Singlehood

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The girl without the husband

My GrabShare pulled up in front of an old terrace house in the same neighbourhood. There was a girl waiting outside the gate in a black razor-back dress, hair barely dried off and stringy. It was...

Relationships

Singleness and contentment: Are they mutually exclusive?

Does being single bother you? Well, it bothers me. Sometimes. I still feel slightly embarrassed when asked if I am single. It’s even worse when everyone else in the room is attached.Ā What if...

Relationships

The art of being single

Single.Ā Though there are plenty of us out there, the word itself conveys ā€“ inaccurately, I might add ā€“ the inevitable notion that we are alone in our singleness. It doesnā€™t help that every...