Globalisation creating more chances for locals to meet, tie the knot with non-citizens
By
Mavis Toh
MS A.L. Koh is 36, has a master's degree in business administration and works as a marketing manager in a multinational company.
When her Singaporean boyfriend of six years broke off their engagement in 2005 due to objections from his mother, she dropped the idea of marriage totally.
Mismatched couples
'At work, we are conditioned to fight like a man but at home, they still expect us to go soft and take care of their every need.' MS A.L. KOH, 36, on Singaporean men. She is married to a Frenchman
But last December, she walked down the aisle of a church in France and said 'I do' to a Frenchman.