Clip prompts discussion on why Singaporean men tend to marry foreigners

On Friday (2 Oct), a netizen shared a clip of a man discussing transnational marriages in Singapore.

Around three quarters of those unions involve Singaporean men with foreign women, with 90% of those foreign women being from Asia.

Titling it “Too many sinkie men going after foreign women”, the post quickly generated buzz online, garnering more than 130 comments.

The clip originated from TikTok user @hohoho.talks as part of a series of where the Singaporean talks about love in the Lion City.

Most transnational marriages between Singaporean men and foreign women

In the clip, the Singaporean referenced an article from 2024 which stated that “37% of marriages in Singapore involved a Singaporean marrying a foreigner”.

This figure is corroborated by state statistics which say that transnational marriages make up 37% of all marriages in 2025.