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Lumipas ang ilang lingo at february na natapos na ang ibang requirements namin, ngayon kailangan lang namin i-defense ang research na nagawa namin.

How can you say when you are inlove with someone? : The different level of love

"Super interesting ng topic nyo kaya inaasahan ko ang magandang resulta" wika ni Mr. Javier "Be ready after ng group nila Mr. Emerson ay kayo na, mag ready din kayo ng something about sa panel"

"Noted po Mr. Javier" wika ko

"O'sya in saturday, 1 afternoon dapat nandito na kayo may dalawang araw kayo para mag ready, tatlo kayong mag defense kasama ang grupo nila Mr. Emerson"

"Copy Mr. Javier" wika ni Zarah

Tumayo na kami bago ayusin ang gamit namin. Sabay sabay naman kami lumabas ng university at pumasok sa isang cafe sa tapat ng school.

"Defense na lang talaga ang problema natin ngayon then after nito ay pwede na tayo mag ayos para sa senior ball" wika ng isa naming Kagrupo

Nag order lang kami ng cake at inumin namin bago umupo sa mga upuan na nandoon.

Nilabas ko ang laptop ko at ganun din sila.

"Keith kamusta na yung mga papel natin?" wika ko habang naka tutok sa laptop ko

"Naka book bind na kukunin na lang bukas" sagot ni Keith

"Okay so..." wika ko "Nasabi ko na naman ang part nyo sa reporting diba"

Sumagot sila sa tanong ko at nag simula na ulit kami aralin ang aming defense.

Sa pag gawa namin ng resaerch na ito ay ang dami kong natutunan mula sa mga na interview namin na tao. May pinag kaiba pala talaga ang infatuation at love.

Pinindot ko ang isang video kung saan nag interview kami ng isang matandang naging kapitbahay ng isa kong kagrupo.

"How can you say when you're inlove and what level do you think it's that?" tanong ni Zarah sa background sa isang matandang lalake. Nag salita naman ako at nag explain ng different at level ng love.

"Well for me, I can say that I'm in love with my wife when the day that I met her, I can say that I'm secure about her and that is love" wika ng matandang lalake

"Well let me say about the infuation thing. I was 18 yrs old when I first met my first girlfriend, she was 17 yrs old way back then, and she's beautiful, sexy in short she's like a model, that is why I confess my feelings and I court her, she make butterfly in my stomach, I feel the slow motion around us. In days after she said yes and we become couple for many months.

But you know that I Ahm... I feel jealous when someone to talk her, I feel jealous when someone makes her happy, I want her to be with me everyday, I want her attention, I want her time, I want her to stay with me 24/7, but I know it's possible because we're too young, imagine, we're just teenager and I demand her time. She always said that 'I will never live you' I  trust her, but I don't trust myself. And I feel the insecurities for the men around her.

After a months we break up. I feel the anxiety because I think I can't live without her, she's my world, my oxygen. Funny to say but I try to end up my life because that day I think... I think that Ahm... I think that I can't live without her my life is useless without her.

But you know when my father said that 'You will meet someone who's better than her or maybe this is not the right time for the both of you, build yourself, be a man'

I continue my life, I study. I was 21 yrs when I met my wife, she was 19 yrs old that time. She's not my type, she's too short, she have curly hair, dark skin, chubby and nerd. I hate her that is why I bullied her, I want her to transfer in other school. I told to myself I will never ever get involve for her life. But in the end I failed and I hate myself, because this chubby, nerd, short girl with dark skin and curly hair, she make my whole world upside down. I try to convince myself that I don't like her.

Our senior year come, that is the first time that I see her wearing dress, without her eyeglasses. Her eyes sparkling like a star her smile give a light to my darkest world and that day I told to myself, I like her and she's the one.

I confess my feeling to her I court her weeks after, she said yes. I know and I trust her, she talk to the different man but I know in the end she will be mine, yes I feel jealous but in a right way, I talk to her when I feel that feeling, and she always 'Don't worry, I'm faithful to you'.

Yes I'm afraid when she's far away with me, but I trust her words. I'm not demanding for her time because I know she have her own life and her own path towards her dreams.

After we graduate in college I propose to her because I want to settle down with her. She make me happy, she always brought smile to my lips, We get married while pursuing our dreams. I was 23 yrs old when we get married and I was 27 yrs old when we have our first child.

Now, how can you say when you are inlove? For me butterfly in your stomach, slow motion of the people around you is not a reason. You can say when you are inlove when she or he's the reason to make you happy, also when you know that she or he's happy to be with you. When the people around you still moving in faster but she's moving slowy coming to you.

And I think the first one is Infatuation. Infatuation is when you like the people base on her personality. And the second is Consummate love. Consummate Love is when you like the person base on what she is and what she have. Love also have trust to your partner without feeling the insecurities. You are ready to settle to your partner, you are ready to open everything, share everything that you have.

Now we have 4 children in 73 yrs of our weeding anniversary, we grow old together, we pursue our dreams. I'm faithful to her and hopefully in my next life, hope she will be my wife again" lumingon and matandang lalake ng may tumawag na matandang babae, umupo ang babe sa tabi ng lalake.

Napangiti naman ako sa sweetness ng dalawang matanda. Kahit matanda na sila hindi pa rin nawawala ang love sa kanilang mga mata.

Makikita mo pa rin na kahit matanda na sila ay hindi pa rin nawawala ang love nila sa isa't-isa.

Pinanood ko pa ang ibang video na, na interview namin. Iba't-ibang saloobin mula sa iba't-ibang mga tao na may iba't-ibang love story experience. Napapangiti naman ako dahil sa ilang mga sagot ng ilan.

Hindi ko tuloy maiwasan na mapaisip.

Ako kaya, anong klaseng love story ang meron ako?

