MANILA, Philippines?Finally, after weeks of silence, part of which was joining a retreat to cope with the heartbreak, singer-actress Karylle now has the strength to face a love lost.

And, quite dramatically, she realized her desire to move on from this difficult chapter in her life, as her first TV interview on the breakup showed last Sunday.

?Kasi sa pagmamahal, wala namang regrets. Basta nagmahal ka, nagmahal ka ng totoo, yun lang naman yun eh. Kung mag-work out man o hindi, wala na sa kamay ko yon, [In love, you have no regrets. That?s how it is when you love. If it works out or not, that?s out of my hands],? she told ABS-CBN?s ?The Buzz.?

Karylle said her breakup with her boyfriend of three years, actor Dingdong Dantes, followed a ?process.?

?It was a mutual decision. Hindi siya nangyari overnight so matagal siya na proseso kasi siyempre hindi ka naman magigising bigla na lang tapos sasabihin mo, ay break na tayo [It doesn?t happen overnight. It follows a long process. You don?t just wake up and say it?s over],? she said.

Karylle admitted going through all the painful ?stages? in the breakup, and declared she was now in the acceptance stage, which she considered a personal victory.

?Hindi ko naman made-deny na nasaktan ako. Pero ang nangyari naman kasi talaga pinagdaanan ko lahat ng stages ng isang breakup na may denial, may hurt, may bargaining, tapos may acceptance. At this point, nandito na ako sa acceptance. Natanggap ko na ang lahat ng nangyari kasi sa bawat na masakit na nangyayari, may magandang naidudulot. [I?m not denying I was hurt. I went through the stages of a breakup?denial, hurt, bargaining, and then there?s acceptance. At this point, I?m in the acceptance stage. I?ve accepted everything that has happened because in each painful part, something good comes out.]?

How did she succeed in entering the acceptance stage? Karylle said focusing on her work helped a lot.

?Right now kasi yung focus ko nasa pagtrabaho lang. Hindi ko na masyadong iniisip ngayon kung ano ba yung iniisip niya (Dingdong) o mararamdaman niya kasi as of now para maging maayos naman yung buhay ko, isipin ko muna yung trabaho ko [Right now, I focus on work. I don?t think of what he is thinking or feeling. I only care about fixing my life which I can do when I work],? she said.

Karylle, whose relationship with Dingdong flourished as they both worked for GMA 7, is now set to embark on a new phase in her career as a contract artist of ABS-CBN.

Apparently not looking back, Karylle smiled when she answered the interviewer?s question if she still loved Dingdong.

?Hindi na [Not anymore],? she said.

But for Dingdong, coping seems far from over, despite his heavily-backed and successful on-screen tandem with fellow Kapuso centerpiece star Marian Rivera.

?Nag-sink in na lahat eh. Kasi nung time nung nangyayari ang lahat ng ito, busy kami sa pag-shu-shoot. Pero, ngayon na?t dumating na lahat at nag-settle down na lahat, siyempre [It?s now sinking in. When this was all happening, we were busy shooting. But now when this came and everything settled down, of course,] you can?t change things overnight. It will take a while. (But) I will be okay,? the actor told GMA 7?s ?Showbiz Central? also on Sunday.