KC Concepcion revealed she used to fear the idea of getting married.
This, because of what happened to her parents, Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion, who separated rather bitterly when she was just two years old.
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She would grow up afraid of men.
Talking to ABS-CBN writer Mela Habijan via Facebook Live Saturday, the 35-year-old shared, “Ito, super open ito, ha… and I think alam niyo naman ito…parang I really…grew up na takot sa marriage. Takot minsan sa lalaki, ganun.”
Apparently, she had this mindset that guys would eventually dump her and as such she made sure to dump them first.
“Parang feeling ko, bago nila ako iwanan, iwan ko muna sila. ‘Ako na mauuna.’”
She thought she ultimately proved this belief after her very public split with an actor whom she didn’t name but many assume is Piolo Pascual.
“I was heartbroken...I thought he was the one. And then, I went through a very public breakup and that was, I think, a milestone. It was a very pivotal moment as any heartbreak would be, you know...so I think in my whole 20s, it was always trying to prove like that, ‘Ah, I can stand alone. I don’t wanna get hurt, so I’m okay.’”
It is as such Concepcion said marriage stayed farthest from her mind well, until the COVID-19 pandemic detonated, that is.
“It wasn’t until the lockdown, the global pandemic that I really always say, ‘Wow, now I know the value of having a partner. Now I know the value of having a good partner, a boyfriend, or in the future, a husband.’ In a situation like this, if you don’t live with your family anymore, it would be nice to have equal be with you at home— somebody to lean on.”
“I guess when I hit 30, 31, 32, it’s, like, then you realize, ‘Okay, you know, maybe it is just time to settle down already.’”
So is she finally ready to walk down the aisle?
“I think so,” said Concepcion. “Of course, it still depends on the person. It’s still a process naman to get to know a person. Hindi naman dahil ready ka to settle down, anyone that comes, siya na. Pero, of course, I think now, with all my wonderful insights, with all of my wonderful wisdom, parang feeling ko .”