Hi everyone - it’s Guang Jin, the producer of This is How we Met.

It’s been a while since we last met, and there’s actually been tons of updates. But the most important is a new podcast that we’ve launched in partnership with our Singapore TV network Mediacorp!

It’s titled Post Love, where we tell stories of love, life and everything in between through beautifully crafted essays.

We’ve dropped the link in the description - but in the meantime, enjoy this episode of Post, Love voiced by Gloria.

You'll listen to a man reveal his troubled relationship with Sarah, unfolding with a deeply dark twist.

All was going well, until Sara decided to share all the skeletons inside her closet.

This affected Ryan greatly, because he had always reserved himself for another and had expected his future partner to do the same. Nevertheless he tried to grow past it - "its okay" he would say.

But thoughts would swirl in Ryan's mind, that would torment their relationship for months, until something changed.

This is not a love story, but is a story about love. Together they will share

1) How an army dinner (social night) sowed the seeds for their relationship to blossom.

2) How Ryan & Sara worked past Sara's skeletons, to become husband and wife.

3) The beautiful proposal that Ryan planned, not knowing that Sara already knew everything.

Know a couple or yourself who would like to share a story?

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Check out today's partners:

Antelope Studios

The Bloomish Eden

On April 2019, Robin Lim (skywatcherzzz)  would have visited Brisbane, Australia for a holiday. That night, he had come to capture the night sky but without knowing, it would have captured him instead.

Its a story about capturing the unseen, and looking beyond the problems of our tiny planet within the varse galaxy.

This is not a love story, but is a story about love. In his essay he will share

1) How the beautiful night sky in Brisbane led to a cosmic change in his life.

2) The time, effort and money required to map out deep space.

3) His cosmic captures - Orion Nebula, Trifid and Lagoon Nebula, .

Would you like to share a story?

Email us at [email protected]

Or drop us a voice message on our website

At first glance you would think Rosie lived a great life, her jet black fur was well maintained, even shiny on some days. But it wasn't always like that. 

Her story began in a huge drain, drenched, abandoned and alone.

Its a story about finding hope, and how the-black-stray grew to become rosie.theposie, an instagrammable dog with close to 30,000 followers.

This is not a love story, but is a story about love. In his essay he will share

1) How dogs and strays became intertwined with his life.

2) Rosie's fight for her life.

3) How he saved Rosie's life, and how Rosie changed him.

Would you like to share a story?

Email us at [email protected]

Or drop us a voice message on our website

"Go get a real job!" said everyone to Vanessa, but to Vanessa she already has one - Cosplay. This is the 12 year story of Vanessa's first love - Kiyo, her Cosplay alter ego.

This week's essay is the first of many where we invite you into the private complex world of love, submitted from real people. We'll share stories of first loves and how they met beyond relationships, from passions, pets and peculiarities.

Its a story about transformation, and how Vanessa grew to become Kiyo, a celebrity with over 300,000 followers on Instagram.

This is not a love story, but is a story about love. In her essay she will share

1) The life of a Cosplay Anime artist/ creator.

2) Her complicated relationship with beauty standards.

3) Her start as an anime girl, and her journey 12 years later.

Would you like to share a story?

Email us at [email protected]

Or drop us a voice message on our website

Kiyo's IG Account

Hi! Huge announcement!

But first we're grateful that you've tuned into our podcast, since launch we've been ranking on Spotify charts.

Secondly, we're so grateful to the fans who reached out over the last few weeks, who help us realise that love is so dynamic in Asia.

Just last week we spoke to Vanessa, who fell in love with Cosplay. This convinced us to expand our podcast and share first loves not just from relationships, but to include passions and interests. Thank you for giving us the privilege to share the complicated spectrum of love, here's a snippet of what to expect.

What do you do if your partner wants you to have more work motivation? Sean works hard as an auditor in the day, and yet when he returns home to rest, Giselle questions his productivity.

"Why can't I just rest and relax?", "Be more driven", "Don't waste your time".

For Giselle, she works as a product manager but also runs her own Youtube channel. From her perspective her partner needs to equally achieve their full potential, which was why Sean's past time of playing games or watching Youtube began to challenge Giselle's confidence in him. It was a fresh challenge in their relationship, because they had to leave their passionate university love story behind as they grow and mature into husband and wife in the working world.

