The pressure to marry is particularly intense for women in their 20s and 30s.
Every Christmas, every single lady has probably heard ‘It’s time to settle down already!’ from a nosy relative. Even a renowned journalist like Mav Gonzales wasn’t exempted from this, which she shared during The Howie Severino Podcast.
“Mabuti nang wala kesa mali,” said Mav. “I always get these comments, na ‘Hoy, tumatanda ka na, sayang ka naman, baka mamaya hindi ka na magkaanak, baka malipasan ka ng panahon.”
According to Gonzales, she’s been single for nine years and considers her journey not only hers as a single woman but one she shared with her friends, cousins her age, and other people who became friends with her along the way.
Who is Mav Gonzales?
She is commonly known as Mav Gonzales, a news and sports reporter, and a documentarist. She is known to be one of the prettiest faces people see in the news and public affairs programs these days.
A cum laude graduate of BA Communications under full scholarship in Ateneo de Manila University, she is an epitome of beauty and brains.
Aside from being one of the most renowned journalists to date, she also is a great singer. She also used to be MYX video jockey (VJ) in 2004 and a UAAP sports correspondent in 2008. Another fun fact is that she has [really] cool tattoos.
Gonzales is the most recent addition to iWitness and debuted her first documentary on February 18, titled Swipe Right, Swipe Wrong.
The documentary tackled how online dating can introduce singles looking for love to scammers instead.
“Let’s not settle. You know, I feel like if the Lord provides, the Lord will provide, and there will be no hassle to it,” said Mav in the Howie Severino Podcast.
“Ako naman po, I’m open to sharing it just for other people to say, ‘Siya nga eh, she has a good career also; she is doing well. She travels and stuff, and she doesn’t find na kakulangan sa buhay ‘yon if you’re still single.”
During the podcast, she also shared about being open about having kids when she gets married soon, but being fine if she won’t be having any.
“It’s not something that would make me feel like, ‘Oh, I’m less of a person because this didn’t happen for me.’ And I hope that’s also how other people feel, especially mga babae, kasi kami ‘yung may biological clock.’”
The cultural expectation that women must get married and have children to be truly happy ignores the desires and goals of a woman that go beyond getting married and starting a family.
Furthermore, she shared about her travels, being a woman sports journalist, and her dream of finally becoming a documentarist.
