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‘It was hard to get out’: Pilita Corrales recalls abusive relationship

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1447480" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Love can make a person do some crazy things, as Pilita Corrales attests. </p><p>On &quot;Tonight With Boy Abunda&quot; on Wednesday night, the iconic singer opened up about her &quot;mistake&quot; of leaving the country to live with a man she loved at the time.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/current-affairs-programs/01/24/14/salamat-dok-are-you-abusive-relationship">READ: Are you in an abusive relationship?</a></li></ul><p>&quot;What a big mistake that I did,&quot; she said, before recalling the years of abuse she endured for the sake of her toxic relationship. &quot;That&#x27;s when the suffering started . . . Ang hirap to get out.&quot; </p><p>She added that it wasn&#x27;t until she found a letter from the man&#x27;s wife telling him to come back home that she realized that she had had enough. &quot;When I saw that letter, I gave it to him and I told him, &#x27;You should go now,&#x27; &quot; she remembered. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/entertainment/07/18/13/pilita-corrales-bares-secret-behind-wrinkle-free-face">READ: Pilita Corrales bares secret behind wrinkle-free face</a></li></ul><p>Ending the interview on a positive note, Corrales talked a bit about her happy marriage with Carlos Lopez, a Paraguayan businessman. They have been together for more than 16 years.</p><p>&quot;You get used to living alone and then you say, puwede naman pala. You don&#x27;t need a husband or somebody. But you need someone to talk to, you need someone to wake you up in the morning and say, &#x27;Good morning.&#x27; You need that,&quot; she explained. </p>

<p>Love can make a person do some crazy things, as Pilita Corrales attests. </p>