Bata pa lamang si Rhian Ramos nang magkahiwalay ang mga magulang. Dahil sa pangyayaring ito ay hindi na raw naniwala noon sa kasal si Rhian. “Parang for a long time, naiisip ko talaga na nothing talaga lasts forever. Minsan kasi may naiisip ka as a child. Tapos while you’re growing up, parang jina-justify mo nang jina-justify kung ba’t ‘yon ‘yung pinaniniwalaan mo. So I just felt like masyado siyang asking too much na to have just that for the rest of your life,” paliwanag sa amin ni Rhian sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.
Nagbago lamang umano ang pananaw ng aktres sa kasal at pag-aasawa mula nang naging kasintahan si Sam Verzosa. “Siguro kung iniisip ko before na nothing lasts forever and it’s asking for too much to just have that one person for the rest of your life. Kasi now naiisip ko and the more I get to know him, talagang everyday, I learn something new. I experience something new. I’m never ever bored because kakaiba eh. I’ve never met anyone talaga like this. Sometimes I see him in so many different ways. Sometimes I see him as this man that is more mature than me, that can teach me things. Sometimes I see him as this little baby that I want to squeeze and take care of. It’s never the same,” makahulugang paglalahad niya.
Mahigit tatlong taon nang magkasintahan sina Rhian at Sam. Marami na umanong nagbago sa dalaga nitong mga nakalipas na taon. “We have a very equal partnership talaga eh. He’s given me so much respect and trust. For me, I’ve noticed na I’ve become a better, more mature person, more patient. I can see myself really taking care of this partnership and doing life with this person,” giit ng aktres.
Naging emosyonal si Rhian nang ibahagi ang tungkol sa pinakamalungkot na pinagdaanan noon bilang isang artista. Hindi raw kinaya ng aktres ang mga intrigang ipinupukol sa kanya noon. “There were times na ang dami-dami talagang intriga that was going around me. And I couldn’t understand. I think this is like the third or fourth year of my career. I was young, so I was so affected,” pagbabalik-tanaw ng dalaga.
“They didn’t know how difficult it was and I felt so alone. I really wanted to give up. There were times I really wanted to give up. Kaya ang dami ko ring self-hate before when I was younger. Kasi there were two years of my life na parang, when I say I wanted to give up, I’m not talking about showbiz. I’m talking about you know, life as I knew it,” naluluhang paglalahad ni Rhian.
Hindi naging madali para sa aktres ang kanyang mga pinagdaanan noon. Malaki ang pasasalamat ni Rhian sa mga magulang na talagang gumabay sa gitna ng kanyang mga suliranin noon. “There’s got to be more to this life and this career. And there’s got to be better days ahead. Sometimes when you’re really down and depressed, and you’re brokenhearted about everything, sometimes it gets better and then it comes in waves. So my dad would always tell me that. Sabi niya, ‘Just take it Rhian. It’s okay, it comes in waves.’ So parang minsan babawi, so you feel okay again. Then something just comes back. So may good points and bad points until it just became like smaller waves. The day I realized I was okay, I was alone and playing music, and dancing. I was dancing alone and I stopped, ‘I think I’m okay.’ Parang nagulat ako sa sarili ko because for two years, I thought I would never be okay. Nagulat talaga ako, I was like, ‘Wow! Ang hirap pala ay natatapos din.’ Time really does heal,” pagdedetalye ni Rhian. (Reports from JCC)