As the median age of first marriage in Singapore hovers around 30, a small number of couples are choosing to wed in their early 20s, facing scepticism from family and peers while also finding unexpected rewards. Before she turned 21, marketing executive Nur Dzakiyyah Isaman was already married and sharing a rented studio room with her husband – nearly a decade earlier than the median age of first marriage in Singapore. When they tied the knot in 2024, she was 20 years old and was three months