Kailan kaya darating ang the one para sa akin?

Happy ending ba ang meron kami o isang tragic ending?

Pero wag naman sana tragic.

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Sabado na at nandito na kami sa isang room kung saan gaganapin ang defense namin. Kami ang panghuling mag defense ng aming research.

The effect of family problem to the mental health of student.

"Ganda ng topic nila Emerson" wika ng Kagrupo ko, tinignan ko ang slide kung saan si Jairus ang nag sasalita

Nakinig lang ako sa report nila habang isa isa sila nag sasalita. Tinignan ko ang papel namin at binasa ulit.

"Some student see the school for temporary escape for their family problem" napaangat ako ng tingin. Sa akin nanggaling yung salitang yun, dahil nung nag interview sila ay isa ako sa ininterview nila "One of our interviewer said 'In school I can do whatever I want, but in our house there is limitation, there's rule to follow' I remember this woman, I always see her smiling, but in the end of the day, she always calling and saying, do I deserve this" nakatingin ako ng diretso kay Jairus habang ganun din sya "I always said to her that everything will be okay, I always hear her ranting about her family before but now I always hear her saying how happy she is with her family, she said that everything has a reason" ngumiti sya sa akin "I learn about her that whatever happen don't forget to smile, because all of the things happen to us, there is a reason, there is a rainbow after the rain" nag palakpakan kaming lahat, halos maluha naman ako sa mga sinabi nya

Tumayo ako at humarap sa kanya ng mag lakad sila para umupo sa tabi namin. Binati ko sila at pumunta sa harapan para ayusin ang PowerPoint presentation namin.

"Good afternoon everyone I'm Gwyn Reese Manle and we are here to present our research in titled about How can you say when you are inlove with someone? : The different level of love" panimula ko, isa isa kami nag pakilala ngumiti ako ako bago mag simula

"Love is everywhere, you can find love for the person around you, for your friends, family, even for your pet. Our world build for love, maybe you said no ones love you, no ones cherish you, but there is a person who love you, maybe your friends, your pets, your family, or there is one person who truly love you. Who secretly in love with you. Now how can you say when your inlove? And what is the level of love that you feel for the person" tumingin ako kay Lenox at nag tunguan

"Good afternoon everyone I'm Lenox Flores" panimula ni Lenox "We interview a lot people and asking for their opinion. We conduct difference level of Love. First is liking..." panimula ni Lenox

"Liking. This is the level you feel for your friend, when two person are ready to disclose any personal information. No passion and no commitment for the both of you" paliwanag ni Lenox, Pinindot nya ang next slide at nag simula na mag salita ang susunod na speaker.

Nag sunod sunod ang pag papaliwanag namin may mga tinatanong naman ang ilang panel at pinag tutulungan namin na sagutin lahat.

Matagal at sanay na ako sa mga reporting pero ngayon lang ako kinabahan. Siguro dahil sa presensya ng mga nakikinig o dahil kay Jairus.

Wait bakit naman sa kanya?

Dahil ba topic namin about sa level ng love?

Napatingin ako kay Jairus at napaiwas din agad ako ng tingin ng makita itong nakatingin suot ang mga mata nyang mapungay. Naka cross arm sya habang naka sandal sa kinakaupuan nya.

"That's all ladies and gentlemen" wika ni Zarah

"Okay can you explain more about each level of love" nag katinginan kaming lahat

"Well like what I said, Miss, liking is the first level. A lot of couple start for this level where getting to know each other. You are ready to know more about that person. But this level its not love. Maybe you think you love that person because she or he's always there by your side. But that is not love" paliwanag ni Lenox

"Empty love is the level where you are committed to stay to each other. But no love, you are staying because sometimes you need too. For example two person have in arrange marriage, your are commited but no love. You are staying not because you each other, you are staying because you need to"

"Okay just give me an example about romantic, Companionate, infatuation and consummate love" wika ng isang panel

"Well romantic love is the level where girlfriend or boyfriend feel for each other" wika ng isa kong kagrupo " For example two person are inlove to each other, the trust is there, the closeness is there but have no feeling for commitment, they are not ready for the commitment"

"Okay Miss Manle, example about infatuation and consummate love" automatiko akong na pa straight ng tayo

"Well Infatuation is the level that you are just physical attract for the person. Consummate is the level that there is respect, love, trust and you are accept for that person of what he have or what he is, when you are ready to share everything to your partner. Also when you are ready to commit for that person" paliwanag ko "For example of infatuation, base on my experience, there is a man that I like, he's my ideal man in short, years past by I'm still into him. But I don't know if I'm still into him, but I can say that I'm happy because he's always part in my life, in my highschool life, he's one of my motivation or inspiration for everything, and Ahmm..." huminga ako ng malalim " Well I know it's just infatuation but I can say that he complete my highschool life, that is thank you" pumalakpak ang lahat, hindi ako ready na sabihin sa o ipaalam na hindi ko na gusto si Joms dahil ayaw ko na may mabago sa amin ni Jairus

"Bitin ang kwento, but I like it. Sit down everyone" nag lakad na kami ng mga kaibigan ko at umupo binigyan pa ako ng mga kaibigan ko ng mapang asar na tingin, nag karoon pa ng ilang paliwanag ang mga panel bago umalis.

Hindi pa naman kami makauwi dahil hinihintay pa namin si Mr. Javier para maibigay ang aming libro.

"Okay student, I like your research so much interesting. But let me give you some advice about the research of Ms. Manle and her group. I know there is different types of love but its still love. I hope you have time to say to your family, friends, or even to special someone, how much you love them, before it's too late."

Tumingin ako kay Jairus at umiwas agad ng tingin. Kung darating man ang panahon sana nga masabi ko na na gusto ko sya.

♥To be continued♥