Singlehood

Singlehood

Are you willing to wait for love?

Waiting has always been a dreadful process to me, a word I’ve hated since I was young. Whether it was going to the swimming pool or getting something I wanted, I always had to wait for it.Ā I...

Singlehood

I don’t want to be single forever

What’s your greatest fear? Cockroaches? Heights? Roller coasters? Those are pretty bad, but my greatest fear isnā€™t any of those things. I fear being single for life. No partner, no proposals,...

Dating

I couldn’t wait to kiss dating hello

I’ll be honest: Turning 21 and finding myself still single whilst watching more and more of my friends start dating was painful. In a culture that still finds it abnormal to remain single for a...

Relationships

You deserve God’s best

Two years ago, without fully knowing that I had feelings for her, my best friend of 11 years invited me to go to a Christian seminar on dating with her. I sat beside her awkwardly, waiting in tepid...

Relationships

When you’re single but not by choice

ā€œHow are you, being single?ā€ My friend was telling me about a friend who was approaching her thirties soon and struggling with singleness. We agreed that age might have played a large role in...

How-tos & Handles

A month without porn

I woke up at 3:45AM. I had a morning appointment that day, so I was eager to go back to sleep. I tossed and turned, did a couple of pushups, read Leviticus, watched YouTube … But still sleep...

Relationships

Are you waiting for "The One"?

For most of my life, Iā€™ve been told to wait for The One. The one I would someday meet, who will make all of these lonely nights worth enduring. The one who may not be what Iā€™ve wanted in a spouse...

Relationships

40 and forgotten: When will I be married?

I am a single in my 40s who is still hoping to get married. So whenever I read a piece on singlehood by someone under 30, my heart’s always tempted to say, “WaitĀ till you hear my...

Relationships

Almost 30 and still single: Is there something wrong with me?

AlthoughĀ people are increasingly getting married later in Singapore, I’ve always wanted to get hitchedĀ before I hit 30. Iā€™m turning 29 in a few months … ButĀ he’sĀ still nowhere...