They met in college. He finished engineering while his wife finished nursing. He came from a well-to-do family. His grandparents were actually politicians. She came from a poor family in Batangas. Credit to her maternal aunt and father who were both OFWs, she and her three siblings are all degree holders. Engineer, nurse, accountant, marketing graduate. The youngest is still in school, studying culinary arts.
For eight years, they lived in the Middle East. They both have jobs that paid them well.
It was time for them to turn a new chapter in their lives. They accepted jobs in UK. Between living in the Middle East and becoming a Briton? That’s no brainer for them. They packed up their bags, sold all their furniture in their apartment in Dubai, and left for UK.
The mother of the guy found out that all these years, his engineer son is always kapus sa pera. What? How could that be possible? Instead of accumulating some savings for his family and for himself, he’s actually in debt. The wife also does not have any savings. Saan napunta or napupunta ang mga sweldo nila?
To the wife’s family and relatives in Batangas. They are the ones supporting and paying for the education of the wife’s siblings. Kala ko ba aunt nya and father? The youngest sibling is taking up culinary arts. Di ba mahal ang tuition fee because of the food ingredients? Yes, the engineer sends P250,000 per quarter just for the tuition fee alone. Add the monthly allowance, house sustenance of his in-laws, including but not limited to electric, cellphones, water, groceries, marketing, clothes, shopping, etc. Everything.
He could not do anything but send money or else his wife would get mad at him. Every time he would suggest to his wife that they should cut back on expenses so they could start focusing on their own needs, she would throw a fit. Pamilya daw nya yun, hindi pwedeng tipirin ang padala.
Now, since relocating to UK, the more he felt he’s broke. Ang mahal dun ano. Pounds sterling hello. Even with the Brexit, of course goods still remain expensive.
His in-laws bought a brand new house with a fence and garden in a new subdivision in Cavite, a definite upgrade from their former shanty. He’s the one paying for the monthly amortization, maintenance and everything.
He has asked for his mother’s help. His mom sold some properties and withdrew a big chunk of her retirement savings.
This guy would be working all his life supporting his in-laws. Kawawa naman.
Parang nakakainis din. Tumulong kung kailangan pero wag sobra. Unahin ang sariling pamilya bago iba. Kausapin ang asawa para maintindihan nya, kung hindi nya maintindihan, kagatin mo sa tenga. Baka hindi ka narinig kasi bingi.
#stopgiving
Ay ano ba yan. So the girl lied about her dad being an ofw? Or did he stop working as soon as she got a job? Kaya minsan dapat talaga pumili ng partner na may responsableng pamilya. Ok lang kahit mahirap ang family ng asawa basta di sila nahingi sayo at nagsisikap sila. I’ve heard this so many times lalo na sa mga pinay na nag-asawa ng foreigner. They use the husbands as their family’s cash cow. :/
250K is TOO MUCH! And the wife should have delicadeza! She did not pay for her husband’s education! If she wants to shoulder her parents and siblings expenses she should do it with HER OWN money!
I fully agree.