Love Lessons

Four couples, four different stages of marriage – this is how love blossomed and thrived between them

- Natalya Molok

Tracie Pang, 50, and Adrian Pang, 54 Tracie was the one who made the first move when she and Adrian met in London in the early 90s. They got married in 1995, welcomed two sons in quick succession, and then birthed their own theatre company, Pangdemonium, in 2010.

“He doesn’t remember meeting me because he had a few drinks, so our second meeting was much better. It was in Singapore, and I caught him in the final performance of a show he was in. I remember he had impressive long, flowing hair, and leather jeans on. Who wears leather jeans in Singapore?” recalls Tracie.

“She’s wrong, I do remember meeting her, and my first impression was ‘Wow, she’s tall! And hot. And tall!” jokes Adrian.

The banter between the two flows quickly and easily, which isn’t surprising, considering they’ve been a happily married couple for more than two decades.

“I think we love each other more now, but on the flip side, we know each other’s ugly side a lot more too, and that has made us tougher and more understanding of each other,” says Tracie.

Adrian agrees. “Going through life’s challenges together definitely makes you grow closer, and makes your love for each other evolve into something stronger than that first flush of pure, young, passionate love,” he explains.

Both cite parenthood, too, as the reason for their unbreakable bond. “Children teach you so much. They make you grow up fast and give you an unbending and binding love in life,” shares Tracie.