ni Reggee Bonoan @Sheet Matters | June 22, 2024

Tinuldukan na ni Ruffa Gutierrez ang duda ng lahat kung magdyowa ba sila ng dating mayor ng Quezon City na si Herbert Bautista.
Inamin na nito na seryoso nga ang relasyon nila ni Bistek sa panayam sa kanya sa vlog ni Karen Davila, kasama ang dalawang anak na sina Lorin at Venice Bektas na in-upload sa YouTube channel nitong Huwebes ng gabi.
Diretsong tanong ni Karen ay kung seryoso si Ruffa kay Herbert.
Sagot ni Ruffa, “Grabe ka, pinagpawisan ako! It’s always serious with him.”
Ibinaling naman ni Karen ang tanong kay Lorin, kung gusto pa nitong mag-asawa ang ina.
Sey ni Lorin, “I don’t want anything specific for her. I want her to be happy and whatever that looks like for her if it's being alone with 80 cats… " kaya nag-react si Ruffa sa being alone at 80 cats, baka puwede raw dogs.
“If it’s getting married, if it's having a long-term partner, whatever that looks like for her, I just want her to be happy.
“So, I never really thought too much about it. Me and my sister don’t really get overly involved,” dagdag pa ng panganay ni Ruffa.
Komento naman ni Venice kapag nalalamang may ka-date ang mommy niya, “Well, I’m sure me and Lorin probably make side comments at the start. My mom always usually, most of the time, had good judgment on picking who’s right for her and who’s wrong.
“Her current partner now, he’s lovely, he’s really a nice guy, he treats her very well, and she is ecstatic about him. Of course, I’m very happy for her. Again, if she’s happy, we’re happy,” pambubuking din ng bunso ni Ruffa.
Inamin naman ni Lorin na matigas ang ulo ng nanay nila ni Venice pagdating sa buhay-pag-ibig nito, dahilan kaya sila laging warla ng lola niyang si Annabelle Rama.
Simula pa nu'ng 2020 ay may tsika nang nagkakamabutihan na sila ni Herbert, pero walang pag-amin mula sa dalawa.
“I think now it’s better that a quiet personal life leads to more happiness. I’ll never go into a relationship that’s not serious. I’m always the serious type,” paliwanag ni Ruffa.
Samantala, tinanong din ni Karen ang mga anak ni Ruffa kung gusto ba nila si Herbert para sa ina.
Sey ni Lorin, “Yeah, we do.”
“I do, he’s very funny,” sambit ni Venice.
Ang sagot naman nila sa tanong kung okay bang ikasal ang mommy nila kung sakali ay, “Get married abroad so you can get a divorce!”
Nagtawanan ang apat, lalo na si Ruffa, na bakit pa nga naman siya magpapakasal kung aabot din lang sa diborsiyo sa edad niya ngayong 50.
Pero gusto ni Lorin na maging bridesmaid 'pag ikinasal ang mommy niya at dapat protektahan din nito ang sarili kaya’t dapat may prenuptial agreement.
Sa programa nina Daniel Padilla at Kathryn Bernardo na The House Arrest of Us nagkalapit sina Ruffa at Herbert. Naikuwento rin ng aktres ang unang date nila ni Herbert kung saan pinasama nito sina Lorin at Venice para makilala ang dalawa, bagay na na-appreciate nang husto ng mga anak ni Ruffa.
“They were included on our first date, very proper. Sinundo kami sa bahay, tapos isinama ‘yung mga anak ko. Sabi n’ya 'I wanna meet them.' And to make sure that they’re okay with him and everyone is comfortable, and that was Christmas time,” kuwento ni Ruffa kay Karen.
Pambubuking ni Venice, “Honestly, just seeing our mom with him, she was just so happy.”
“Enough, too much information,” pabirong sita ni Ruffa sa anak.
Paniniwala naman ni Lorin, “I do think that the tell-tale sign that this is real and this is a really strong connection is that he helped her get back into school and really encouraged that for her.”
Si Herbert Bautista raw ang nagsabing tapusin ni Ruffa Gutierrez ang kolehiyo, para magkaroon ng degree at pagkatapos ay in-encourage uling kumuha ng masters na ngayon ay malapit nang matapos ng aktres.