Recently, this lady started popping up on my social media. Since Beansprouts 🌱 was our mutual friend, curiosity got the better of me & I went to check out her profile. I noticed they do activities together. Ahhh… common hobby, nothing out of line. I casually chatted her up here and there

Fishball & I were colleagues for at least 5 years. Since she lived just one street away from me, we were practically neighbours. Naturally, when I bought my own place, I invited her to my housewarming. Now let me set the scene beforehand. When she came over, she walked into my bedroom and la

Back where the drama once unfolded… and this time, I saw everything clearly. Read part I here Part I I made sure she wasn’t alone. The kids were with her. She greeted me simply, “Come, sit. Coffee or tea?” When she spoke about her husband… her eyes held unshed tears threatening to spil

So what did Beansprout 🌱 actually want? Read part I here Part I We finally met up. The 1st thing he did when he saw me was to extend both arms for a hug… I am not opposed to hugging my male friends… just that I didn’t want to hug him? We were in public, I didn’t want to make a scene… so ok, I

I’ll admit it, I’m a little cheeky when it comes to dating I like to throw in random curveballs just to see how the dude reacts 😆 Call it intuition, call it entertainment… I call it efficient screening 😌 Here are my litmus tests, in no particular order: The child test 🎨 Bringing him to

Here are some “dishes” I’ve tried once & will avoid ordering again 1. Dessert 🍰 Looks yummy, tastes good… for the first 2 bites. After that? Too sweet, cloyingly rich, pushes me in the verge of being diabetic 🫠 Translation: Overly affectionate, clingy, wanting to meet up too often!

I’m not a dessert person 🎂🧁🍮🍫 Sweet tooth? Not for me, save ice-cream 🍦 Same goes for men. Those overly sweet gestures that the male lead extends to the female lead? Yes, no doubt I’ll go “aww… that’s sweet” When I picture myself in the female lead’s shoes, it’s a different story 🤪 Sweet = st

Recently, I attended a self-development workshop. Interestingly, many weren’t just there to work on themselves. They were there because something at home wasn’t working. Some were trying to save their marriages, while some were trying to repair relationships with their kids. Hence this made m

Everyone talks about about red flags 🚩what about grey areas? 🤔 When we first started dating, my then boyfriend (now husband) already had two permanent female fixtures in his life. One is his ride-or-die buddy since secondary school. The other is a former crush turned long-time good friend.

This photo was taken a few months before I met Mr. I was clueless that my life was going to change for the better 😏 In secondary school, fresh out of an all girls’ bubble, Valentine’s Day was never about boys. It was Galentine’s before it was cool. Chocolates passed around like currency 🍫 C

For the longest time, I tried to be easier to love- gentler, quieter, less opinionated, less strong aka less myself. I thought if I one of the above, someone would finally stay. So I started dating men who were the complete opposite of my type. One day, I caught myself thinking, “Why am I doi

I came to a point where I hated myself, why do I keep attracting men who kept repeating this, “I like your company but I’m not ready to settle down”. Was there something wrong with me? Why can’t I attract a single decent man? So dating apps didn’t teach me how to swipe better. They taught me ho

Fast forward to now, I asked my husband a hypothetical. “If we were dating back then, would you have been okay with me attending a singles’ event?” Without missing a beat, he said yes. “As long as you were clear about your intentions.” Secure. Calm. Unbothered 😍 This is 1 of the many reaso

The ONE thing that led me to meeting my husband? I gave up. Like… properly gave up. I did it ALL - 💸 Matching agency (yes, my mum paid $888 for the membership… still not over it 🤪) 👯‍♀️ SDN singles’ events 📱 Every dating app known to mankind: Tinder, CMB ☕️🥯, Paktor, Bumble (what else even ba

I certainly haven’t forgotten about my objective- converting 🌮 into a client. Hence this calls for round 2 of lunch which took forever to happen- work trips, schedules, life doing its thing. When he went overseas, I casually teased, “Are you getting me a gift 🎁” He agreed without hesitation! 😳 Bol

The day finally came- our lunch meetup. Me being me, I got there early. Gave the service staff his name and… surprise, surprise, the man actually made a reservation 😏 I tried not to read too much into it. I suppose there is nothing wrong with 2 friends making reservations to have lunch? This shows

My boss hosted a celebration for all the awardees for those who did well. My two girlfriends + Mr came to cheer me on. We ended up seated right in front of the stage, front row seats, how cool eh? 😉 The VIP booths along the wall looked like something straight out of a club… and guess who I spott

Here’s the tea 🍵: For me, flirting comes as naturally as breathing. I have this tendency to give people nicknames to close the distance between us. At times it can come across as flirting, it is just my way of loosing them up to close that gap. Let’s call him 🌮 We were having our usual morni