Time to find a life partner

Mr Alvin Tan asked me last week what I would look for in a life partner and I replied that looks matter. Of course he asked that after asking about my taste in cars, as though there should be some correlation between the choice of a car and a possible soulmate. It was unfortunate that I did choose the car based on its handsome design, which I was certain made be look a little shallow.

But let me present my case here to demonstrate that I am not fascile at all, that my choices are not dictated by superficiality but really governed by well-reasoned premises.

First of all, I spent S$58 000 on my car and it would be reasonable to expect a person to spend that precious dollars on something he likes to look at for the duration he owns that particular model. Now a wife, on the other hand, is for keep(read the fine print "Till death do us part"). That would mean of course that once you sign on the dotted line, you are basically consigned to the same person for the rest of your natural life. No expiry of COE in this case.

So given the gravity of this union, would it then be unreasonable to hope that your better half would indeed be at the very least pleasant to look at. Of course one can argue that there are other compensating factors, but it is arguable whether those factors mitigate the lack of any physical appeal.


I am sure however that there are strong reasons why people enter into this risky contract called marriage. Perhaps it is biological, or simply a desire to fill that empty space on the queen-sized bed.

Perhaps it is love. Who knows.