Marriage

News

Adam Levine, then Ned Fulmer. What drives a person to cheat?

There’s a very popular post on Reddit that’s often reposted. It’s about Adam Levine and the other Maroon 4 lying on the ground, next to a 10-year-old superfan with Down Syndrome, Christopher...

Tech

Singapore’s first metaverse wedding: The love story behind it and the hopes ahead

Clarence Chan (36) and Joanne Tham (32) made news last week, when they became Singapore’s first couple to get married in the metaverse. The Chans were married in a hybrid “phygital” wedding....

Dating

How important is physical attraction in a relationship?

“Cliff, do you realise all the girls that you used to pursue have one thing in common? They all have long hair. I have long hair.” This was Wai Jia’s response after seeing the pictures of the...

Dating

What if my partner is poor? 5 questions to consider

When my father, a savvy businessman, first met with my then-boyfriend-and-missionary, Cliff, to get to know him better, he told Cliff to bring along an Excel sheet of all his savings and monthly...

Relationships

The World of the Newly Married: What we learnt from living together

Have you ever wondered what life after marriage is like? And what happens after the honeymoon period is over? We speak to two young couples, Chew Yin Xi (33) and Joshua Cheng (33) as well as Nicole...

Marriage

State of the Family 2022: What do our young people think about marriage and having kids?

At first glance, some of the statistics relating to marriage, divorce and childbearing that were presented at Focus on the Family Singapore’s 8th State of the Family seemed to make for grim...

Relationships

What no one warned you about marriage: Couples on dating, divorce, sex and porn

It was a night of earnest questions from engaged couple Salt&Light writer Gracia Lee, 25, and her fiancé Joel Seah, 29, a lawyer. In the last instalment of Salt&Light Family Night for 2021,...

Marriage

Can marriages be #SoMuchMore? Annette Lee and others share how they resolve marital conflicts

“You know how girls drop a lot of hair?” asked local artiste Annette Lee, best known for her comedic skits such as #AsianParentTings and #ChatswithChantelle, and most recently, that Caifan Song....

Marriage

Why do I want a significant other?

I was four years old when I told my mum that I’d like to get married when I’m older. “Because,” I told my mum excitedly, “I’d like to wear a white dress — just like Cinderella!” I’m...