Dating

Help, I’m a blur sotong: How to online date like a gentleman

“Eh, try leh.” That was definitely not what my mum said to me when I told her I wanted to look for love online (but two of my friends did!). You see, I am no oppa or Prince Charming. Far from...

Dating

Lust in dating: The secret sin we don’t talk about

My husband and I have been married for more than half a year now. Before that, we were in a courtship for just over two years. Most of that time was spent struggling with a sin we were deeply ashamed...

Dating

No, romance is not your great reward

A Christian counsellor once told me that addiction to pornography is poisonous to a marriage. “If you watch pornography, your marriage will break down.” He said that pornography kills...

Singlehood

Singlehood may be for some, but not loneliness

In the week leading up to our first women’s Bible study, I was overwhelmed by an inexplicable loneliness. I was not alone, but I felt it.  The thing with loneliness is that it isn’t just a...

Dating

When Coffee met Bagel: Diane and Ghims on redemptive love and that 7-hour first date

1. How did you initially feel about app-dating, and did you expect to meet someone through CMB? Ghims: I had just gotten out of a 2.5-year relationship that was going nowhere, and I just wanted to...

Do Good

5 short stories of loving a stranger – and learning something in return

1. IN SEARCH OF MY HONEY (Joanne Kwok)  While I was walking around with my parents in a shopping bazaar and trying out samples in one stall, my mum noticed that the sales lady – who was probably...

Dating

When Coffee met Bagel: We understood each other’s passion and pain, say Zhao Qi and Jovina

1. How did you initially feel about app-dating? Did you expect to meet someone through CMB? Zhao Qi: I heard that CMB was an online dating app for those who are serious about looking for a partner....

Dating

Wait, is this love?

“What is love?” I have frequently thought to myself.  Having watched one too many Korean dramas, I allowed their portrayal of love to define what love meant for me. I recall vividly the Korean...

Family

An unplanned pregnancy, a family crisis

I fell in love with my unborn niece, at nine weeks of gestation, the moment I saw her sonogram. My 19-year-old step-sister related to me how her boyfriend brought her to the abortion clinic. The...