When Lemon8 user Caipngwfish got together with Elton Quek, some of her friends weren't exactly supportive of the relationship. 'Are you sure you want to date him?' This was a common question she'd get from them. The general perception was that she was dating down, which she defined as dating someone who earns less than her. In a recent Lemon8...
PHOTO: Screengrab/Lemon8/CaipngwfishWhen Lemon8 user Caipngwfish got together with Elton Quek, some of her friends weren't exactly supportive of the relationship.This was a common question she'd get from them. The general perception was that she was dating down, which she defined as dating someone who earns less than her.
While their relationship might have ruffled some feathers, she told AsiaOne that "dating down never affected them". At that point in time, Caipngwfish was raking in almost twice his salary so she chose to lie to him about hers.cai fanCaipngwfish mentioned that she was not too bothered about this."Getting the bill made him more motivated to do better in life because he needs to keep up with the 'new standard of living'," she explained.So Elton knuckled down and doubled his earning power within a year, in order to "reach the same standing" as his partner.