Proposing to your partner in Singapore isn't "will you marry me", it's "do you want to apply for BTO flat together and wait 6 years for key collection in Tengah". Romantic pragmatism at its absolute peak.
HDB break-up penalty is higher than actual emotional heartbreak.
Government engineered social engineering at its finest. Marriage tied directly to real estate equity.
Tengah residents still waiting for their centralized cooling system to stop leaking into the parquet floor.
Just buy resale in Woodlands and enjoy cheap groceries in JB every weekend lah.
Causeway jam on Friday night will take 4 years off your lifespan.
Then after 6 years wait, you break up 3 months before key collection and forfeit the $50k deposit. Peak Singapore drama.