WHY MARTIN'S GF ANJ SUPPORTS HIS TANDEM WITH POPS

I get kinda senti whenever I see Pops Fernandez and Martin Nievera together.

- Dolly Anne Carvajal

Pops and I have been friends since she started in the biz so I'm privy to her love story with Mart. I fondly remember the fun times we had at their Alabang home when they were still a couple. Even if their marriage ended, it does not mean that it failed. That's because Mart and Pipay have become better persons after they parted ways. Their foundation as a tandem is rock solid. So their staying power is not diminished at all by not staying together.

They may no longer relive their past but the iconic duo can still recapture the joys of love through their music. The Concert King and Queen's magic remains. They will usher in the "Love Month" via their concert, "Always & Forever," on Feb. 7 at the Mall of Asia Arena with tickets available on smtickets.com. It's also a celebration of the 40th anniversary of their well-loved tandem.

Pops and Martin are proof that you can still be happy even without an "ever after" if you let love feel like friendship.

Here's my chat with Martin:

What makes this V-Day concert different from all the previous Martin-Pops concerts?

"Pops and I have been through so much in our separate lives as well as our lives being, 'un-together,' together. Living life un-together with Pops has always been a learning experience filled with stormy weather mixed together with the joy of watching our boys grow up. We experience the growing pains of life un-together and this, 'Pops and Martin concert,' will be a concert with the more seasoned love team."

What's the biggest love lesson that you learned from Pops?