Can’t BTO, can’t have a life here because I’m dating a non-PR foreigner
Lots of r/s problems here and I just wanted to voice my own. They say you don’t choose who you love, and I am inclined to believe that is partially true because if I really can choose, I rather date a singaporean bc things would be so much easier.
I really want to settle down in sg and work so freaking hard to support my family, have a good career here and plan to start a family here. The biggest problem? Housing. Or rather the conditions that come with housing.
I freaking hate the BTO system. 1) It doesn’t serve singaporean couples enough that it caused the housing market to be freaking crazy 2) My partner and I can’t apply for BTO bc they aren’t PR (and they are unlikely to get it, to be very real). Please don’t tell me to get a stupid 2-room flexi, how tf are we gonna start a family in a pigeon hole? It’s like the government is saying if you not sg/sg pair you don’t deserve to breed or get priority for livable conditions unless you cough out the cash.
And the thing is we’re not the only sg/non-pr pair with this problem. We’re frigging out-priced in the market right now and at this point unless we’re earning a buttload of money (way above bto ceiling) we can forget about getting an apartment here to start a life properly.
I understand why we need this system in place, especially with the amount of marriages of convenience and the general rest of the world constantly trying to scam singaporeans. I get it. We need to protect our own people from love scams. But I never grew up thinking that with two freaking incomes we can’t afford housing in SG. That’s some sort of BS. I see my vietnamese and pinoy friends working hard here and going back to condos and mansions in their country, and we’re here working hard for a overpriced pigeon hole to live in and told to be appreciative for it.
Screw this man, what did I do wrong? Is dating a non-sg/PR person really some sort of unforgivable sin that we’re subjected to all these extra hoops to jump through? I’m not saying things must be fair but at this point everything is unfair in sg. I’ve come to the point where I don’t wanna take it anymore.