction was priceless.
now what?
8 months in the relationship, and we are still learning a lot from each other. And what I love about the relationship that we have now, is that we pray together everyday. Through that, we get to know our intentions, and we get to pray for one another. Being in the Singles for Christ community also made us better individuals, and even better partners, as we grow together in love and in faith.
Sure, we had moments where we didn’t understand each other, but every time we had that, we made sure we talk about it in the best loving way possible. I’m really blessed to have someone who knows me well, understands me better and prays for me for the best.
what i love about my bb
cookies pls
If you made it this far, I’m pretty sure you found our story interesting. But what makes it even more interesting, is that we now sell the cookies that sparked our love story! These chewy, chocolatey and chunky cookies are super hard to resist– I’m telling you!
Introducing, the Ohm-noms Cookies!
Make sure you get your date a dozen ohms for Christmas! 😉
DM our instagram page for orders and queries!
PS
Kervy and I are doing a podcast as well! Go check chamsicles on Spotify!
chamsicles 
Leave a reply to Amielle Cancel reply