Empowered

I met this lady more than six years ago. From then on, I rise (not fall) in love with her. She is a lady of simplicity yet her simplicity makes her more beautiful not only in my eyes but in the eyes of the many men who come to notice her. I very well knew that she had a lot of admirers, beautiful men from different walks of life. Of course, men with big pocket.

She never wears a make-up and I love to see the nakedness of her face. Though, at present she occasionally wears a light make-up to office. But a lip-balm or lip shiner and a dash of powder foundation will do. She is simply beautiful.

She was always quiet and that made her more mysterious to me. She is a woman with strong personality. She always had uttered this “I could live a life without a man” phrase. Not a kind of woman who is easy to handle, right?

I am fortunate; I don’t have the looks and money to date this kind of lady but I am her boyfriend for more than six years now. Currently, I am actually engaged to her. I am lucky because with the many troubles (read: challenges) we underwent in the many years of our relationship, I could proudly say that we had surpassed them.

It’s difficult perhaps to love a strong woman. She’s a challenge but what keeps the relationship going are the challenges. Who wants a boring relationship, anyway? And in every challenge we overcome, my respect and love for her gets re-affirmed and stronger.

She is the only woman I love more than my life. Except my sister and mother, of course. And the woman I am talking about is the lady, second from left, in the picture. This is a Casino Femme Alcohol ad which first saw print in page 151 of the Metro Magazine, October 2009 issue. She is Ms. Iris Stella Jure, soon to be, with God’s blessing, Ms. Iris Stella Jure-Montero.