Marriage

Dating

We need to talk more about BGR in church

We need to talk more about boy-girl relationships (BGR) in the church. In my experience, BGR used to be a “hush hush” subject in youth service but, at one point, suddenly became the talk...

Church Life

“Flirt to convert”: Why exploiting attraction and expecting acceptance is dangerous dating

ā€œFlirt to convertā€ is a phrase regularly tossed about in Gen Z conversations as a joke. For instance, given that the dating pool for believers is significantly smaller compared to others, my...

Dating

Are we over-spiritualising our love lives?

In Bible College (or ā€œBridal Collegeā€ as itā€™s also known), I was asked out on a date by a guy whom I had clearly stuck in the friend-zone list. But my friends encouraged us to be together...

Dating

Situationships: More than friendship, less than love?

Friendships with the opposite gender can be pretty tricky to navigate. Itā€™s not at all the same as friendships with the same gender, so our approach towards them has to differ. Male-female...

Dating

Dating: Am I gonna be forever alone?

Reading this Thir.st article, I was struck by how much it resonated with my dating journey: the situation doesn’t look good and I’m often in low spirits. To keep things brief, I have been...

Dating

Should I date a guy who is less qualified than me?

Trending in Singapore, is an article with the headline ā€œHow would you respond if your graduate daughter dated a plumber?ā€. Another similar article earlier in 2022 stated more Singapore women were...

Personalities

Eleven’s engaged at 19: How early is too early to get married?

Millie Bobby Brown, who stars as Eleven in Stranger Things, is now engaged at 19 to Jon Bon Jovi’s 20-year-old son, Jacob Bongiovi. Brown uploaded a picture of herself being embraced by...

Marriage

The unlikely story of how I found my wife

About 10 years ago, I had an encounter with God. That encounter gave me a conviction that He had called me to missions, and that I should spend the next 10 years of my life preparing for the mission...

Singlehood

The girl (still) without the husband: A Valentineā€™s Day story

It took three events to make this story happen: new heartbreak, old heartbreak, and a meme. All within the span of a month. I donā€™t need to over-explain the first two, the former being a fresh...