Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Couplehood: Red Reflects on SGO Love Lives on 3rd Monthsary

This morning when I opened my Facebook, I saw a set of pictures of a super hunky gay couple. To me they look happy, content and proud of their loved one and their relationship. Through pictures, I can see how love created them as a couple. May chemistry sila. Parang mahal na mahal nila isa't isa. At bagay na bagay pa! Nainggit ako.

Red Roses for SGO Members

For the last two weeks, exposed ako sa story ng isang kaibigan ko dito sa SGO na may isang buwan ng in-love. I saw them together on cam and I can see the closeness. May dating yung pagiging couple nila, they look sooo comfortable together in their simplest form. I was told about their love story, how they met and how things are shaping for the both of them. And what I am really amazed about is their love for each other now is powerful enough for them to consider uprooting themselves to pursue greener pastures abroad. They are planning and exploring a lifetime of togetherness. Wherever the other goes, susunod yung isa. Ang bilis ng development nila in my opinion pero siguro ganun talaga ang kaya nating gawin minsan just to be with the one we love.

And then of course, anjan yung nasubaybayan nating love story ng isang popular couple dito. Kanina lang kausap ko si Zico sa text and sinabi ko sa kanya na masarap alalahanin na nung nagsimula ang SGO ay isa siya sa malalanding member. Hehehe. Mega flirtatious yan. Lahat ng cute na new member friend na nya agad dito. Taob ako sa diskarte nya. Hehehe. Ngayon mega domesticated siya. Nasabi ko nga na parang nagtanan siya at nabuntis. At eto ngayon natututo sa realidad ng pag-aasawa. Nasabi ko sa kanya na hindi ko kaya ang pagtalon na ginawa nya. Hindi ko kaya pa ang makasama ang isang tao sa araw-araw at maging vulnerable sa harap nya. I can't imagine the struggles they are going through but I am only inspired by the courage they both have to pursue this everyday and the strength of their love that gives them that courage.

Kung mapapansin nyo din nakakalat sa buong site ang happy picture ni Mhake and Yummy. Hehehe. Nakita ko ang paguumpisa ng attraction nila sa isa't isa at ang unti-unti nilang pagdevelop into a couple. Recently they decided to formalize everything and freely express their love for each other. Ang na-appreciate ko sa love story nila ay ang masayang dating ng samahan nila, yung paghihintay ng tamang panahon para mahinog ang feelings at yung pag-intindi sa mga sitwasyon na pinanggagalingan nila separately. I hope for the best.

And of course, anjan yung mga iba pa nating members na may kanya-kanyang pinagdadaanang kilig at pagkilala sa mga taong minamahal nila. I remember isang gabi a few weeks back kinausap ako ni Dandan sa YM tungkol sa kasiyahan niya in finding his current partner. Tapos anjan din si Duane na may kakaibang sarap na nadarama. Hahaha. At si Doc Thon na isang komplikadong kagagahan ang pinasok pero nalulunod sa kasiyahan ng pag-ibig. Hehehe. Recently si Calvin ay nagpaloka sa atin sa kanyang new boyfriend at updated profile picture. Having a small idea of what he has been through since SGO started, mega happy kami for him.

Madami pang ibang personalities dito sa SGO ang nakahanap ng taong nagpapa-excite sa kanilang pag-gising sa bawat umaga. Hindi ko na kailangan pang banggitin lahat pero sapat ng masabi ko na masaya ako para sa inyo (ay teary eyed ako, parang ninang sa kasal lang! hahaha).

Disclaimers

Nung una, marketing strategy ko lang ang ibenta ang concept ng love and matchmaking para magsign up ang single guys. Although alam kong the least we could hope for is good friendships. Pero sa mga stories recently, parang umaapaw ang posibilidad ng pag-ibig. Nakakatuwa.

Sana hindi ma-pressure ang mga pinangalanan kong couples dito. Hindi ko inaasahan na perpekto kayo o kaya'y intensyon kong gawin kayong role models. I can only hope for you to be happy forever pero hindi ibig sabihin nito ay hindi tayo bukas sa posibilidad ng pagkakamali, pagiiba ng direksyon o pag-unfold into a different person or that you can develop into a different kind of couple. Ang mahalaga masaya kayo ngayon, sumusubok kayo na matuto na magmahal ng tama at ng tapat. We support you in this.

Personal Take

With all the love going around me marami akong naramdaman at naisip. Anjan yung mainggit. Yung maawa sa sarili. Yung matuwa para sa iba. Yung madiskubre na posibleng hindi ako handa sa super closeness agad with another person. Yung kiligin. Yung masaktan kasi yung crush ko may mahal na iba o yung dine-date mo ay hindi pala handa sa isang relationship. Yung maniwala ulit na may matino pang klase ng tao na pwedeng mag-exist sa ganitong sexuality. Yung magpasalamat sa benefits ng pagiging single. Yung gustuhing magkaroon ng kasama sa tag-lamig at tag-init. O yung gustuhin na magsimula ang sentence ko ng "we" and hindi "I". Halo-halo. Iba-ibang pakiramdam or realizations na pwedeng conflicting or complementary.

Moderator's Closing Remarks (LOL)

Sa pagtatapos, gusto ko lang sigurong sabihin na ang SGO-Manila ay unti-unting nagiging support mechanism para sa ilang members. Nung panahon ng cynicism, magkakasama ang ilang sa atin at nagbond sa ating gloomy outlook about our love lives. Anjan din tayo nung nagbabago ang ihip ng hangin at nagiging masayahin dahil sa pagdating ng ibang tao. Marami sa atin ang loners at masaya na sa pagkakataong may makausap o mabasa ng ibang tao ang ating nasa saloob. We are starting to affect each other. We sometimes find our validation through the opinions of people who slowly become important in our online friendships.

Maraming salamat sa mga taong nagbahagi ng buhay nila either as a single guy or while they are transitioning into becoming the other half of a new partnership. Dahil sa pagbubukas ninyo ng buhay ninyo, natututo ang ibang tao, nai-inspire, nagkakaroon ng hope at maaaring naliliwanagan sa sarili nilang pinagdadaanan sa buhay.

Sa ating lahat, happy monthsary! :-)

1 comment:

  1. My Take on our 3rd YearSGO has become one of our havens. This site has become a home where we come to unwind, recharge our thoughts, hope for better things and the comfort found in the site allow us to better face the challenges outside our doors.

    SGO has become a communal living space.

    When sharing a living space with others, an awareness of the thoughts and feelings of everyone involved is essential in creating the peace we all desire. Regardless of the social networking site we came from before, each time we "cohabitate" with others it is important that we make the effort to share the space in a way that supports everyone.

    We need to remember that in a shared living space, everything we sense can also be sensed by another person. Peace, harmony and Love will not likely be the result when the senses are filled with the sight of unwanted pictures, intrusive comments, unpleasant personalities, or the tainted sense of love by some members.

    Through our active and dynamic communication and listening with respect to those with whom we share the site, we may find a deeper understanding of each members, their joys, happiness, longing, fears and others. Being thoughtful of the energy that is required for something to be expressed out postiviely may make everyone aware of being more contributive.

    In the same way, pent up resentment toward your living partners is just as easily felt. Keeping the energy clear requires the effort of communication, the awareness of another’s feelings, and courtesy toward the space you share. While that sometimes requires changing some attituide, there are many times when having a caring someone nearby is worth all the effort.

    Sharing a living space with others can help us learn to mingle our energies at home as well as at work and in the world at large in a way that benefits us and everyone around us.

    Happy 3rd Monthsary to us all and to all may the love of the people around us fill our lives for a better us.

    Blessed Be!

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