Relationships
The secret to a successful marriage
Marriages are certainly not made in heaven despite the popular adage. In reality, it takes hard work, compromise and a lot of tending to make things work. But when it works it is indeed heaven as you get the...
Relationships
Girlfriend wants to know if she cheated on her boyfriend by texting & hugging an office colleague
A woman wanted to know if her relationship with a colleague constituted cheating. In an anonymous post to the popular confessions page SGWhispers on Thursday (May 26), the woman explained that she joined a company four months ago and...
Relationships
Girlfriend says her boyfriend likes random pictures of girls and follows influencers, is this normal?
A girlfriend who wanted to know if her boyfriend's wandering eye is normal took to social media to ask other netizens. In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers on Wednesday (May 25), the girlfriend wrote that she...
Home News
Guy says he no longer dates women who don’t work out on a regular basis, he then gets trolled with a gender-flipped response
On Wednesday (May 25) a man posted on the NUS Whispers Facebook page saying he has no desire to date a woman who doesn’t go to the gym “3-4 times a week for at least an hour”. His post...
Home News
Netizen’s uncle still shoplifts despite getting caught thrice, asks, “is there a way to help him stop?”
A netizen took to social media to write about their uncle's chronic shoplifting habit. Despite being caught thrice for shoplifting, in a span of two years, the netizen's uncle seems unable to break the habit.
In an anonymous post to...
Featured News
S’pore man cheats victims $31,000 through internet love scams, Australian grandma duped to become drug mule through romance scam
There are such things as love scams, and they involve both men and women, and they are very active on the internet in particular. In 2019, a grandmother fell victim to a love scam.
A romance online, a flight from...
Lifestyle
Friends or not? Toxic friends that need to be avoided
A friend who helps a friend in need is a friend indeed. But unfortunately not all our friends mean well, some in fact may even be toxic and not invested in your best interests.
How can you tell if someone...
Relationships
Woman says her new husband earning more than $6K refuses to pay for groceries or meals because her kids were from previous marriage
A woman in a financially tight situation with her new husband took to social media because she was at a loss for what to do. After getting remarried and having a new baby along with three school-going children from...
Relationships
How to save your marriage and enjoy each other’s company again, before divorce knocks on your door
There doesn’t always need to be an overwhelming reason for a marriage to break down. All it takes is for one person to stop caring, or when boredom sets in: “I am thinking about divorce. My spouse is great,...
Relationships
Help, my mother-in-law feeds my 8mth old baby fast food, gives away my clothes and does not respect boundaries, husband sides his mum too
A woman whose mother-in-law knew not the meaning of boundaries took to social media after she had enough.
In an anonymous post on popular confessions page SGWhispers on Sunday (May 15), the woman wrote that she felt “so fed up...
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$78,300 boost in funding for Tchoukball Association of Singapore as they prepare for World Championships
SINGAPORE — The Tchoukball Association of Singapore (TBAS) recently announced that various benefactors, including corporates and former national athletes...
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Featured News
Amos Yee looks drastically different in new photos from US prison
SINGAPORE: New prison photos of Singaporean Amos Yee have emerged online, showing the 24-year-old looking drastically different compared to previous years.
The photos, uploaded on...
Celebrity
Jade Seah receives a note to not park in front of a private housing estate; says she’s tired of self-entitled homeowners
SINGAPORE: Jade Seah received a note left on her car’s windshield after parking in a road close to a private housing estate. In her...
Domestic Helpers
Maid wants to leave after one week because she’s not used to doing chores; gives employers attitude, refuses to eat or listen to them
SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper refusing to do household chores because she says she is "not used to doing" them posed a huge problem...
Opinion
OPINION | Reorienting Singapore
By Peter A. Coclanis
In a recent opinion piece in the Singapore Straits Times, associate editor Chua Mui Hoong captured some of the downsides of...
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