Happy Ever After.

This will sound jaded – it may even come as a shock to some – but there is no such thing as happily ever after.  At least, not in the conventional definition.  By conventional, I mean boy-meets-girl story that ends in marriage, “and they lived happily ever after.”  … Read more

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Better.

In my current saga of getting over what-could-have-been, I am coming to realise a few things.  I had begun to settle.  And although it seemed like he was good enough, I actually deserve better.

I deserve better than a man who seemed to fit the criteria, but actually was just someone who happened to be available.… Read more

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Ms Independent.

From a very young age, I have always been my own person.  At age eight, I had opted out of the normal child’s life.  Instead of spending breaks playing with other kids, I spent my lunch hour reading in the library.… Read more

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A Simple Rule.

I once heard a pastor say that he will not allow himself to be alone with a woman that is not his wife. While it may seem extreme, I found myself thinking that I ought to adopt a similar principle. Thus I formed my ‘no alone time with a strange, unrelated man’ rule.… Read more

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Summer Breeze

lighthousePerhaps it was the sea breeze and the gorgeous cliffside views.  Perhaps it was the way the sunlight shone on the green, rolling hills, and how the birds danced in front of us.  Or perhaps it was simply because I was a girl, and he was a guy, and we were travelling together one summer day.… Read more

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On Yokes and Inequality.

I received a wedding invitation lately, one which did not elicit an immediate ‘yes’.  My Christian friend was marrying someone outside the faith.  I was already wary of the relationship when I first found out.  My friend lives overseas and I hadn’t had the chance to speak to her about it.  … Read more

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On Becoming Marriageable.

Society has this funny way of gauging whether a woman is fit to be married.  For starters, she ought to know how to cook.  Managing housework is a plus.  Must be good with working on a budget.  Loves kids (or dogs, whichever is your inclination).… Read more

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