For them to make things work, they would have to figure out what work and play means when work gets serious.

This is not a love story, but is a story about love. Together they will share

1) How a night of passion led to a life long relationship.

2) How the couple relearn what work and play means for them.

3) The beautiful proposal where Giselle and Sean was trapped in a ship

Know a couple or yourself who would like to share a story?

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Our website: https://www.thisishowwemetpodcast.com/

Giselle's Youtube Account:

https://www.youtube.com/c/GISELLEJ

Check out today's partners:

The Moment's Lab: https://bit.ly/3z4jxGU. Check out with "HOWIMETYOU15" to obtain your 15% discount.

What do you do if you fall in love with someone from a different religion and culture? This week a married Muslim Malay and Catholic Chinese couple will share the challenges that await an inter-religious and inter-cultural marriage.

A marriage is often a union between families; some families with multiple generations within a household will naturally struggle with marriages across culture and religion.  

On the 15th of November 2008, Sarah and Ben met during a youth expedition project. Within days they connected so deeply that they questioned everything they assumed about love. You see, Sarah who was a Muslim Malay had always assumed her future was with a Muslim (Islamic) boy, and yet Ben was a Catholic Chinese.

For them to make things work, they would quite literally have to cross both heaven and hell, and relearn everything they once knew about love.

This is not a love story, but is a story about love. Together they will share

1) How they connected in India during a youth expedition project

2) How Ben, a Catholic Chinese won the approval of his Muslim Malay In-Laws.

3) How are they moving forward raising an inter-religious and cultural family.

Know a couple or yourself who would like to share a story?

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Our website: https://www.thisishowwemetpodcast.com/

Check out today's partners:

1) Singapore Brides: https://bit.ly/3TuMp31

What do you do when your parents do not understand, and disapprove the relationship? The groom's parents did not approve, and gave him an ultimatum - pick either your parents or your lover. 

As Asians, our parents approval is important, and we can't always manifest IPA (in principle approval).

RJ & Meylisa started off disliking each other, but with time, friction creates spark that set their hearts on fire - they fell in love, and wanted to marry. But Meylisa, the girl was 21 years old and RJ came from a humble background - would they win their parents approval?

This is not a love story, but is a story about love, and what it takes for 2 people to go against the world. 

Together they will share

1) How they changed from enemies, to friends then to lovers.

2) How RJ's parents tested the couple's resolve.

3) How are they moving forward with their love.

Know a couple or yourself who would like to share a story?

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Our website: https://www.thisishowwemetpodcast.com/

Check out today's partners:

1) Stories with Ryan: https://bit.ly/3SLEVZs

2) Twistphotography: https://bit.ly/3RHsJHJ

3) Said & Meant: https://bit.ly/3V9d5b5

4) GaiGai Dating Agency: https://bit.ly/3fH1Q9z

Rajesh & Sakshi met online, fell in love and discovered a problem that couples face - they run out of date ideas. So they built their own app, but as love turns to work, Rajesh was thinking of breaking up.

When they met both Rajesh & Sakshi talked about friends (F.R.I.E.N.D.S) and bonded over Sakshi's wild adventures. As they started dating, Rajesh suggested ABC dating - dating by the alphabets, eg. letter S could be skating and they would meet to skate. As the alphabets dwindled they realised finding refreshing dating ideas was hard - and they started sparks.dating, to help couples find the next best date activities. Everything was perfect,  they would become both lovers, and founders together. Couple goals.

But starting a relationship with a co-worker and being founders with your lover is hard. As pressure bubbles within Rajesh so does the thought - maybe we should just break up and accept the heart break.

This is not a love story, but is a story about love, and what it takes for 2 people to coexist as lovers and co-workers.

Together they will share

1) How Rajesh and Sakshi met on Coffee Meets Bagel, including how their profile looks like!

2) How the became founders.

3) How they learnt to love as lovers, and work as founders without ending their start-up.

Know a couple or yourself who would like to share a story?

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Our website: https://www.thisishowwemetpodcast.com/

Check out today's partners:

Sparks: https://sparks.dating/

Want to know more dating apps?: Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Gaigai, Paktor, Coffee Meets Bagel