More than 1 in 10 Malaysian men borrow money to pay for dates: survey

VNExpress - Oct 29, 2026

More than one in 10 men in a Malaysian survey on dating costs said they had borrowed money to pay for dates, and nearly six in 10 said they usually pick up the whole bill.

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