Singlehood

Dating

30+, single, and trying not to settle

Online dating in one’s 30s is not for the faint-hearted. Repeating answers to the same few questions for months on end, labouring to shape an organic conversation out of a vacuum, doing my best not...

Relationships

Feeling lonely? 10 short stories that prove you’re not alone

Loneliness can sting. It’s not exactly an easy emotion to pin down and eloquently express. So much so that we can end up feeling alone in our loneliness.  Depending on whether you’re 18...

Relationships

Letting go of my relationship for good

“Do you trust me to provide for all your needs?” I heard God ask. Through tears, I was staring at a piece of paper with the words “REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION OF APPLICATION BEFORE BOOKING...

Dating

5 mistakes to avoid when you’re waiting for love

“I’ll just take anything I can get. I’ll date anyone who says he loves me.” As a youth, this was how Jennifer Heng used to approach relationships. Growing up in a broken family where...

Relationships

Rejected and alone, I was terrified of being single forever

Heart freshly broken by the man I loved after being informed that there was nothing in me that attracted him, I was utterly lost and crushed in spirit. I remember nights of sitting by my bed, all of...

Singlehood

To the girl without a boyfriend

To my 25-year-old self, Hello from the other side. It’s now been three years since you questioned why God wouldn’t give you a boyfriend. Believe it or not, I’m now the girl you envy: the one...

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

Why I wrote a list before dating

Developing feelings for my boyfriend when we first met a year ago was something that took me by complete surprise. Man, when the feels hit, they hit hard. Before I knew it, I found myself wondering,...

Singlehood

Should I stay single?

It was my first real relationship. After it became clear that we weren’t compatible, I decided to end it. The only problem was I had never been in a serious relationship before, and the thought of...