It’s not exactly a secret that even in our presumably progressive era, women are still plagued by all kinds of gendered standards that dictate how we should treat our bodies. That said, we can't help but feel a breath of fresh air whenever we see men—influential personalities even—air their forward-thinking opinions to empower everyone, regardless of their gender, to live their lives unapologetically! For instance, Albie Casiño made a case for a few ~interesting~ points about marriage and sexuality in his latest interview.
It started when he was asked if he and his male friends ever talk about their "sexcapades" during their hangouts. He responded by saying that sex talk isn’t really exclusive to boys. “Alam mo, based on my experience, kahit naman po ata sa mga babae they talk about their sexcapades hindi lang naman exclusively sa lalaki yon. Totoo, nangyayari talaga yung mga ganyan.
“Pero ako, hindi ako masyadong nakikipag-ano sa ganun. Hindi ako masyadong makuwento. Siguro nung younger ako, oo. Pero ngayon na older na ako parang hindi na siya yung nagiging topic namin masyado. So feeling ko you outgrow that stage. Ngayon mas nagiging topic ang pera, kung anong magandang negosyo.”
He was also asked if he thinks a woman's virginity is a big deal when looking for a girl to date, to which he had the BEST response. “Since you’re talking about virginity, I think, it equates also to ‘body count.’ Ako talaga, nasa firm belief ako na it’s none of your business who your girl’s been with in the past, what she’s done in the past, di ba?
“Of course, if there are red flags, there are red flags. It’s not a good idea to disregard red flags. Pero when it comes to things like that, being a virgin… I really don’t think that matters.”
For him, focusing on the present and future is much more important than dwelling on one’s previous sex life or the lack thereof. “I don’t know. Maybe, that’s just me. For me, if I’m dating someone, the only thing that matters is the two of us and the future, how we move forward, and not what happened before. It’s not a big deal for me.”
Further, Albie also revealed that he’s not the ~marrying type~ of guy. “Siguro at this point in my life, hindi talaga ako sure. I’m not really… Feeling ko kasi medyo outdated yung concept ng kasal. I don’t know, I don’t want to get into it.”
While he definitely has happily married friends, he’s not sure if the setup will work for him. “Hindi ako sure so much. Pero I believe marriage can work. Pero I don’t know if marriage is going to work for me.”
