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    Too early to get married?

    Hey guys, I'm looking back at what I posted about 1.5 yrs ago, and I'm glad we didn't do anything rash And I really appreciate the comments that fellow forumers have left. Anyway, just a little update, I did not join the workforce after graduation last year (I'm now in grad school, but...
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    Financial matters between husband & wife

    hahaha.. yup, have witnessed such cases... I'm just wondering if ppl from this generation is a lot different from our parents' generation, where the males are usually the sole breadwinner.
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    Financial matters between husband & wife

    Hi all! I read Closet Outpour's post about her problem with her husband being kind of "stingy" and wanting to split cost for stuff.. And this got me wondering about the norm for most couples in Singapore. Do the hubby usually give the wife allowance and pay for most of the stuff? Or do the...
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    Too early to get married?

    hmm... i guess u guys might have misinterpreted my "boring" meaning. I'm bored with my "alone time", when i'm doing my school work and can't go out to meet him, and since we're not staying together, i can't get to see him as frequently as i like. so i'm bored with.... myself?! omg.. haha.. no...
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    Too early to get married?

    haha thanks for your nice analogies Really pull me back to the reality :P 1 step at a time... boring at times, but what to do?
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    Too early to get married?

    hahaha... now that U talk about life as a marathon, I kind of feel that I'm the sort who wants to reach the destination asap, not bcoz I wanna be number 1, but bcoz I just wanna stop running and enjoy life :P and I'm very likely the sort who run till i collapse and die -_- then end of story :X...
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    Too early to get married?

    Haha.. It feels like running a marathon Maybe by the time I reach the goal, I'll be too tired to do anything else. Past the prime age, and don't want to settle down or have kids anymore :P I have aunts & uncles (and a few cousins) who are well over their 30s and refuse to get married...
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    Too early to get married?

    Haiz... it's like money is not everything, but without money, u can't do anything i dunno how long i have to take to save the 50K.. haha... and if i manage to have that kind of saving, I think I might decide not to hold those kind of grand banquet le... Just use it for house &amp...
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    Too early to get married?

    Haha... yah, rushing is indeed rather stressful. But for me, even if I wanted to rush, I won't get past the "gatekeepers", i.e. my parents.. haha.. I'll still get halted -_- But I do hope that we can at least get engaged 1st :P Always so excited about these.. heehee
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    Too early to get married?

    To doLL & cuclainne: Yup yup, that's why I'm saying that even if we do get married within these couple of yrs, we won't have kids till we know we have stable income - i.e. confident enough that we can financially support out kids. We have thought about the consequences.. haha.. I'm not...
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    Too early to get married?

    Well I think I'm definitely not going to be the sole breadwinner lah.. I wish I were a guy, then I won't mind.. haha.. like my dad.. Anyway, I do get your point about the after having kids & deciding to put less focus on career. I've also thought about it before. But I'm thinking that I...
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    Too early to get married?

    wow... i'm quite surprised that ppl are actually replying to a thread that was started more than half a year ago... and i see a lot of replies discouraging marriage while "too young"... and of coz money is the main reason, followed by "not having seen the world enough yet". well yea, i do...
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    Too early to get married?

    Ling (Zenteno): Actually I'm not quite sure if my mum would mind me having the customary a couple of yrs later... haven't got the chance to find out yet.. haha.. and yea, i know ppl do change as they proceed to do different things in life, but maybe bcoz I have many cousins who dated their bfs...
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    Too early to get married?

    hmmm weird... nvm send to this other 1 instead.. [email protected] this 1 i know it's working paiseh ah... hee~
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    Too early to get married?

    Hmm.. weird.. I can't PM u as well... did u set your settings to not accept PMs? why not u email me your msn address to [email protected] Thanks :P
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    Too early to get married?

    baby1more: it's really nice to hear u share about what u experienced, and how u coped with your finances, esp when this is most probably the route i'm gonna pursue Anyway, do u feel stressed out about money matters? mind if i add u in msn to chat? :P
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    Too early to get married?

    baby1more: actually your description of when U got married, when U bought a house and have kids etc.. it's kind of like what I have in mind But how come U bought a house 1 yr after ROM, and moved to new house 2 yrs later?
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    Too early to get married?

    Ling (Zenteno): Thanks for your reply What we have been discussing so far huh... well, we did talk about where we'll stay after ROM and after the customary wedding, who will do what household chores (there are some stuff he's good at but i can nv do well.. haha), when we wanna have kids, how we...
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    Too early to get married?

    I personally do not want cohabitation, coz I'd wanna only live/slp with him after getting married. I admit I'm kinda old fashioned.. haha.. plus my parents would never allow!
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    Too early to get married?

    Hmm.. I think U guys really leave me with something to ponder about deeply... well, i do know that this kind of issue isn't that simple afterall.. i just hope that i won't be so distracted from the present by thinking too much about the future :P

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