Christopher Roxas and Gladys Reyes Share the Story Behind their 25-Year Succesful Relationship
Celebrity Couple Gladys Reyes and her husband Christopher Roxas will be celebrating their twenty-fifth year of their relationship this coming January of 2018. They first met on the set of the classic television program “Mara Clara” which aired from 1992 to 1997. The two then became a couple and finally tied the knot on January of 2004.
Today, after years into their relationship, Gladys and Christopher are now blessed with four kids namely Christoph, Aquisha, Grant, and Gavin Cale. Even with their busy schedules, Christopher said that he and Gladys was able to managed raising their children by evenly sharing the house responsibilities.
But like any normal relationships, Gladys and Christopher’s had their fair share of ups and downs. In fact, the two already called it quits before getting back together again and eventually got married.
Nowadays, one can only wonder how the couple stood the test of time.
On the ABS-CBN morning program Magandang Buhay, Gladys and Christopher revealed the 3 key points that helped them through the years.
1. Communication
Christopher, experiencing how it is to have a broken family himself said:
“Siguro unang-una nag-uusap kami,” Christopher began.
“Ang buhay namin ay hindi na para sa amin, kung hindi para sa mga bata.”
“So bago mo isipin ang sarili ko, isipin mo muna ang mga bata.”
2. Intimacy:
Glady said that intimacy doesn’t only mean s3x, but simple things such as text messages
“na nakakapagpakilig” or spontaneous dates when they have the time.
“Importante yung intimacy ninyong mag-asawa, kahit na gaano pa kayo katagal na mag-boyfriend o mag-asawa, hinding-hindi dapat nawawala yun,”
“Kung walang time, gawan talaga ng time,”
3. Don’t waste time and energy on things you can’t control.
“Pag may mga bagay na hindi natin kontrolado, wag mo nang pansisin,”
Christopher said, adding there is no use fighting over things you can’t resolve, and asking questions that have no answers.
He suggested learning the art of letting go.
“Dapat mabilis ka mag-move on. Let go mo na kaagad para di mo na dinadala yung problems”
Christopher also shared that it is Gladys who is in-charge when it comes to their finances:
“Ako naniniwala ako mas magaling maghawak ng pera ang babae. Kasi sa plano, kasama agad yung mga anak agad,”
“It varies who’s better at handling money, but Gladys had been doing it even before marriage.”
Christopher admitted that Gladys earns more than he does, but it should not matter.
“Kung ano yung sa kanya, ganun rin naman, sa akin rin naman yun,”
Gladys supported her husband’s statement:
“Kahit na, halimbawa lang to, ang kinikita ni mister P1,000, si misis P10,000, pero nagbigay sa iyo si mister at nag-intrega sa iyo, kahit gaano kaliit o mas malaki kesa dun sa kinikita mo, ang point nun nagbigay yun asawa mo ng pinaghirapan niya.”
In buying in luxury items for themselves.
Christopher said:
“Basta hindi mo inaagaw sa bibig ng pamilya mo, sa tingin ko okay lang. Kelangan mo ring maging masaya.
“Hanapin mo lang yung ikasasaya mo talaga kasi pag masaya ka, bitbit mo sa loob ng bahay mo yun.”
Gladys agreed and mentioned that when Typhoon Ondoy flooded their home, it made her realize life is short.
Time for themselves after taking care of the kids.
Christopher stressed that it’s essential.
“Kasi dun ka mag-iisip e, dun ka nagre-recharge,”
Gladys said it doesn’t have to be grand.
“Alam mo yung simple, quiet time lang alone, me-time na yun, e.”
Gladys perfectly summed up in three words what makes their marriage work:
“Prayer, patience, at partnership at eto, nandito pa rin kami.”
You can watch their interview here:
Source: lalunanews
