True love waits for EA Guzman, Shaira Diaz
“Worth the wait.”
EA Guzman, who recently wed Shaira Diaz, said their decision as a couple to abstain from premarital sex was worth all the sacrifices they made during their 12-year relationship.
“Oo naman (worth the wait), nandun naman yung sa wedding. I said everything there in my wedding vow. Nababasa naman namin yung (negative comments)... nasa kanila naman yun. They don’t know our story. They have no idea what we went through, with Shai and with me, yung hinintay ko (when I waited), the sacrifices. I was able to do that because I love Shaira,” he told The STAR in an interview.
“So, it’s okay whatever they say, that’s up to them. As for me, I know in myself it’s right and worth the wait because I already married my wife, right?
“And my God, that day she was so beautiful. She was so beautiful while the door was opening. Seriously, she looked like an angel. Then as she was coming closer and closer, the only thing I could say to myself was, oh my God, oh my God! That’s all.”
Their public revelation about preserving themselves before marriage in past interviews has sparked comments, both good and bad. But EA said that the decision meant a big deal for them because it became “the foundation of our love.”
“Especially me, kay Shaira, it made me love her more, it made me fall in love with her. It’s how we had and gave respect to each other,” he said.
“That’s why until now even our fights, simple fights, there’s none. Never ko siya and hindi ko siya kayang murahin. I cannot hurt her. ‘Di ko siya kayang paiyakin ng sobra sobra.
“So, I feel that’s very important. Kumbaga akala lang nila mahirap but it’s just difficult at first. When you’re there and you’ve proven that you love her, it’s okay to wait. It’s okay to give it to her. (To do) the sacrifices, it’s okay with me.
“You’re able to do it because you’re waiting for the person you love. It’s not just because of sex. It’s because you love her, you love that person that’s why I value it. It’s also to show respect because she herself has a lot of respect for herself,” EA stressed.
“To think, di ba, there’s a lot of temptations? We’ve traveled out of the country but never kong naramdaman na gusto niya. Ako rin, I never attempted because (again) I respect her.
“So, to young people entering a relationship, if you can experience something like (this), if this kind of situation comes to you, accept it. It’s worth the wait, promise.”
The STAR was able to talk to the Kapuso actor just a few days after his star-studded wedding, on the sidelines of the contract renewal of his wedding godfather and “Bubble Gang” co-star Michael V. He looked every inch the love-struck groom as he looked back on his wedding day on Aug. 14 at St. Benedict Parish in Silang, Cavite.
He related that he couldn’t help but be emotional during the church ceremony. It was because of a promise fulfilled to the TV host-actress’ dad.
“Siempre, I was teary-eyed because I waited for that so long. For me, this is it after 12 years. Then I also cried when I hugged her dad because we had an agreement, her dad and I,” he said.
“Yes, I had a promise of purity… and what he told me was, when you fulfill that promise to me and you do that (before) marriage, when you hug me, it will feel so good, which happened. That’s why when I hugged her father, the tears fell and of course, I also didn’t have a daddy so I lacked a parent at that time. Only my mommy was there.
“So yun lang, parang sabi ko na may daddy ako — may daddy na ako.”
The STAR also asked EA how their first weekend was as husband and wife.
“Happy, different,” he began. “It’s a great feeling. Ang sarap bitawan yung salitang asawa ko, my wife. And there’s a certain spark, alam mo yun? Even if we’ve been together for a very long time now, after the wedding, the next day, there’s that spark between us, kilig.
“When I wake up every morning, of course, we’re already beside each other. She’s the very first one I see.
“And when we look at each other, you know, we both get kilig. The feeling is so genuine that we don’t want it to end. That’s it, we’re kind of clingy with each other, like we don’t want to be away from each other, but of course, we still need to work, right, for the future.”
Some of the marriage tips that he’s taking to heart are “happy wife, happy life” and “yes lang ng yes darling.”
“It’s the advice that I’m keeping in mind but also now, I was thinking, even when we were not married yet, that’s what I’ve always wanted for her. That she’s always happy. Because mas masarap magtrabaho, masarap tumawa pa pag masaya yung partner mo.
“So just like what was said in her wedding vow, what I want hasn’t changed — that she’s always just happy. Until now I want to do that because I realized it has really stuck with her and she appreciates it.”
EA has a message for fans and supporters who have expressed their support if not admiration for the couple.
“Thank you very, very much. It wasn’t really, so to speak, that we set it because we wanted it to be imitated or something, it happened because in my heart, it was genuine that I would wait.
“So, thank you very much for the things we read where they admire our relationship and hopefully, it can open the eyes of others who are entering into a relationship. That hopefully (it’s something that) they can follow, because it’s not bad. Mas masarap po sa feeling and sa puso to achieve that kind and level of relationship.”
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