One true pairing : an informal marriage preparation game for millennials

• Main Author: Fang, Siqi
• Other Authors: Michael Thaddeus Tan Koon Boon
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Visual communication
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77483
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Divorce rates are on the rise in Singapore. Although millennials are spending more time searching for suitable partners, marriages have instead become increasingly short-lived. This worrying trend could be attributed to the shift in marriage expectations in modern society. Rather than marrying for socio-economic reasons, the younger cohorts are settling for romantic love instead. Such a notion could place unrealistic expectations on marriages that might result in disappointment and unhappiness when couples are put to the test of the daily grind marriage, eventually leading to marriage dissolutions. A need for more informal marriage preparation resources is identified. In a survey conducted, majority of couples felt that marriage preparation should begin as soon as couples are dating with marriage in mind. Marriage counsellor have advised that the most ideal period to attend formal pre-marital preparation programme is a year before the marriage. However, there are limited varieties of, and accessibility to such resources in Singapore. As such, One True Pairing is a card game targeted at millennial couples who are dating with marriage in mind, that aims to promote informal conversations surrounding marital expectations early on in their relationships, in the hopes of better preparing them for a lifetime together.