How come he cried at his birthday party? “I became emotional when she said thank you to my parents and when she gave me her message about what she wanted for me. That’s what got me. I got emotional with the whole scenario. My parents were there. Sarah’s efforts to make me happy. it really touched me. Lumambot ako doon."
Because Sarah's parents chose not to attend his birthday party where Sarah was very expressive in sharing her feelings of love for him, some quarters quickly concluded that Sarah's folks still do not approve of him. “I guess her parents and I don't think the same. We don’t have the same mindset, but I respect whatever mindset they have, whatever they feel and think about me," says Matteo. "I respect totally everything. I can’t do anything because that’s the people Sarah loves the most. So I love them too. I want to love them too. But I hope everything will be better and happier in the future."
Other factions say this will be an uphill battle for Matteo and insinuated that the charming Italian-Cebuano is very courteous and polite in his dealings with the press, but there was a time that he answered back Sarah's parents and this earned their displeasure. Right now, Sarah's parents cannot go against the tide since the Sarah-Matteo romantic relationship is universally approved by people in and out of showbiz.
"Magmumukha silang kontrabida at sobrang makasarili kung patuloy silang tututol sa relasyon ni Sarah with Matteo," says one self-appointed pundit. "Bente otso na ang anak nila, may sarili na itong pagpapasiya. Sasabihin ng tao na hindi lang nila ito mapakawalan dahil ito ang cash cow ng buong pamilya nila. Parents should learn how to let go, pati yung parents ni Heart Evangelista na kasal na kay Sen. Chiz Escudero pero tinututulan pa rin nila. Hindi nila puedeng rendahan at hawakan sa leeg ang mga anak nila sa habang panahon dahil may sariling buhay ang mga ito."
