Singapore Social Development Unit – Social Development Service announces its new name – the Social Development Network (or SDN), as well as plans to extend its reach to all singles, linking them to a wider network of partners for dating services, events and information. In collaboration with private dating agencies, SDN will also be providing a sampler dating package for singles.
Merged on 28 January 2009, the Social Development Unit and Social Development Services have been operating under the interim name of SDU-SDS. Now it has its new name – called the “Social Development Network” or “SDN” in short. SDN aims to forge an extensive network of singles, resources and partners and to create an environment conducive for singles to meet and forge meaningful relationships. [click to continue…]
The Government will enhance the Marriage & Parenthood Package as announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the National Day Rally on 17 Aug 2008. The enhanced Package seeks to provide more broad-based support for couples to get married and to raise and care for their children. [click to continue…]
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Many people in Singapore (including me =) are not clear which finger is the engagement ring finger. Do you know?
Let’s catch up with some background knowledge about engagement ring:
In Western tradition, an engagement ring is a ring worn by a woman indicating her engagement to be married. In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, it is worn on the left-hand ring finger, while in other countries, such as Poland and Ukraine, it is customary for the ring to be worn on the right-hand. By modern convention in countries such as the United States, the ring is usually presented as a betrothal gift by a man to his prospective bride while or directly after she accepts his marriage proposal. It represents a formal agreement to future marriage.
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I’m going to attend a good friend’s wedding ceremony this Saturday! Actually she is even younger than me but she is…
Today read a piece of news from ChannelNewsAsia saying that 85% of 3,015 singles polled wanted to get married. While, the top 2 reasons some don’t want to:
- not having met a suitable partner
- choosing to concentrate on studies or career
It’s good to read this piece:
The 2007 survey found that 83 per cent of respondents agreed that the current marriage and parenthood package had created a more family-friendly environment which is conducive for having and raising children.
Dear reader, do you want to get married? Why or why not?
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