“6 years married, and the love isn’t the same anymore.”
That is how singer-songwriter KZ Tandingan opened her post on social media to mark her sixth wedding anniversary with fellow musician, TJ Monterde on Sunday, August 30.
While it is an intriguing hook, fans of the couple need not to fret as the message is not some tell-out story. But rather, it is one that praises how much of their relationship has matured since tying the knot in 2020.
“It’s more intentional now. There’s more respect, more appreciation, and more desire to see each other grow while still being each other’s biggest cheerleader along the way,” KZ shared.
For her, the “kilig” that she feels now is not because of TJ’s good looks and his good heart. “It’s also because of the man you’ve become,” she told.
“You’ve gotten so busy, especially now that your career is steadily growing. But somehow, you’ve stepped up even more as a husband, as a dada to our fur babies, and as the leader of our little household,” the sole The X-Factor Philippines champion continued.
The KZ also looked back at the time when TJ would tell people that his contribution was only water and electricity bills, but she expressed that from her point-of-view, “stepping up for us was never a hard decision.”
“I didn’t marry you because you were already successful, mayaman, or because everything was already secure,” she told. “I married you because I saw your heart. I saw your character. I saw a man willing to work hard, grow, and build a good life for us with love and integrity.“
The Soul Supreme said that if she was able to see those things, she was also pretty sure that God was able to see those too, hence she never doubted once.
“And now, seeing where you are and the man you continue to become, I’m just so thankful to God that He allowed me to be beside you through the seasons when you were still figuring things out, building yourself, and chasing your dreams,” furthered KZ.
She also told that she got to witness so much of it happen. And for her, there is also something special about being able to say, ‘Nandun ako nung pangarap pa lang lahat to.'”
“I’m so proud of you. Proud of us. And so excited for all the things we still get to build together,” she wrote before concluding her message by saying: “6 years married, 11 years so far, and I’d still choose you. Palagi. I love you.”
The mesaage comes days after TJ shared a reel on his own social media page, how he prayed to become a person that is able to provide beyond the basic necessities.
Three years after he made that prayer, he shared, TJ has finally bought that lot of their future dream home.
