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Wang Wen Yuan (40, clerk) had met his wife at a duck store in a nearby market last year. Last September, the owner of the duck store had introduced him to a cousin looking to marry a Singaporean. The man instantly fancied the 27-year-old Chinese national woman and married her one month later. The newlywed couple moved into a rental flat in November last year.

Wang said he often quarreled with his wife over money and over her refusal to wear a skirt. He eventually chased her out of the house two months later. He said, "She contacted me again in May this year. I told her she could come back, but my conditions are that she must do the chores, and wear a skirt to have sex with me every night. If she is willing, I will give her $100 on the first night, then $300 every month for household expenses".

"She was willing to wear a skirt but not have sex with me, so I chased her out within two weeks," he added. Wang also said that the Chinese national woman had told him at their first meeting that she was looking for a Singaporean man to marry so that she can remain in Singapore. She has since obtained her working permit and is a store assistant at a hawker store.

Wang now wants a divorce with his wife so that he can develop a relationship with a Vietnamese girl he met. Unfortunately for him, he was told that he has to file for separation and wait 4 years before he can divorce his wife. He has tried asking his wife for a divorce but she wants him to fulfill two conditions before she would agree to it. He shall have to repay all her debts - an unknown amount, and he has to buy her an air ticket to return to China.

Source: Lianhe Wanbao, 29 June 2011.