Movies & TV

The Tinder Swindler, and our longing to be loved

I suck at relationships. My last experience in a serious relationship left me fearful of commitment and wary of the opposite gender. I spent my years in text-everyday non-relationshipsā€¦ until I...

Singlehood

Single at 35: A letter to myself as I turn another year older on Valentineā€™s Day

Dear Connie, Happy birthday! And yes ā€“ youā€™ve reached your 35th birthday! Happy Valentineā€™s Day to you too! I know, I knowā€¦ not again. Youā€™ve often heard people from all walks of...

Relationships

3 lies I believed about love

As a teenager, I was obsessed with entertainment media. Television series, movies, songs ā€“ I would consume them all endlessly.  And as love is one of the most common and popular themes in these...

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 fiancƩ 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

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

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Is there such a thing as The One for me?

Growing up, I have hurt other people and Iā€™ve also been hurt by others as well. Along the way Iā€™ve declared so many people to have been ā€œThe Oneā€ for meā€¦ but is there really...

How-tos & Handles

5 ways to become an influencer for Jesus

ā€œYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the...

Money Matters

Scammed of almost $150,000 and weighed down by 8 bank debts, I started life anew

More than three years ago, I was involved in a scam case when a person made use of my kindness. After establishing an online friendship with me, he tried to sweet-talk me over the next few weeks....

Relationships

When family relationships hurt, take heart

When family relationships are estranged and acrimonious, the festive season may not be worth looking forward to. To top it off, if all of these are coming from a Christian household, it can be...