From Our Readers: For When You Fall In Love

I've been told many times, "Hay nako, hija. Batang-bata ka pa! Don't worry about falling in love!" Family, friends, even people I barely know, they all warned me about this so-called "love." But now it's my turn to warn you, for when you fall in love.

Seeing all those cliché movies, reading all those books, and watching all these people get into relationships, I always wanted to be in one, too. At that time, my biggest fear was ending up alone forever. I mean, if my friends could find boyfriends, why couldn't I? Was I not pretty enough? Not popular enough? Not as interesting? What was I doing wrong? I decided, if love wasn't going to look for me, I was going to look for love.

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