A 27-year-old man from Albay made sure to put a lot of effort when he decided to ask a girl to make their relationship official after three years of “no label.”
Uploader Bjon Andrei Tubice said that he and Joy Aspe have been enjoying each other’s company since 2019.
Bjon and Joy crossed paths in 2016 through a social media app. Bjon said that his friends were the first ones who were interested in Joy.
“’Yung mga friends ko po ‘yung may gusto po talaga sa kanya. So parang three of my friends, ‘yun po ‘yung may gusto sa kanya. Tapos ang nangyari po nun is ginamit po nila ‘yung Facebook account ko para i-chat po si Joy parang itatanong nung mga friends kung may boyfriend po ba siya that time,” Bjon told The Philippine STAR.
“Hindi po nag-reply si Joy. 2019, parang nag re-react react siya sa mga Facebook post ko. Nag ha-heart react po ganun. Tapos dun ako na-curious kung sino siya kasi parang hindi ko siya friend that time. Upon checking meron po ako sa kanyang chat. Dun na po ‘yun nag start na gusto ko po siya makilala and everything,” he added
During that time, both parties were aware that they were not yet ready to enter another relationship after experiencing heartbreaks.
“Parang ine-enjoy lang namin ‘yung moment na magsasama kami. Tapos hanggang sa napakilala ko na siya sa friends ko, tas napakilala niya narin ako sa friends niya. Hanggang sa parati na po kaming lumalabas, tas we’re actually having fun na lumabas din ganun. Parang nagulat kami nun nagkakaroon na kami ng connection. Dumadating na kami sa time na kahit friends lang kami, nagkakaroon kami ng parang ‘yun nga typical sa mga relationship na may tampuhan, selos,” he recalled.
In the past three years, Bjon admitted that he never asked or opened up to Joy about the status of their relationship.
“Mixed signals na rin lang po siya. Kasi parang wala rin po kaming official na tanungan eh na kung pwede ba ako manligaw, ganyan. Talagang nagkakapaan din po kaming dalawa. Kasi nag start din lang po kami as friends talaga,” he said.
On social media, he saw several TikTok videos were women film the day they officially called their suitor a “boyfriend.”
“Sobrang tagal ko na rin pong nag iisip ng ways kung pano rin siya matatanong romantically kasi sa Tiktok and social media, ang dami ko nang nakikita na ‘yung babae, ‘yung gumagawa ng way para sagutin ‘yung mga manliligaw nila. Kaya ako parang naisip ko, gusto ko na maging gentleman and ako na ‘yung magtanong sa kanya after three years na nagkakilala kami,” he said.
On September 22, 2022, Bjon, a computer science student, created a “special” code to officially ask Joy to be his girlfriend.
“Situational po na coding, dun ko po naisip na why not gumawa ako ng program na mag ru-run siya ‘pag nilagyan ni Joy ng password. Ang sinet ko pong password that time is happy third anniversary. Tapos nung pag enter niya, dun na po lumabas ‘yung message na ‘yun nga po, alam ko medyo matagal na tayo, can I ask you na to be officially my girlfriend?” Bjon shared.
Bjon received a yes from Joy! Their relationship is now official after three years in the “talking stage.”
“‘Yung pinaka first reaction niya is napasigaw siya ng konti, napatili siya. Sobrang excited din siya and sobrang masaya din siya. Kasi nag flashback ‘yung memories, ‘yung moments namin before. Tapos ‘yun, she started crying,” he described Joy’s reaction.
Bjon planned the code for almost two weeks but finished the actual coded message in just two hours. According to him, Joy did not have any hint about his surprise as she expected to accompany him while doing a school work.
“Siguro masasabi ko po sa mga nagsasabi ng “Sana All”, maybe start to more of appreciate ‘yung mga meron tayo sa buhay, especially kung may partner na tayo, maybe hindi nila nagawa ‘yung ganung way na nagawa ko for her, for Joy. Pero I believe na may mga tao ding nag e-effort sa kanila in any ways na they can possibly do,” Bjon noted.
