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How to move on when ex is a co-worker, according to Maja Salvador

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<p>Maja Salvador did not hesitate to draw from her own experience, when asked for advice on navigating the tricky situation of sharing a work place with a former partner after a fresh breakup.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/21/20181121-maja.jpg"/><figcaption>Maja Salvador’s ex-boyfriend, Gerald Anderson, is now in a relationship with Bea Alonzo. All three are Star Magic artists who cross paths regularly. <em>Twitter: @ABSCBN, @StarCreativesTV</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The “Wildflower” actress spoke on the topic in the latest episode of Bianca Gonzalez’s “Paano Ba ‘To” webseries released on Tuesday.</p><p>Salvador was the latest celebrity guest to tackle relationship problems in the vlog. The question she was tasked to answer was specifically about how to move on when one the ex-partner happens to be a co-worker.</p><p>“Sa akin, ‘yung mga ex ko, nakakasalubong ko, pero sobrang naka-move on na ako, kaya ‘pag nakita ko sila, okay na. Hindi ako na-o-awkward na batiin sila, kasi talagang honest ako sa sarili ko na wala na, naka-move on na ako. Happy na rin naman sila sa mga relationship nila sa iba,” she began.</p><p>Salvador’s last two known boyfriends — actors Matteo Guidicelli and Gerald Anderson — are also fellow ABS-CBN talents. Guidicelli is now in a relationship with pop star Sarah Geronimo, while Anderson recently confirmed being officially together with actress Bea Alonzo.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/21/geraldmaja.jpg"/><figcaption>Former couple Maja Salvador and Gerald Anderson attend the 2014 Star Magic Ball together. <em>Nimfa Chua for ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Salvador’s statement about managing to be civil, without awkwardness, with his former boyfriends was evident during the “Family is Love” filming last November 11.</p><p>The ABS-CBN station ID gathered some 400 Kapamilya stars in one room, so as expected, she crossed paths with both Guidicelli and Anderson with their respective current girlfriends.</p><p>At one point, Salvador was seen entering the holding area for the stars and immediately crossed paths with Anderson and Alonzo, who were seated together near the entrance.</p><p>Salvador did not appear to think twice to approach her fellow Star Magic artists, and greeted each of them with a beso. She was also observed to flash a smile towards the couple before approaching others similarly.</p><p>In her “Paano Ba ‘To” appearance, Salvador shared in vague terms how she managed to reach that point.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3P1HgFeW3tg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></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>“Dapat, tuloy ang trabaho,” went her first love advice. “Huwag kang magpa-apekto or ma-distract. Gawin mo pa rin nang maayos ‘yung trabaho mo.”</p><p>Her second advice was to leave any emotional baggage at home, saying, “Kung kailangan mong umarte, mag-ibang character, gawin mo.”</p><p>She also advised to resist the temptation to beg for a second chance, calling it a “no-no.” Salvador said it would help to consciously keep in mind that there were reasons that led to the breakup.</p><p>This led to her fourth love advice: to learn from the problems that beset the previous relationship, “para sa next relationship mo, mas alam mo na [kung paano solusyonan].”</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/21/majamatteo.jpg"/><figcaption>Former couple Maja Salvador and Matteo Guidicelli attend the 2011 Star Magic Ball together. <em>Nimfa Chua for ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Salvador went on to remind viewers that there is no such thing as a formula to moving on — “Walang sagot kung bakit ang sakit, kasi iba-iba ang kuwento natin.”</p><p>“Okay lang ‘yung pain,” she continued with her sixth tip, “pero dapat may isang araw, ikaw na mismo sasabihin mo sa sarili mo, ‘Bangon na, move on ka na.’”</p><p>And while romance can be a source of inspiration, Salvador warned against depending on it to feel complete. “Huwag na huwag mong isa ang happiness mo sa love lang, kasi magiging kawawa ka,” she stressed.</p><p>One sign of having moved on, according to Salvador, is feeling grateful, not hurt, upon seeing a former partner. </p><p>“‘Pag makikita mo ‘yung ex mo, sasabihin mo, ‘Okay din ‘yung experience na ‘yun.’ At least na-experience mo ‘yon, iyong klase ng love na ‘yun,” she said.</p>

<p>Maja Salvador did not hesitate to draw from her own experience, when asked for advice dealing with a former flame happens to be a workmate. </p>

Maja Salvador did not hesitate to draw from her own experience, when asked for advice dealing with a former flame happens to be a workmate.