"I said yes."
Ito ang masayang anunsiyo ni Aiko Melendez, 50, tungkol sa engagement nila ng boyfriend na si Onemig Bondoc, 47.
Sa kanyang Instagram post ngayong Miyerkules, October 7, 2026, ibinahagi ng aktres na perfect timing ang love story nila dahil pareho silang handang magmahal muli.
Bukas sila sa pagsasabing minsan na nilang sinubukang manligaw ni Onemig kay Aiko, pero naudlot iyon halos tatlong dekada ang nakararaan.
Nanumbalik ang kanilang pagkakaibigan noong nakaraang taon.
Naikuwento pa nila noon na eight months silang consistent na may komunikasyon bago nag-guest si Onemig sa vlog ni Aiko na umere noong December 2025.
Bandang January to February 2026 kinumpirma ng couple ang kanilang relasyon.
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AIKO MELENDEZ LOVE STORY WITH ONEMIG BONDOC
Ang buong pahayag ni Aiko:
"Imagine waiting 29 years for a love story to finally find its way back home.
"Today, I am engaged to the man who has somehow been part of my story for almost three decades @uno_111
"Our love story was never a straight line. We met, we loved, and then life happened. We went our separate ways and lived the lives we were meant to live. We grew, we learned, we made choices, we faced our own battles, and we became different versions of ourselves.
"And maybe that was exactly how our story was supposed to unfold.
"Because when Onemig came back into my life, he didn't come back at a time when either of us needed saving. He came back when both our worlds were finally calm, peaceful, and aligned.
"This time, there were no circumstances forcing us to make a choice. No pressure. No need to prove anything to anyone.
"Just two people who had lived enough, learned enough, and loved enough to finally understand what truly matters.
"And that is why I know in my heart that I am marrying this man for the right reasons.
"Not because I have to. Not because circumstances tell me to. But because I genuinely, wholeheartedly choose him.
"At this point in our lives, what matters most is how we feel when we're together the peace, the laughter, the friendship, the comfort, and the quiet certainty that we have found our way back to where we belong.
"We no longer live our lives worrying about what other people will say or think. We've reached a place where our happiness doesn't need anyone else's approval.
"Maybe fate separated us because we still had growing to do. Maybe destiny allowed us to live separate lives so that when our paths crossed again, we would finally recognize the kind of love we were ready for.
"Some love stories begin with once upon a time.
"Ours began 29 years ago, took a very long detour, and somehow found its way back.
"And now, after all these years, I get to marry the one I waited for.
"The timing may not have been ours.
"But perhaps it was always God's."
"29 years later… I said YES.
"And this time, we choose each other not because we need to, but simply because we want to spend the rest of our lives together."
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THE PROPOSAL
Nag-propose si Onemig kay Aiko matapos nilang bumisita sa puntod ng namayapang ama ni Aiko na si Jimmy Melendez.
Nakalagak ang urn ni Jimmy sa Himlayang Pilipino.
Espesyal ang okasyon dahil iyon ang unang pagkakataong "pinakilala" ni Aiko si Onemig sa ama.