Isabel moves on

MANILA, Philippines - Isabel Oli comes out victorious after her break-up with Paolo Contis. “I am better now,” says Isabel. “I kept to myself during those times because I was still in pain. I couldn’t face inquiring glances and make a fool of myself in front of everybody. For sure I was going to wear my heart on my sleeve. I felt I owe people that, at least. I have learned how to deal with the pain. I recognized the purpose behind it and now I am good.”

Isabel broke off her engagement with Paolo a month after he proposed to her because she said she felt something was not right between them. “Paolo proposed to me on my birthday last October and I was happy to accept the proposal. One month after that, I gave him back that controversial engagement ring (a three-karat diamond) and told him that he could give it back to me just as soon as his heart is settled. I didn’t know what the problem was back then. That ring never found its way back to me as you all know,” she shares.

Paolo is now engaged to another girl and Isabel said she is over it. “I’ll be a total hypocrite if I say I am not affected. But I am glad to say that I am well enough to move on and recognize the good this circumstance brought into my life. God has other plans for me. I just have to discover what those are day after day,” she concludes.