Ms Willynn Ng, a divorcee with four children, shares what she has learnt from marriage, divorce and infidelity, as well as how she is putting herself back out there in the dating scene.
Growing up, Ms Willynn Ng was raised to believe that love follows a "structured path". Growing up as the oldest of four children in a traditional Singaporean family, I was raised with the belief that love follows a structured path: Graduate from university, get engaged, apply for a Build-to-Order flat together, settle down and live happily ever after.
My new husband was the youngest in his family, with a big age gap between him and his two older siblings, and the pressure to settle down intensified especially when his father was pre-diagnosed with cancer when we were dating.At the time, the age difference between my husband and I was what many people might today call a “red flag”. Not that I wasn’t aware of this, but I naively thought that this generation gap could be closed by the love we shared.
I became a mother at 22. While my peers were enjoying university life and partying on Fridays and Saturdays, I was learning how to keep a tiny human alive. Looking back, one regret we both had was not prioritising our relationship and we focused more on securing a good livelihood. We worked hard to provide for our children, but our marriage suffered. However, the experience made me stronger and more independent.Of course, we had long conversations with them about it, making sure they understood that we loved them no matter what and that they had absolutely nothing to do with our split.
At first, I couldn’t get over my anger at his cheating. After I forgave his first trespass, how could he betray my trust yet again? Instead of regrets, I’m choosing to focus instead on the invaluable lessons I’ve learnt on this rocky road. Commentary: Years ago, my wife and I were on the brink of divorce. Here's how we saved our marriage and turned things around
When it came to love and romance, I had been stuck in my comfort zone; I had always chosen long-term relationships with partners I had already known for years.
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