Ibinunyag ni Kris Aquino na hiniling niya kay Mark Leviste, na kamakailan lang ay lumipad pauwi sa Pilipinas, para sa isang “pause” sa kanilang relasyon, na binanggit kung paano ang isang long-distance na relasyon ay magiging mahirap para sa kanila na panatilihin ang kanyang kasalukuyang kalagayan.
Isinapubliko ng Queen of All Media ang kanilang paghihiwalay sa pamamagitan ng “long-overdue gratitude post” na inialay sa Batangas vice governor, na makikita sa kanyang Instagram page noong Lunes, Hulyo 10.
“[Mark Leviste] is leaving to go home to fulfill his obligations to his Batangas constituents. Nobody I’ve ever been in a relationship with has ever given me as much love [and] encouragement,” she wrote. “He wasn’t only my boyfriend, he became my best friend and confidante, talagang maaasahan (truly reliable). The usage of WAS is correct.”
Ibinunyag ni Aquino na ang kanyang kondisyong medikal ay “lumalala,” at na siya ay dumaranas ng mga pisikal na pagpapakita–kabilang ang mga namamagang tuhod, matinding pananakit sa kanyang buong kaliwang binti, pamamaga sa kanyang ibabang likod at mapurpurang asul na mga kuko sa paa–na siyang dahilan ng paggamit niya. isang wheelchair kapag nagtatagal ng mahabang paglalakad.
“I asked Marc for a pause because with my condition the way it is now, I’m self aware enough to know that a long distance relationship will be next to impossible for us to maintain,”sabi niya.
“For the Filipinos working all over the world, I know I’m blessed to have kuya Josh [and] Bimb with me—but most moms reading this will agree, we don’t want our kids to suffer from anxiety about our health, especially kung solo parent ka like me,”dagdag niya, na tinutukoy ang kanyang mga anak.
Pagkatapos ay kinausap ni Aquino ang mga anak ni Leviste at pinasalamatan sila sa pagiging “napakainit, magalang, mapagpahalaga at napakadaling pakisamahan.” Nagpahayag din ng pasasalamat ang dating aktres kay Leviste at idiniin kung paanong ayaw niyang maging “hadlang” sa kanyang career bilang public servant.
“Thank you Marc for being here for me especially when my 2 ‘giants’ went home BUT our reality is that there’s a Pacific Ocean that divides us, a 15-hour time difference, and a 13-hour flight,” she said. “This isn’t just a line, you will always have a place in my heart.”
“We may not have had our ‘happily ever after’ but being sick has really taught me to look at the glass half full,” Aquino continued. “Thank you for giving me the chance to again experience the magic of Once Upon a Time.”
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Si Leviste, bilang tugon, ay ibinahagi ang parehong larawang ipinost ni Aquino ngunit naka-black-and-white habang idinaragdag ang talata sa Bibliya na 1 Corinto 13:4-8.
“Love is patient; love is kind. It does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud; it does not dishonor others,” the verse reads. “It is not self-seeking; It is not easily angered; it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.”
Si Aquino, na kasalukuyang nasa California para sa mga medikal na paggamot para sa kanyang mga sakit na autoimmune, ay nagpahayag ng kanyang relasyon sa isang tiyak na “Marc” noong Mayo 18. Ilang araw pagkatapos nito, kinumpirma ni Leviste na siya ang “Marc” na tinutukoy ni Aquino.
