Singlehood

Relationships

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...

Singlehood

A letter to my (still) single self

Dear Me, So you are 22 this year, and you’re still single. Yes, it probably does not bother you much on the inside anymore, but there have still been times: moments when your eyes were locked...

Singlehood

When will my Song Joong Ki come?

K-drama fan or not, who could forget 2016 ā€“ the year of Korean blockbuster series Descendants of the Sun? Iā€™ll be able to look back fondly and tell my grandchildren one day that I was right there...

Singlehood

Be still my single heart

“Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” (Song of Songs 3:5) I’ve fallen in love with a...

Worldview

Compassion without compromise

One of my friends came out to me. He said he was inĀ a same-sex relationship. I found it a highly uncomfortable experience;Ā it shocked me because this friend was a friend in Christ. What was worse...

Dating

One girl’s guide to dating well in church

“Oh, we’re just talking.” We’ve heard it many times ā€“ maybe even said it ourselves. But here’s a question: Are we scared of commitment? Because “we’re just...

Singlehood

Single and cool with it

At 24, Iā€™m not really at the age where I should be worryingĀ aboutĀ ā€œfeeling singleā€. It feels like I just graduated yesterday, and it hasnā€™t even been a year since I started working...