Relationships

To the children of divorced families: My life is proof there is hope

In 1989, my parentsā€™ tumultuous divorce proceedings began, and so did my fears and insecurities. What was going to happen to our family? What was going to happen to me? The years leading to my...

Relationships

I must confess: Why should someone else know my secrets?

After more than 20 years of growing up in church, Iā€™ve discovered thereā€™s an area of my faith I need to work on: The confession of sin to community. Every week, we privately confess our...

Relationships

Thereā€™s no such thing as "other half"

Did you know that the concept of having an ā€œother halfā€ stems from Greek mythology? The concise version of the story is that Zeus feared humans (originally four-legged and four-armed)...

Relationships

Are you fighting with a friend?

For two years, Iā€™ve been embroiled in a terrible fight with a good friend. Itā€™s a long story, but the crux of it was that greatly hurtful words were ultimately said after months of...

Culture

Porn and the things Iā€™d rather love

It has been said that there are two types of men: Those who watch porn, and liars. The truth is I belong to both categories. My struggle with pornography began when I was 11. I was surfing the web...

Relationships

How far would you go for love?

ā€œThen He said, ā€œTake now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell...

Relationships

I got stood up on Valentineā€™s Day

It was Valentineā€™s Day. I could have gone on a date with my husband. But I had looked forward to meeting Miss L. She was a freelance sex worker from East Asia, pacing the streets of Geylangā€™s...

Relationships

Love hurts ā€¦ But not like that

Fifty Shades Freed, the movie adaptation of EL Jamesā€™ last book in her Fifty Shades trilogy, is released this Valentineā€™s season. In most cultures, Valentineā€™s Day is a day to...

Culture

What if my family makes for an unhappy CNY?

Happy Chinese New Year! ā€¦ Or is it? Speaking to a number of people recently, Iā€™ve realised that the festivities can be a difficult time for some. Not allā€™s well at family reunions,...