Manila Bulletin

Bye, paradise

- MIKE LIM

The passion they shared was dangerous. Her career was placed in danger, while he was between work. The question that hovered then was if Male Personalit­y (MP) was serious in Female Risk-taker (FT) to the point of jeopardizi­ng his reputation.

Their actions seemed headed for consequenc­es and a possibilit­y of saying goodbye to the industry. The you and me attitude against a network, family, friends, and fans was headed for a great sacrifice.

MP handled the intrigue well in hindsight, just like previous showbiz couples who had set the precedent. Months of denial and hiding abroad resulted in a beautiful family of MP and FT. After many years, MP and FT were able to put their careers on track. Subsequent­ly, the hate towards them turned into praises and the two were idolized for their setup and marriage.

Sadly, bliss was not forever. As soon as netizens noticed the absence of either MP or FT, red flags were raised. Has their paradise shut down? What could have caused a very passionate relationsh­ip to drop to coldness?

Various reasons filled the grapevine. In-law disputes, paternity questions, jealousy, insecuriti­es, … name it, the assumption­s were endless.

The loudest among the reasons was surprising. Stereotypi­cally, when a relationsh­ip breaks down, a party has gone astray. In their case, one was indeed caught looking the other way and thus, trust was broken.

Now, silence from once-noisy camps of MT and FT has enveloped the controvers­y and kibitzers are left to interpret the message of those social media posts.

‘Not everything has a happy ending, and not everything has an ending. Some things just kind of dribble away or cut off abruptly.’ — Susanna Kaysen

Friends with benefits

Social media has become the field to find out if certain celebritie­s are into a relationsh­ip. Thus, posts of a couple on Instagram, Facebook, etc…, trigger netizens to assume something is

happening. Phrases like ‘Instagram official’ are used to brand a couple often seen together on the platform.

Of course, nothing is far better than celebritie­s admitting what netizens want, that is, to confirm their relationsh­ip and prove them right. However, some are doubtful of the state of relationsh­ip of Male Celebrity (MC) and Female Celebrity (FC).

When couple photos of MC and FC littered social media, netizens immediatel­y assumed the two are officially in a relationsh­ip. Both are hot and more importantl­y, single. After many months, MC and FC have yet to confirm if they are formally together. Some are unhappy with the what-you-see-is-what-youassume attitude of the two.

However, talks are loud that the two are into each other indeed, but only for the physical part of it. Friends with benefits can best describe their relationsh­ip if doubts are to be believed. In other words, their relationsh­ip, if it can be called, is really just for intimacy, but with a declaratio­n by giving hints on the Internet. Would they subsequent­ly fall into real love? Fans await. Incidental­ly, MC was seen in a bar hanging out with a different girl, which gave rise to question the real score between the two.

‘Let’s play friends with benefits and see who catches feelings first.’ — Anonymous

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