Emily Marcelo Archives | Page 4 of 5

Foreign boy grows up in and loves PH, gets an unfaithful Pinay wife

Dear Emily, My parents were missionaries from Europe who came to the Philippines when my two siblings and I were all below the age of

Atheist GF is dumped, shunned

Dear Emily, I’m a 30-year-old female with a career. My boyfriend of three years just dumped me because he is now a born-again Christian, and

Should she confess to her one-night stand with a married man?

I had a one-night stand with a married man recently. If the wife finds out and confronts me, should I deny or admit it?

Expat rues his marriage to a Filipino woman

Ten years ago I married a Filipino woman in the Philippines. I met her online and got her a spouse’s visa to the United Kingdom. She was from a poor family but had a job at the provincial government.

‘Fatal Attraction’–after only a week of flirting

This is about a friend in his 40s who has a decent career and family life. In one out-of-town trip, he was introduced to a good-looking, 20-something woman. They started flirting with each other. This continued after the trip through texts and social media.

European boyfriend tells her he’s not a ‘visa boy’

I met a European guy in his city during my trip to the continent. It was an instant, deep connection. We fell in love and agreed on a long-distance relationship. He called us “best friends and life partners.”

His GF suffers from a deep trauma

I’m 28 years old and currently in a relationship with my 22-year-old girlfriend. We have been together close to a year now.

Daughters who are blindingly in love

I’m 24 years old and I just got engaged. My problem: My family is against my fiancé who has HIV, which he got from his mother, who contracted it when she was pregnant.

She thinks her children turning gay is a nightmare

I’m a 59-year-old mother of four adult children—three sons and an only daughter. Two of my sons came out as gay a few years ago, and recently my daughter now identifies herself as a man. She even changed her name and wants to be referred to as a “he.” She is planning to undergo a sex-change operation in Thailand.

He made me feel special but flirted with everyone

Two tales of love among relatives

Cousins marrying cousins is nothing new. It’s been done for centuries… The only reason this practice is alarming, is the potentially crippling genetic effect of such a union to future children.