Marriage

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...

Marriage

Jacob and Jaclyn: Extending hospitality amidst pain

It was two weeks before the wedding and everything was running like clockwork — just as how Jacob and Jaclyn Lau had expected. Renovations for their new home were underway. Jaclyn’s elder sister,...

Marriage

#SpillTheTeh: 3 couples reveal what romance with a big age gap is like

“12 years leh! Can you imagine? When he was taking his PSLE, I was just born.” That was the eye-raising parallel Zhi Ying drew when I asked if she had any considerations at the time about dating...

Marriage

4 tips to carry you through the healing process

It’s been four months since the miscarriage. Some days grief shows up, more intensely for me and more subtly for Aaron, and we continue to practise what we’ve learnt on how to love and help each...

Marriage

5 things I didn’t realise until I got married

For the longest time, I had looked forward to being married. I had done my share of reading and asked all the questions I could think of to prepare myself. I’m thankful that God has blessed me with...

Movies & TV

Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce): Is it possible to be in love with the same person forever?

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND! Following the scandalous tale of these (very flawed) characters, the series rides on the tailwinds of embattled marriage stories like The World of the Married and The...