Gabbi Garcia recalls time she got jealous after ex-BF cheated on her: ‘I felt like I wasn’t good enough’

Truth be told, not even celebrities are exempt from the worst things in relationships.

In an episode of the podcast “Figure It Out,” Gabbi Garcia recalled the time she became a jealous person after a former partner cheated on her.

During the episode where Gabbi and Khalil Ramos talked about toxic relationships, the actress said she got heartbroken in a past relationship because of other girls.

Gabbi said in the beginning it was all “butterflies and rainbows,” but their differences started to show and soon it became toxic.

“I was heartbroken because of the other girls. I was put in that place and so I became super selosa (jealous). That was my toxic trait before,” Gabbi said.

“I was so jealous of everybody before because, coming from a place where I was cheated on, I felt like lahat kalaban ko (I was competing with everything),” she said.

“Kalaban ko sa oras, kalaban ko sa atensyon (I was competing for time, attention),” she added. “I felt like I wasn’t good enough.”

Gabbi said the situation manifested in her and made her a jealous person.

“I became, ‘sino katext mo (who are you texting)?’ and if I had the chance to check his phone, I would do it and I would often see, ‘ay, sh*t. Sana di ko na chineck (I wish I didn’t check),’” she said.

“It was partly his fault why I was like that but it’s still me and it’s how I managed my emotions. I allowed myself to be toxic and I’m pretty much aware of that and he was toxic too,” she said.

“So ’pag pinagsama mo ’yung dalawa talagang babagsak and magkakasakitan and magkakagalitan.”

[So when you combine those two, it will really collapse and you’ll only get hurt and angry at each other.]

Gabbi said she hated that phase of her life but she learned a lot from it.

Now, as Gabbi and Khalil celebrate their fourth year together, the two shared that at the beginning of their relationship, they made it clear that they wanted to be smart about it.

She said as early as 2017, “we knew we had a nice connection, a beautiful connection so we really didn’t want to waste it by being toxic.”

For those in a toxic relationship, Gabbi and Khalil advised them take a step back and rethink everything.

“Because your feelings matter. Our mental health matters. Your worth matters,” they said.

“When you feel like you’re not worth it anymore … that’s a red flag,” Gabbi said.

She said people should be whole before entering relationships, which should serve as the “second layer.”

“Dapat mas magkakaroon pa ng second layer, may icing on top because of your relationship. Hindi ’yung mababawasan ng isang slice.”

[There should be second layer, an icing on top because of your relationship. You shouldn’t be reduced by a slice.]