Baes + Babies
Romance of all kinds, heartbreak, first love, motherhood, fatherhood, pets
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Anomie
I didn’t know how often I lay in my room, alone, and cold, in the middle of the summer, ruminating…
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Love is not for the weak
I grew up on love stories. Romance films, loveteams, teen fictions—they were more than just entertainment to me. They were…
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Falling star
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on April 11, 2006. As a child, I’ve always thought that…
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Working titles
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on February 14, 2006. The moment it happened I knew I…
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A meal for two, please
When I was in my hopeless romantic tween years, I couldn’t help but wonder who would sit right in front…
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Till death do us part
“I’m dying.” I was not prepared to hear those words. Being a widow in my late 20s or early 30s…
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Love is never a waste of time
They say love comes when you least expect it, when you stop searching for it so desperately, and it arrives…
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The wedding I can’t attend
When I was a wide-eyed teenager, I remember watching “Bride Wars.” Like many girls my age at the time, I…
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Colors in my closet
I was just a girl, standing in front of a girl, asking her to love me … and cue to…
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