Sos Almost Lost Bolz

Most of the time the first year of any relationship is always amazing. My first year with Nico was intense, very passionate--especially because I am his first (and only) official girlfriend. I met his parents and family in Argentina early in our relationship and they were incredibly warm and loving. We bought a house which we turned into your little home. We were off to a great start.

Then, things started going downhill... I'm just kidding! I'd have to give it to Nico for giving me the space to enjoy my life the same way before I met him.

When we started dating, I just entered showbiz. My schedule was jam-packed with movie after movie, teleserye after teleserye. Since Nico decided then to start his own company, he also had to endure grueling working hours but his schedule was more predictable than mine.

A lot of people would often ask how we managed to make things work despite our hectic careers and my showbiz commitments. I have always loved Nico's response.

"For me, it was always clear that if you're gonna be with someone, you need to be supportive of her career, her choices. Showbiz was in her life before me. It was part of the equation before I came in," he would always reply.

Our hectic lives outside our relationship also made things more exciting because we would always have something to talk about. The relationship with Nico didn't limit me and that mattered. This is a relationship I could take seriously.

From Day 1, Nico gives me the freedom to pursue my career and he also gives me a lot of laughs. Nico knows how to turn my mood around. He just makes me laugh. But that wasn't always the case. There was this one time that I "ran" away from him because of his comedic tendencies.

We were in the car driving to a party with my sister when Nico acted very strange.

"See this? I have steel!" he said while pounding on his chest.

What the hell? Who is this guy? I can't deal with this! I thought it was a dealbreaker.

I used to be the kind of girl who would stop dating a guy simply because of trivial matters. For example, I was turned off when a guy wore red shoes. I couldn't stand red shoes on a guy! I hated the red shoes and I couldn't take it and after that, it was all I saw. I was that terrible.

That "steel" moment was Nico's red shoes.

So when we were at the party, I was going around I was trying to lose him. I went around and around and then I simply left.

He stayed and did not look for me, not knowing I had my doubts.

When the alcohol wore off, the truth started sinking in. I messed up. Nico has been a good guy. He has always been a funnyman. He loves making people laugh. What was I thinking?! So, I messaged him.

I'm so sorry about last night. I wasn't feeling so good. I'm gonna have lunch with my parents this weekend, do you wanna come with me and meet my parents?

Great save. He said yes and he met my parents and my family and they love him. But that wasn't the only time I almost lost Nico.

Thank goodness Nico is an understanding guy. But what he didn't understand at first was how I can easily hang out with other men.

"A woman can never be friends with a man! That's impossible!" he would say.

Seriously, the guys were really my friends.

"He would never try anything on me, or take advantage, or anything. Sure, he is a guy, but he's my friend," I would argue.

It took some time for Nico to accept my friendly nature that we into a fight one time because of this. It was a humongous fight.

I tend to be too friendly to the people around me that I accepted an invite from five strange men to have shots with them by the beach. Of course, I said yes although I had too many drinks earlier. Nico was tired from the party and he just wanted to rest back in the room.

But I still accommodated these men and had shots of gin. I even sat down with them and Nico stayed with me.

We continued drinking until suddenly one guy tried to kiss me on the cheek for a photo. Then, Nico stood up and walked away.

Are we breaking up? ###