Bago umalis papuntang San Francisco, California si Heart Evangelista, pumirma muna siya ng isang kontrata para maging endorser ng isang derm clinic sa isang exclusive restaurant sa The Fort. “We’re friends, “ ang tanging nasagot niya nang tanungin ng ABS-CBN.com sa katayuan ng relasyon nila ngayon ng dating boyfriend na si Jericho Rosales.  Magka-church daw kayo? “Yes, dati pa naman magka-church kami. I’m sure its big news now. I’m sure we’re friends, that’s always good to be friends with people at least pag may mga events walang ilangan walang kailangan mag trafficking na hindi puwede magkita si ganito, si ganyan. It’s always a good thing to be friends with other people.”

Handa na kaya siyang umibig muli pagkatapos ng hiwalayan nila ng isang non-showbiz guy? “I’m not ready, I want to be alone for a while and concentrate on myself not necessarily career, fame or anything. More on myself siguro.” Pero paano kung may biglang dumating na lalaki at mapapaibig siya? “Dadating at dadating din yan, pero  sana, hopefully at that time I’ll be ready. Pero at this point I think I’m not ready.” Bakit mo nasabing hindi ka pa ready? Hindi ba maganda yung last break-up? “I don’t know, it’s something I don’t want to talk about but after that I think, ewan ko kasi I don’t wanna sound like I’m talking about anything but let’s just say I’m wiser now. In every relationship, it always gives you a lot of wisdom and it makes you grow, magma-mature ka talaga. With this last one I think I learned a lot talaga.”

Masasabi niya bang ang kanilang balik-pagkakaibigan ni Echo ay parang starting all over again? “No, I don’t want to think about that way, it’s nice masarap yung feeling kapag ok na kayo kung sinuman yung mga nakaaway mo dati parang masaya yunng feeling na kahit san ka pumunta sino man mabanga mo parang walang bad vibes. It’s always nice. But really with the past two years of my life I think I'd like to rest from that and really focus on myself na and what I want.” Do you believe that love is lovelier than second time around? “Oo naman kasi syempre na-miss n’yo yung isa’t isa pero I got to the point na ayokong sumabak sa pag-ibig until I’m sure because I don’t wanna hope because when you’re young you hope. I guess I’m realistic about things na parang, oo it’s a fairy tale.”

Patuloy pa ni Heart, masaya siya at ini-enjoy niya ang pagiging single. “Yes I wanna enjoy being single, sobrang swerte because I’ve been hanging out with great people, mga girlfriends ko sobrang supporting. I never really gave time for my girlfriends, yung mga best friends ko na babae ngayon like I’m going to San Francisco for work sasamahan ako ng isa sa mga kaibigan ko. Yung mga ganun girl time.” Pero open pa ba siya sa posibilidad na pagbabalikan nila ni Echo? “I don’t know eh kasi ngayon kahit sino pang tao na, kahit mahal na mahal mo or di mo na mahal or whatever at this point ayoko muna mag-isip kasi of course there are times you think your by yourself. It’s a different feeling pero I’d rather be by myself than get hurt at this time. Ako at this time, ganun ako dati mag-isip pero ngayon I wanna be beautiful for myself and everything else will follow. Alam mo isa lang yung na learn ko para sa sarili ko, hindi dapat pina-plano ng pina-plano yung buhay natin. Ako basta masaya ako ngayon sa kinatatayuan ko, sa personal life ko, and then everything will follow.” Choice ba talaga niyang manatili munang single sa ngayon? “It’s a choice, love is a choice, pero minsan tinatamaan ka ng ‘di mo inaakala, pero it’s still a choice whether you go for it or not.”

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