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Raymond Lauchengco and wife Mia share secret to their enduring relationship

Published Jul 12, 2023 03:29 pm

Raymond Lauchengco and wife Mia (Facebook)


Actor-singer Raymond Lauchengco and his wife Mia Lauchengco are still making beautiful music together as they celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary. During an appearance on TicTALK with Aster Amoyo last June 9, Raymond and Mia revealed they had been together for three years before getting married on March 25, 2004. The "Bagets" star narrated how they met. "Si Mia, at that time, had a gallery and a frame shop. So, I ended up there and ended up falling in love with a framer," he said. "Normally, I could've brought all of my photographs all at once. Pero ang ginawa ko, I did it one-by-one, so syempre I'll come back every week just to see her," Raymond added. Raymond knew that the first time he saw Mia, he knew she was special. It may not be the usual love at first sight, but the singer said it was rather like at first sight. The two shared more memories, saying that Raymond was actually Mia's first boyfriend. Prior, Raymond told the details of how he asked Mia on the first date.  "Before I asked her out on a real date…sabi niya 'I'm sorry, but I cannot date you, you're my client," he said. In the end, Raymond had to take his business elsewhere to pursue the date.

A screenshot of Aster Amoyo with Raymond and Mia Lauchengco during an interview on 'TicTALK with Aster Amoyo'


"I knew it was gonna be love. It just needs to be nurtured," Raymond added. Now the couple is in a 22-year relationship and counting. The two also revealed the recipe for brewing their relationship. Raymond said it is grounded in respect. "I think we respect each other. We don't always see eye-to-eye, we disagree, we argue, we fight, but I think at the end of the day, we do it in a way we still take into account [that] we respect each other," he also said. Raymond shared how having a family changed so much for them, saying, "I appreciate my wife even so much more because I see how she is as a mom, and it makes me fall in love with her in another way." As for Mia, the foundation of their relationship is anchored on faith. "We trust we can hold our promises to each other no matter what...at the end of the day, we're still gonna come together and honor the promise we made [to] each other," she said. Their love story showed how first and last came together, and their secret of nurturing the relationship is no mystery. "It's not love that sustains commitment. It's the commitment that sustains the love," Mia said. (Kyla Mari Paulo/OJT/University of Sto. Tomas)

For the full interview, click:

 [https://youtu.be/aOnomFWhGrU](https://youtu.be/aOnomFWhGrU)
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