Relasyong Tom-Carla dumaan muna sa matitinding pagsubok bago nauwi sa engagement

MARAMING natutunan at nadiskubre sa isa’t isa ang engaged couple na sina Carla Abellana at Tom Rodriguez nang magsama sila sa isang bahay noong kasagsagan ng lockdown dulot ng COVID-19 pandemic.

Sa ilang buwan nilang “pagli-live in”, masasabi nilang handang-handa na sila sa next level ng kanilang relasyon, at yan nga ay ang pagiging legal na mag-asawa.

Nagbigay ang Kapuso actress ng ilang detalye tungkol sa mga natutunan at realizations niya sa pagsasama nila ni Tom sa kanyang bahay.

“It’s sharing the most basic, definitely, sharing household responsibilities, taking over stuff that you do better than your partner lalo na if it’s something na mas sanay ka o mas magaling ka in doing.

“Marami akong natutunan about Tom during the lockdown but, thankfully ,we both step up. He shared in the work, partnership talaga kami, and nakaya niya,” simulang pagkukuwento ni Carla nang makachikahan ng ilang members ng entertainment media kanina.

Pagmamalaki pa niya sa kanyang future husband, “Kayang-kaya ni Tom and because of the anxiety, lahat naman tayo naging anxious during the lockdown, we had a lot of arguments but we pulled through, we managed.

“Inayos namin and we learned more about each other even about ourselves. At the end of the day, we have to resolve issues kasi we only have each other and, yeah, thankfully, we passed the test.

“Okay naman so malaking sign ‘yung test sa relationship namin. At least now we know how to work around circumstances like that, then we are confident to say that we can face anything and everything na from now on,” lahad pa ng Kapuso star.

Para naman kay Tom, “There are good days and bad days. Sometimes, it’s a tunnel vision na you’re in that state, kunwari, life is a spectrum e. It’s a rollercoaster ride, it’s not all highs, it’s not all lows.

“Sometimes, at one point of the ride, that’s all that you can think about so it’s really keeping things in perspective and honoring that commitment to each other and prioritizing it na hindi ‘yun forever.

“If you guys, are going through a problem or hindi pagkakaintindihan, you guys have to work it out para ma-experience n’yo ‘yung buong ride,” payo pa niya sa ibang Filipino couples.

Samantala, natanong din si Tom kung bakit nagdesisyon siyang mag-propose kay Carla sa gitna ng pandemya.

Sagot ng aktor, “Even pre-pandemic, I already had intentions to propose and it was always cut short.

“I have my fears and anxieties on what’s going on in the world if I was ready financially or if I was ready to build] a family that’s why we didn’t announce the proposal yet because of the pandemic.

“But now, since there is a resurgence again in cases, we decided na wala pala (dapat ikatakot). The lesson was if you try to wait for the right time lagi, it may never come because when is the right time if it’s not something you feel inherently.

“Your intuition talaga will tell you and I honestly said during the time of pandemic and all sabi ko, I would never propose even if Carla said she wanted a pandemic wedding when we talked about it as a joke.

“Pero I just woke up one day and boom, I knew. I knew it was the right time. There was no fear involved siguro it was the most lucid moment I’ve ever had.

“I couldn’t have chosen a better setup than her mom’s house with her family. There’s no pretensions, we’re not trying to put something on,” dire-diretsong sabi pa ni Tom.

Ibinandera ng dalawa ang kanilang engagement noong March 18, pero naganap ang actual proposal noon pang October, 2020. Plano nilang magpakasal bago matapos ang 2021.