Behaviour/Psychology

Is it true love, or love bombing?

“Love bombing” is commonly used to describe over-the-top affection and attention at the beginning of a romantic relationship.

Forum: Society may need more kaypoh Karens to keep it safe

Why are people ordering food and fashion deliveries that never arrive?

Getting a dopamine hit is the reward behind the popularity of a different sort of online shopping: ‘buying’ without getting what you ordered.

Our obsession with rich lists is a problem

Elon Musk’s fortune is estimated by Bloomberg to be worth US$876billion on the occasion of SpaceX’s initial public offering on June 12.

Hate-watchers unite for the World Cup

There was genuine celebration of Jude Bellingham (centre) and Erling Haaland’s (left) continuing friendship in the wake of the England-Norway game.

Endless advice? When parenting becomes an optimisation exercise

As Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to a record low of 0.87 in 2025, it intensified a national conversation about parenthood.

Forum: Pet festival should champion methods based on modern science and evidence

Spanish Cardinal suspends himself after sexual assault allegations

Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero walks, following the death of Pope Francis, in Rome, Italy, April 22, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Notes from a bus: Speak up or forever stew in silence

On crowded buses, speaking up nicely is more constructive than stewing in silence and engaging in passive-aggressive behaviour, says the writer.

Multitasking on the road isn’t a good thing

The Traffic Police Annual Road Traffic Situation report released earlier in 2026 reported a 10-year high of 149 fatalities in 2025.

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