Aubrey Miles and Troy Montero share why it took them 18 years to get married
Aubrey Miles and Troy Montero addressed a burning question about their marriage—specifically, why it took them 18 years to tie the knot.
In a chat with PhilSTAR L!fe, the actress shared that they simply weren't counting their years of being together. "We celebrated anniversaries until 10 years, and then we realized, we just want to travel every year when it’s that time again," she said. "We’re very happy with everything and we weren't really looking for a change."
"At some point, we just forgot that we weren’t married yet!" she continued. "He proposed to me, and I think he felt that I’m ready to take the next step. It’s all about timing and really being at the same mental state."
Troy, for his part, told L!fe that they just took their time and there "wasn't any big reason" for the wait.
"We were already a family, already partners in every way that mattered. We didn’t want to rush into marriage just to meet expectations. After 18 years, we finally did it. It wasn’t about completing something—it was more about celebrating what we already had with our kids," he said.
Miles and Montero became a couple in early 2000 after "Queen of All Media" Kris Aquino played matchmaker, as mentioned by Boy Abundain his column. The couple eventually bore son Hunter, 17, and daughter Rocky, 6. Miles has an older son, Maurie, 24, with her former partner, actor JP Obligacion.
Montero proposed to Miles in March 2022 during a trip to Boracay. Before then, however, the couple had already been talking about getting married. According to an interview that Miles gave during a guesting for talk show Magandang Buhay, they had planned to hold an intimate wedding in Batanes in 2020, but the pandemic shelved wedding plans.
They finally got married in June 2022 at the Mandaluyong City Hall, presided by then Mandaluyong Mayor Carmelita Abalos.
In an Instagram post on Oct. 27, Miles opened up about what it's like to be married for three years.
"To be honest, I don't feel any difference. We made sure at nag-double check pa bago magpakasal. It took us 17 years bago magpakasal," wrote Miles in her post. Later on, she clarified to L!fe they waited 18 years, not 17, before getting married.
"Sabi nila iba 'pag kasal na at magboyfriend palang, wrong mentality for me. Bakit kaya ganun," added Miles.
"I know every couple is different but in marriage we only have one goal: 'For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part,'" she wrote.
The comments section had many of the couple's friends sending congratulations and giving support, including Patricia Javier, Jugs Jugueta, Iza Calzado, Teresa Loyzaga, and Coney Reyes.
