NDR - PM urges Singaporean to get married
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With the need to improve Singapore's low birth rate, PM Lee said the first step is to encourage people to get married.
He said based on feedback from dating agencies, many singles do want to get married, but they face difficulties.
The prime minister said reasons cited included the lack of time and opportunity to meet people, as well as starting to date too late.
To help singles overcome the barriers, PM Lee announced that the Social Development Unit or SDU and the Social Development Service or SDS, will be merging.
"Now they are catering to different market - graduates non-graduates. SDU graduates, SDS non graduates. I think we shouldn't be so rigid I think we should merge the two. Have one. More critical mass more activities. And hopefully more pairings up and more weddings and more children".
The Prime Minister urged that young people should take the first step and not leave it too late.
He suggested that singles should make time to go out and meet new friends, or join a dating agency.
isnt it funny tht a PM has to urge ppl to get married? i mean im sure tht most single ppl in singapore are already stressing abt wanting to get married and they prob have enuf pressure from their parents and extended family abt it too..chinese new year is always a popular time to get quizzed by the aunties and uncles.."so got bf yet? when will u get married? ur mother already had u when she was ur age.." and so on and so on..
so apparently i heard fr a fren tht membership rates at dating agencies have skyrocketed since the PM's speech..even my sister has had to suffer some hinting from my parents..my dad actually forwarded her the PM's speech as a "reminder"..
my sis is single, has a good job, ain't ugly, and totally funny..technically she shouldn't be single..but the good thing is she's happy being single..content with living her life the way it is..even tho there is pressure coming fr all ends, she sticks to wat she wants and does not wanna become desperate enuf to end up with any tom dick or harry. she's waiting for the kinda love associated with lightning & thunder..u kno, the kind tht's like love at first sight, the kind u see on tv and in the movies, the kind u always wished and dreamed of..it's probably not realistic and im sure most relationships are not created based on 'lightning & thunder' but yea i do want tht kind of love too..is it really too much to expect in this day and age? i truly admire my sis for being strong enuf to resist social pressure..i wonder if i would be able to do the same if i reached her age and was still single..personally i dnt think im as strong as her in this aspect..in fact, i mite turn desperate in a few yrs time..sad!
im single rite now and im slowly learning to be happy being single..it's a slow process and im lucky tht i have single frens to keep me company..relationships are complicated things and it's prob in my best interests tht im single since i have exams in 2 mths time..but then again, im still looking out for the lightning & thunder..just cant help it i guess..it's tht lil bit of lingering hope..
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