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WORLD● LOW1h ago · Oct 27, 2026, 6:08 AM

The price of romance: young Malaysian men borrow to fund dates, study finds

South China Morning Post · east asia

More than one in 10 Malaysian men have borrowed money to pay for dates, while nearly six in 10 usually pick up the entire bill, a survey has found. The findings come as rising living costs place a financial strain on romance in Malaysia, where money worries are increasingly complicating plans for marriage and starting a family. According to the Dating Expenditure Survey in Malaysia, released on Tuesday by independent policy research firm LEGASI Research, 13.2 per cent of male respondents...

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