Marriage

We’ve been married for 10 years. Parents for 13. Together for 14. Friends for 17. — As my husband (Kyle) & I come up on our 10-year anniversary, we find ourselves in a reflective state of mind. With almost half of our lives spent together, we have journeyed through various chapters: We’ve been acquaintances, friends, partners, parents, homeowners, spouses, home builders, parents of a pre-teen 😬…

Before My Marriage I met my husband when I was 25. I had low self-esteem and he loved me. I was not in love with him but I was afraid that I would never find someone who was as good to me as he was. Then, I got pregnant. So, at 26, we…

Changing the Hierarchy: Slowly and Steadily In a world where gender equality remains a pressing issue, the concept of equal marriage takes centre stage. However, beyond the narratives of women’s suffering and ongoing struggles, lies a crucial aspect that demands attention — how well is the term “equal marriage” embraced by society, particularly by the in-laws…

It’s time for the fairy tale to die — Step right up, step right up! We’ve got just the cure for your ailments! We’ve got the scratch for your itch! So unhappy, little lady, so unhappy! You’ve felt so alone. So sad. The world feels like a lonely place. And nothing you do ever feels like it’s going to…

Charlotte Lucas is as much a heroine as Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice My favourite character in all Jane Austen’s novels is Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice. Charlotte is a realist. Aged 27, she is well on the way to becoming an old maid. As such…

As an Asian kid, I’m starting to get used to the verbal abuse of not getting married earlier and not taking a medical degree. Little did my parents know, the taught of “married’ scares me, a lot. …

What about you? — I’m staying at my friend Braxton’s for the holidays, and while I love him and his kids (and the place), I hate his wife. She’s a manipulative-gaslighting-narcissistic woman that always cherry-picks the one thing Braxton didn’t do according to her unrealistic standards. She arrived from a business trip yesterday morning…