Barbie Imperial claims that after her breakup with Diego Loyzaga, she learned to love herself much more and embrace being alone.

Barbie Imperial revealed that she believed Diego Loyzaga was the guy she would spend the rest of her life with.

In an interview with Toni Gonzaga, Barbie was open to discussing their love affair with the actor and how it ended the relationship after supposedly revealing their connection to the world in an interview with Toni Gonzaga.

“‘Yun ‘yung love na akala ko ‘yun na ‘yun. The one, [the person I’m going to marry]. May mga conversations kasi kami ni Diego na parang akala rin namin pareho na ‘yun na ‘yun. Pero nagulo talaga ‘yung relasyon namin. Siguro rin kasi too much din ‘yung exposure namin sa mga tao. Eh para sa akin kasi minsan, kapag sobrang alam na ng lahat ng tao ‘yung about sa personal na buhay niyo, kapag in-allow niyo silang makapasok sa world niyong dalawa bilang couple, parang kaya na rin nilang sirain,”(“That’s the love I thought it was. The one, [the person I’m going to marry]. Diego and I had conversations as if we thought it was the same. But Our relationship is really messed up. Maybe it’s because we also have too much exposure to people. Eh for me because sometimes, when everyone already knows too much about your personal life, when you allow it they can enter the world of those two as a couple, as if they can destroy it as well,”) Barbie stated.

According to the actress, even after she and Diego broke up, the artists still loved one another. However, they never attempted to restore their relationship for fear of hurting each other again.

“Siguro for us, ganun namin ka-love ‘yung isa’t isa na hindi na muna namin ita-try. Kasi ako noon akala ko, kapag mahal mo ‘yung tao, enough na ‘yun. Like, kapag alam namin na love namin ‘yung isa’t isa, pwede na kaming magbalikan ulit. Pero sa amin po, parang takot kami na masaktan ‘yung isa’t isa ulit. Kasi alam namin na ngayon, okay kami, magkaibigan kami. Parang natatakot kami i-risk na baka kapag nag-try kami ulit, mas masira. Eh mas okay na kami ngayon na magkaibigan kami,” (“Maybe for us, that’s how we love each other that we won’t try again. Because I used to think, when you love that person, that’s enough. Like, when we know that love we are each other, we can go back again. But for us, we seem to be afraid of hurting each other again. Because we know now, we are okay, we are friends. We seem to be afraid to take risks. that maybe when we try again, it will break more. It’s okay now that we’re friends,”) Barbie stated.

“Kumbaga for me, sa second time na i-allow ko ‘yun, and hindi ako happy doon, magtutuloy tuloy siya. Hindi lang kami magiging masaya.”

“Kumbaga for me, sa second time na i-allow ko ‘yun, and hindi ako happy doon, magtutuloy tuloy siya. Hindi lang kami magiging masaya.” (“I guess for me, the second time I allow that, and I’m not happy there, he’ll just keep going. We just won’t be happy.”) she added.

Apart from Diego, her relationships with Ryle Santiago, Paul Salas, and JM de Guzman also assisted the actress in discovering and loving herself more.

“Every pain pala na na-experience ko from them, ‘yun pala ‘yung tutulong sa akin para mahanap ko ‘yung sarili ko. Kasi if hindi po ako nasaktan nang ganun — kay Ryle, kay Paul, kay JM, kay Diego — siguro hindi rin ako matututo nang ganito and hanggang ngayon siguro takot pa rin ako mag-isa,” (“Every pain I’ve experienced from them, that’s what will help me find myself. Because if I wasn’t hurt like that-to Ryle, to Paul, to JM, to Diego-maybe I can’t learn like this either and until now maybe I’m still scared to be alone,”) Barbie stated.

Finally, Barbie stated that she wants to relax in love and focus on her career, family, and loved ones for now.