I Started Using Dating Apps I was introduced to the magic of dating apps once I turned 18 years old. When I say magic, I don’t refer to having the opportunity to…
She Doesn’t Know Who I Am My mother has dementia. It started with her forgetting what date it was, to what day it was and eventually, to forget who we were. It…
My Lifelong Dream I’ve always dreamed of having a girlfriend. I want someone to love and to be loved. I want to care for someone and to be cared for. I want…
We Were College Sweethearts My husband and I have been married for 15 years. We met when we were in secondary school and started dating in JC (Junior College). We had dated…
Cheater Cheater, Pumpkin Eater. I was in a long-term relationship with my ex-boyfriend for 3 years. He was my first everything, except when it came to sex. Even though we were together…
I’m born into a mixed religion household because of parents in opposing ones. I am a mixed-religion child where my Chinese father practiced Buddhism and my Malay mother practiced Islam. They were…
The Chinese 7th month is here, and every year, I’m reminded of the silly mistake I made back in secondary school. There are a few non-negotiable rules during the ghost festival, and…
Happily in Love I got married to my husband about 2 years ago. He’s the love of my life. He’s sweet, understanding and would do anything for me as I would for…
Bus Ride to Malaysia My uncle’s Malaysian – this meant that trips to Malaysia was very frequent and nothing to be fascinated about. A few ten dollars would land you a one-stop…
I’ve always had the natural gift of being attuned to the ‘other realm’. I dislike the hungry ghost month. When I was a kid, I’d get terrible nightmares where I’d wake up…
Religion Was The Most Important Thing I grew up in an extremely religious family. Ever since I can remember, my house would be filled with incense smoke every weekend because all my…
The Grief of a Four-Year Long Relationship Four years. That’s not a click of a button, not something you can measure on a stopwatch. It was four years of memories built, places…