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

Iman Muttaqin Yusof · South China Morning Post
Published 27 Oct 2026, 5:08 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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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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