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Glaiza De Castro on her relationship with David Rainey: "Hindi siya fling na may expiry date kasi lahat ng relationships ko, may expiry date na three months."

Glaiza De Castro met her now-fiancé David Rainey in Siargao in 2018.

Music brought them together when David performed one of Glaiza's all-time favorite songs, "Loaded" by Primal Scream, leading them to make their first talk.

At first thought, the actress assumed it was just a fling.

"Sa totoo lang, akala ko ano lang siya, Siargao flame. 'Yung tipong wala lang 'yan, nagpa-cute lang kami sa isa't isa, 'yung ganun.

"Nagandahan lang siya sa 'kin, napogian lang ako sa kanya," Glaiza shared with a laugh in Lia Cruz's podcast 'What Glass Ceiling.'

Early on in their relationship, Glaiza already saw David's good intentions when he told the actress his desire to meet her parents.

She recounted, "Supposedly, pupunta siya ng Cebu tapos he canceled it. Nag-reboook s'ya ng flight sa Manila no'ng sinabi niyang gusto niya ma-meet 'yung parents ko.

"Sabi ko, 'Ha, bakit? Paano?' Tapos kinukuwento ko 'to sa mga friends ko kasi hindi ko rin alam kung pa'no siya magpapakilala.

"Isa sa mga kinausap ko no'n si Alessandra de Rossi. Sabi ko, 'Alex, ano kaya, punta muna kami sa inyo, tago ko muna siya sa inyo?' Sabi niya, 'Bakit hindi mo na lang kasi harapin? Bakit 'di mo na lang gawin 'yung tama? Ano bang mawawala sa 'yo?'

"Parang ako, sige na nga. Siyempre no'ng nakilala siya gulat na gulat 'yung parents ko na may pinakilalang ibang itsura, parang sa'n galing?"

Looking back, Glaiza did not expect that she and David, an Irish, would go this far despite the cross-cultural differences and long distance.

"Never kong nakita 'yung sarili ko na nasa long-distance relationship.

"Minsan nga kapag nagpe-pray ako, sabi ko, 'Lord, pati ba naman sa relationship 'di rin common 'yung binigay mo.'

"Pero lahat ng qualities na pinagdasal ko talaga ay nasa kanya.

"Until now kapag iniisip ko, parang surreal pa rin para sa 'kin na siya 'yung partner ko sa long-distance relationship and we're still trying to figure out kung paano namin 'to palalakasin."

Glaiza on David's persistence

One of the qualities that Glaiza loves about David is his persistence, consistently pursuing her despite the distance.

"Malaki 'yung gap na hindi kami nagkikita and do'n sa gap na 'yun, 'di ko in-expect na gano'n siya ka-persistent na kahit malayo siya, pinu-pursue niya ko na parang may dumadating na package, may dumadating na sulat na mga handwritten letters, tapos may mga mapa ng Ireland, 'yung mga gano'n.

"Tapos sabi ko, sobra kong na-a-appreciate kasi hindi siya usual na na-e-experience mo so sobra siyang iba sa 'kin tapos nararamdaman mo na lang na ay ibang klaseng tao 'to.

"So dahil sa pagpupursige n'ya kahit malayo, do'n ko na-realize na ay iba, hindi siya fling na may expiry date kasi lahat ng relationships ko, may expiry date na three months, na parang kontrata lang sa soap opera na three months lang, isang season lang.

"Sa kanya nadagdagan nang nadagdagan 'yung season.

"May nadagdag pa sa story so natutuwa ako kahit nag-uusap kami ni David na, 'shocks, akalain mo 'yun dumating tayo sa ganito.'"

"The one"

Last year, David was stranded in the Philippines due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

He had no choice but to extend his stay in Baler which Glaiza thinks is a blessing in disguise as she and her parents got to know David more.

When asked about how she determined David is "the one," Glaiza took into account her parents' observation.

She shared, "Kilalang-kilala kasi ako ng parents ko na kapag tinopak na talaga ko, 'di na nila ko makakausap.

"Ibibigay nila 'yung time na kakalma muna 'ko and, apparently, gano'n din si David."

She further shared, "'Di siya 'yung tipong, 'o dayo 'ko dito, kailangan may special treatment ako.'

"Si David 'yung namamalengke para sa 'min. Siya 'yung nago-grocery para sa 'min. Kumbaga, nakita nila na ang sipag talaga nitong taong 'to."

Glaiza also noticed of the green flags that she had found a keeper in David when he unconsciously practiced the Filipino tradition of "pamamanhikan."

She continued, "Sabi nga 'nong friends ko, 'ano 'yan? And'yan siya, namamanhikan siya?'

"Sabi ko, parang oo na hindi sinasadya kasi hindi niya alam 'yung konsepto ng pamamanhikan pero 'yun 'yung nangyari last year."

Glaiza and David officially became a couple in September 2018.

After more than two years of being in a relationship, David popped the question to Glaiza when she took a vacation in Ireland in December 2020.

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