In this 120-pages issue:

• Lovers reveal symbolic objects from their exes

• A guide to sending insult bouquets

• Botanical artists capture the secret language of flowers

• Counsellors behind a ‘90s aunt agony column and ChatGPT dish relationship advice

• A stamp collector turns a hobby into serious business

• Pawnshops survive the measure of time

• A Singaporean of Pakistani origin traces his blood and belonging

• A couple returns to Christmas Island, a territory with a Singapore connection