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For sommelier Jenzen Chow, 31, the lockdown was the killing blow to his nine-year marriage. Chow, a Malaysian, used to cross the border into Singapore every day to work as a restaurant operator, returning in the evening to his now ex-wife and three kids in Johor.
The pandemic forced him into a food and beverage job that paid less and required that he be in Singapore. The financial strain, coupled with the distance, was too much for her to bear, he told Insider.
"It was the final straw for her," he said.
Chow managed to relocate his family to Singapore earlier this year, but it was too late for the couple. In August, his wife served him divorce papers.
The pair, who met 12 years ago working hourly-wage jobs at a restaurant in Singapore, now live separately while their divorce proceedings continue. Chow sees his kids — two boys, aged 9 and 5, and a two-year-old girl — twice a week on his off-days.
He can't remember the last time he and his wife had a pleasant conversation; every time they speak, he said, it escalates into yelling.
"She was my first love. My first girlfriend. My first wife. I still love her. I look at her picture every day," said Chow, unlocking his phone to show the wallpaper of his ex-wife.
"But now she doesn't want anything to do with me. What can I do?"
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