Glaiza de Castro shares how she and Irish BF David Rainey make their LDR work

Glaiza de Castro has revealed how she and her Irish boyfriend David Rainey make their relationship work despite the distance between them.

On the pilot episode of GMA Public Affairs’ “Share ko Lang,” Glaiza told psychologist Dr. Anna Tuazon that being in a long-distance relationship or LDR was a test of faith and patience.

The actress said what helped her and her businessman boyfriend was that they each had their own thing and did them separately.

“Nandito kami sa phase na ito na tina-try namin as much as we can to focus on ourselves,” said Glaiza.

“We’re building our future separately for now, so kapag dumating ’yung tamang time, buong-buo na talaga kami.”

Dr. Anna asked Glaiza if by doing things separately, didn’t they risk growing in different directions?

The actress stressed that since she met David, his interests were still the same, and they never felt they were growing apart from each other.

She also said that because of the 7- to 8-hour time difference between the Philippines and Ireland, they made it a point to share details about each other’s day-to-day lives as much as they could.

Sometimes, when they couldn’t find time to talk or chat, they would send each other video clips of what happened to them during the day.

Dr. Anna commended the couple for their “not-so-common” efforts to keep each other updated.

“Sa social media kaya natin i-share even the little things, kung ano ’yung kinakain natin. So why not share to our partner?” said Glaiza.

She also shared with Dr. Anna her thoughts on settling down, saying that once they reach that point, she was not sure if she could relocate to another country and start a new life.

The psychologist assured her that these fears were valid, suggesting that instead of thinking of it as a compromise, they should do a “synthesis.”

“I always believe in a synthesis, not a compromise,” which involved giving up some things and may cause one of the parties to feel “resentful,” said Dr. Anna. “Meaning, how can we get the best of both worlds?”

For instance, said the doctor, instead of relocating, Glaiza and David could build homes in several locations.

“Instead of path 1 or path 2, what is path 3?” said Dr. Anna, where “no one’s really giving up anything that’s too big of a value to give up.” – RC, GMA News