LIKE the name of her waxing parlour, businesswoman Ow Shin Yann draws men like bees to honey.
With a lanky 1.7m frame and good looks, this former New Paper New Face finalist and ex-model definitely has what it takes. Especially when topped off with a vivacious personality.
Miss Ow admits that she is somewhat of a social butterfly - hard to pin down. But despite pressure from nosey relatives and their questions during Chinese New Year, she is quite happy not to have a rock on her finger.
Over coffee, she told The New Paper: 'I'm quite immune to it already. Some people marry for the sake of marrying, which will never happen to me. (Marrying) is about sharing responsibilities. It's a lifetime commitment.'
And the gregarious former bank executive doesn't mince her words about people who are more worried than she is about her marital status.
Miss Ow rolled her eyes and said: '(Staying single) is a choice. Why is it that men are considered eligible at 40, while single women in their late 30s will be seen as having something wrong with them?'
DATING, BUT...
Miss Ow has been seeing someone she has known for seven years, but they only got together as a couple about a year ago. It is the first time she has dated a friend, she says.
'When I was younger, I believed in attraction at first sight, but now that I'm older, it's not the case. Communication is the key.'
She and her boyfriend have discussed marriage, but Miss Ow says that there are no plans yet because her shop is her top priority now.
The only daughter and eldest of three children of a former newspaperman turned lecturer, Miss Ow quit her banking job two years ago to live fulfill her dream of having her own business.
She put her savings into Honeypot, a waxing parlour in Pacific Plaza. She said that it has done so well in just a year that a second outlet is to open in Clifford Centre next month.
In contrast, she is in no hurry to raise a family and says jokingly that her maternal instinct is 'not working'.
Miss Ow figures that childhood fairy tales and their happily-ever-afters are to blame for some women's unrealistic dreams of being rescued by a Prince Charming.
'Women have to be happy by themselves, and not wait for a man to make them happy. What if your knight never comes?'
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