Bettinna Carlos says partner Mikki a truthful man, established ‘honesty and openness early on’

Bettinna Carlos has said one of her answered prayers is that her non-show biz partner Mikki Eduardo is “a very truthful man.”

On Instagram, the actress shared a photo of them holding hands.

In the caption of her post, she said she always had issues with “lying or receiving incomplete truths.”

“’Yung pag di kumpleto yung account mo or may wini-withhold kang information, hurtful sakin yon and I turn suspicious,” she said.

Her new partner Mikki, however, has shown her “truthfulness” from Day 1. “He established honesty and openness very early on,” she said.

Bettinna recalled them having a seven-hour phone conversation like high school lovers one week into being introduced.

“He confessed and shared with me his past his sins mistakes failures etc WITHOUT ME ASKING. VINOLUNTEER LANG NI KUYA! (Hanep. Lakas mo Love pag naaalala ko haha whew but seriously his boldness was admirable. Eeee I love you @mikki.e.eduardo),” she captioned her post.

According to Bettinna, Mikki’s purpose was “so that I can gauge if I can accept him or not. If there is anything I cannot stomach.”

She said she’s sure that it was not easy for him to unpack his past to someone he hoped to still have after the confession, nevertheless she accepted him.

“It was a risk if he will still be accepted after ... But he was. I did accept him. But not because I’m good/kind but because God worked in my heart,” she wrote.

“In fact mas nanaig yung gesture to initiate and expose himself than the things he confessed. His character surfaced,” she added.

Bettinna said she also accepted Mikki for who he was and his past because she said God reminded her that she too just like Mikki was not perfect.

“Ako rin makasalanan. Ako rin marumi. And just because my sins were ‘less’ worse than his doesn’t place me in a higher position na para bang o mas malinis ako sayo ... dahil hindi. Pareho lang kami. Wala kaming maipagmamalaki,” she wrote.

“BUT our gracious God, still blessed us to start something beautiful despite our ugly past,” she added.

Bettinna said the photo she shared was taken during the first time they held hands and it was her turn to confess.

“I told him deep secrets I never told a soul. And I was struggling to even verbalize them. Para kong nabibilaukan at nanliliit,” she narrated.

When Mikki sensed Bettinna’s discomfort, she said, “he held my hand tighter and walked slower. He took my pace. That moment I felt like I was walking with Jesus. His quiet presence was so comforting. I did not feel condemned. That’s when I knew.”

“Thank you Love for loving me like Jesus,” she ended her note.

Last August, Bettinna said her current partner Mikki was the man that she’d prayed for. – Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/RC, GMA News