When Mr Right comes at the wrong time
4th article from Janice Wong's book - SPG: Single Picky Girl Sometimes, timing rather than love decides who we end up being with -- or without. Only some lucky people marry the loves of their lives. The rest marry the most suitable person who comes along when they are ready to settle down. A friend in his 20s came to this conclusion after confiding in me that he had recently met a woman who is more attractive than his wife, and occupies his thoughts more often than his thoughts than his wife does. 'If only I had met her before I got married,' he said wistfully. But I think even if the love of one's life appears when one is single, one may not be in the right frame of mind to recognise him or her as such. And then love passes by. Life is littered with near misses and lost opportunities. I attended my ex-boyfriend's wedding last month, which triggered many memories. We met five years ago when I was 23 and he 31. It was love at first sight. He had an establised career,...