Relationship Status: Valentine's Day and the pressure on some singles


Relationships are great, but they come with big responsibilities. Photo: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash

Dating is a part of life some look forward to but others run away from for dear life. Both for good reason.

In Asian culture, elders often bestow the age-old advice: “Study first. Get a good job. Then only date.” Only to ask you later, “Eh, why you not married yet ah?”

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