Comments on: On Long Distance Relationships 2

By: pyrophillic

pyrophillic — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:06:42 +0000

very nice. i love the intellectual intercourse (with baklaan on the side) more power to you guys/ladies

By: aries

aries — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:33:19 +0000

helloowwr, eto lang ang stand ko:

haven’t been to any relationship but if i”l have one any arrangement will do as long as at the end of the day i have someone beside who whispers me goodnight and greats me with a kiss the morning after.

…yun lang

By: McVie

McVie — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:31:34 +0000

KC: (in a modulated, radio announcer voice) “McVie’s comments have been brought to you by… Maldita.”

Alam n’yo, hindi niyo lang kami nakikita eh. Luv ko si CC, kaya nga ang lakas ng loob kong alaskahin siya. (At anlakas din niyang mang-alaska sa akin, kaya lang mas mabilis ako makaisip.) And had you been there, CC and I were beside one another and giving each other high-fives and giggling off-mike. Ganoon talaga kami kakulit sa isa’t-isa.

By: KC

KC — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:33:03 +0000

CC, you never fail to amuse me. miss you kapatid

McVie, MALDITA KA!!!

By: Lou in Canada

Lou in Canada — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:11:32 +0000

Hey boys!

24 year old gay Filipino Boy from Toronto here. Just stumbled upon this website and its fascinating to listen to the podcast. I love it! Keep up the great work!

Regarding long distance relationships, at the end of the day it comes down to the individual. Personally speaking, having an �open relationship� while having a long distance relationship is a huge turn off.

The idea that my man is sleeping around with someone else while I�m not around terrifies me. I�ve had many extreme long distance relationships, beginning with a guy in the UK, then another in the United States and more recently just wrapped one up with a gorgeous guy in Australia.

At the end of the day, any long term relationship is emotionally, financially and timely draining.

Lou
xoxo

By: Scalpel

Scalpel — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:24:40 +0000

Kudos to the troikasters! I thoroughly enjoyed the podcast. Actually, I used to have a group of about 6-10 close friends who gather every Saturday in my place to get together but it evolved into sharing and talking about things like you guys discussed. It’s fun and always a learning experience. I was in a long distance relationship for 2 and a half years and we never even thought of opening it up. It was a monogamous relationship though it did get tough at times but we both managed to hurdle the temptations. We have broken up because of some problems but we have remained the best of friends and still trying to fix things hopefully. I don’t really understand why do you have to go into a relationship and make it open anyway. It’s a bit self-serving, don’t you think? And I’m a jealous guy and so is he. So I don’t think an open relationship would have worked for both of us
More podcasts in the future! Great job guys!

By: closet case

closet case — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:52:35 +0000

hey people. podcast rocks. migs microphone rocks. hahaha.

i really am happy for people who have relationships that work out for them, in whatever permutation or combination. and if it is a monogamous, exclusive relationship, good for you! work at it! it can be done.

but i am also sad when one feels that the happiness one has found in his arrangement becomes THE only rule of happiness that must be followed. let’s loosen up a bit and allow for happiness to be experienced in different shapes, sizes and colors!

By: alfonso

alfonso — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:34:28 +0000

The truth comes out, out of the mouths of babes. Dyan is right and I�m glad that the younger generation is keenly aware of the realities in stored for the older gay men. I am 27 years old and I am in a monogamous relationship with a very beautiful person that for the first time in my life, I can honestly say that I am absolutely, without question, happy. Sure I have done some bed hopping in my youth, part of growing up, I suppose. But looking back at those experiences, they meant absolutely nothing to me. I don�t even remember the faces and that says it all. I guess they were good for sexual release but in the end they felt empty. I was never promiscuous to begin with, and I avoided players like plagues. They were just so un-appealing to me (so full of themselves) and I didn�t want to catch STDs or AIDS. But now, I�m in a loving, caring and trusting relationship. I will not give it up even for a million one-night stands. For me, there is no contest. I think the key to any relationship is trust. If you don�t have it, there is no relationship. An open relationship is an oxymoron because it is a non-relationship. There is really nothing to analyze there. A long distance relationship can work, only if there is a set date that both parties can actually look forward to and finally be together. For me, my life right now is in a state of bliss. Every day, I look forward to going to bed and waking up with this wonderful person. This person who knows me, really cares for me and loves me deeply (faults and all). Experiencing new places and activities are even more meaningful now because they are shared memories with someone I am connected to. Essentially, what separates humans from the lower species is our ability to connect deeply with someone and if we push that away out of our lives we are denying ourselves the most human of all experiences.

By: josh

josh — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:21:33 +0000

to d troikasters, u never cease to amaze, also ur guests! 3 CHEERS again to all of u! ERRR CC, sana u can visit my blog & leave a comment or two. I think i have d same views with u regarding my Catholic Upbringing & church service

Mabuhay kayong lahat!

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:25:15 +0000

Ang taray ng podcast! It was really a great experience to do this with you guys (even if we drove away the other customers from our heckling and the waiters had their awkward smile when they would approach us).

Dyan: Harsh words. Remember that people, no matter what the age, have the right to look for their own happiness. If they find it in a meaningful relationship or in anonymous hookups is entirely up to them. Growing up or maturity is a very very subjective matter, after all emotional maturity does not equate with physical age. I’m not trying to pick a fight….all I’m saying is that live and let live. After all we are trying to fight for a non-discriminatory society (and its ironic sometimes that there is more discrimination inside our community rather than outside it, which is a whole different topic).

Mave: I totally agree with what you are saying. I think part of the reason we can work around these kinds of situation is that we, more or less, think alike. Not exactly alike, but enough for us to have a common understanding and see where the other is coming from even if we grew up with a different set of culture.