Blended families: 'Her boys must accept me, my boys must accept her'

Ms Bernice Lee and Dr Tan Soo Inn at their home in Bukit Timah, on Feb 21, 2022. ST PHOTO: SAMUEL ANG
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SINGAPORE - Mr Tan Soo Inn was comfortable being single. He had lost his first wife of 12 years to cancer in 1992, which left him with two young sons.

His second marriage dissolved in divorce, sending him into depression.

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