26 (Male), Singaporean. Moved out (or rather, kicked out) from home, due to an abusive stepfather that my mom had remarried. (Had to call the cops, type of abusive). Single for the foreseeable short-term future. Even if I date someone… it’ll be at least a few years of dating, till marriage. And then thinking about a house. Which means I won’t be buying any house yet, in the next 4-5 years or so. No parent or family member to co-own the house with, as a single.
I’m just tired of living in Singapore. Dealing with extreme rental prices, and fussy landlords. To be fair, I haven’t had landlords from hell. ‘Im very fortunate and lucky, to be able to say that. My current rental rate is very reasonable as well. And my landlords are rather nice people so far, except for the usual stuff — such as not being able to do laundry as freely as I’d like… When I first moved in, everything seemed very chill and okay. I just hope that there won’t be any huge conflicts moving forward, as there seems to be an increasing amount of questions related to laundry etc. It just feels tiring to not have a safe space all to myself. Even for simple things, such as doing laundry 3-4 times a week. It’d be great to have peace of mind, without being questioned on why you’re doing so many washes. (Incl. bedding, sports wear, I gym a lot and all.)
[This post blew up so edit: 3-4 times a week includes my bedding lol, I normally only wash 1-2 times a week. And these are during my designated days by the way. We have a schedule, I wash Monday Tuesday. I’m already squeezing the washing and drying into those 2 days, air dry btw. But once I wash bedding, the questions come. ]
Can anyone relate? How do you get yourself to hang in there, and persevere? Everyday I feel like I’m getting more worn out and tired of living in Singapore. I’ve heard stories of friends of friends in similar situations… But it would be nice to talk to more people in a similar situation here. My mental health is getting really bad, because of this.
I wish Singapore’s policies took notice of Singaporeans that have no choice but to rent. 🙁
From a tired Singaporean