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Lee Wei Ling: Difficult to accept a loved one’s suffering
Aug 29, 2010 Difficult to accept a loved one's suffering Feeling compassion with a detachment is wise, but tough when it comes to Mama By Lee Wei Ling I awoke with a start, a while ago, from a dream. I looked at my watch. It was 4am. It was a dream worth remembering, so I decided to write it down immediately. If I had not done so, I would [...]
Gambling addiction has destroyed our marriage
Hi Gilbert My divorce is already at the final stage and we now in the process of allocating our assets. Yes till today, I still believe that a imperfect marriage is definitely better than a divorce………….if only this is possible. Sigh. Let me elaborate abit more about my unhappy marriage. All these years, I always tell myself [...]
Analysts: Rules will rein in HDB market (ST 31 Aug)
Aug 31, 2010 new property rules Analysts: Rules will rein in HDB market Private home-owners and speculators effectively shut out By Jessica Cheam, Housing Correspondent THE red-hot public housing market is set to cool significantly now that private home-owners including speculators have been effectively shut out of the [...]
Ex-wife admitted to affair with co-worker
Ex-wife admitted to affair with co-worker by Chong Shin Yen Admitted affair The man claimed she admitted to the affair. “I gave her two choices – quit her job and return to my side or divorce. She chose the former, so I forgave her,”he said. Then, in December 2008, the ex-wife filed for divorce. The man said she moved out after [...]
Divorced woman suffering from child alienation
Dear Gilbert, I thank God that I found this website and I hope that you can help me here. Presently, my ex and I are in the midst of a divorce and we are settling our anxilliary matters and custody of children. I am very concerned for my children. I have a 10-year-old old girl and a 14- year- old boy (boy is from my [...]
Ten Things Women Love About Men
By ahostagesituation I love a good man. I have had good men as friends, boyfriends, and I was reared by one. As it turns out, the good women in my life, both married and single, tend to love good men also, and we started discussing some of the things we love about them. The disclaimer here is that some sweeping generalities have to be made for [...]
The romance roundabout
The romance roundabout By Denise Cullen From: The Sunday Telegraph August 22, 2010 12:12AM ON-again, off-again relationships come with a heavy emotional toll, but there is a way to break the destructive cycle. Boomerang relationships, where a couple breaks up, then makes up, then breaks up again, are very common for both men and [...]
Let’s talk about SEX really
Aug 21, 2010 sex education Let's talk about SEX really Aishah, 15, has been taught by her teachers how to say no to sex, how to avoid getting into compromising situations with boys, and the dangers of sexually transmitted infections. There is just one problem: She doesn't know what sex is. She is the product of Singapore's sexuality education [...]
Divorced man feeling depressed and suicidal
Hi Gilbert, I came across your website and have decided to email. I find it hard reading your articles as it just causes too much pain and I am totally lost about what I can do now and I constantly cry and battle suicidal thoughts. I am from France (location changed) and was married to my wife for many years. We separated last year while [...]
Chua Mui Hoong: Love in action
Aug 22, 2010 Love in action My boyfriend shows his love by doing things for me while I value verbal expressions By Chua Mui Hoong I was away for a week some time last year. When I returned, I looked forward to some Quality Time with my boyfriend, just catching up. He had worked himself into overdrive the week I was away so he [...]
