All the details on Jean Danker and Glenn Ong's wedding plans and relationship

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They are finally walking down the aisle on Dec 16 after seven years together, five of them betrothed to each other. 

So, is third time the charm for the groom, who had tied the knot twice before? 

That is the burning question on sceptics' minds ever since ONE FM 91.3 DJ Glenn Ong, 46, popped the question to Class 95 DJ Jean Danker, 37, in 2011. 

His first marriage to radio DJ Kate Reyes in 1999 ended in divorce two years later. 

He then married Jamie Yeo, also a radio DJ, in a union that lasted five years. 

In his first full-length interview with The New Paper on Monday about the impending nuptials, Ong was confident that this one is for keeps.

"I will never give up on love," Ong told The New Paper (TNP) during an interview with his wife-to-be. 

"I've always been sure from the moment I proposed. I was just waiting around for (Jean) to be ready."

"I'm not going to be all cliched and say she's 'the one' because I've said it before and look what happened. So no more (saying that)," the veteran jock added with a laugh. 

"But when you feel really comfortable and you.. like spending all your free time with that person, then you know." 

In 2012, however, the celebrity couple almost called off their engagement, after pressure from well-wishers to set a wedding date took a toll on their relationship. 

Despite Danker's cold feet at the time, Ong insisted that the five-year wait was not tough.

"If she said, let's wait seven or eight years, and if everything went as smoothly as it has, I would have."

"At the end of the day, I've done it (marriage) before, and I am in no hurry."

"The last thing I'd want is for her to think that I am making her wait because I've done this before. I'd rather she make me wait," he said. 

Danker, who was present at the interview, added: "It was important to me that I be sure, and also for me to be sure that he was sure." 

Moment of truth

It was during a recent holiday without Ong that she had an epiphany. It dawned on her how important being married to him would be. 

His proposal was her first, and it will be her first marriage. 

Danker, who used to date radio presenters Daniel Ong and Don Richmond, said: "I thought to myself, would it matter if I didn't marry Glenn?"

"And then I thought, you know what, it would matter, because I love him, and it would be sad if I wasn't (married to him)." 

Over the last few months, she had asked him bluntly several times, once even grabbing his shoulders and staring at him in the face: "Are you sure?"

"He was sure the last two times (he got married), and I need this to be a different level of sureness," she said. 

While Danker has finally taken the plunge, she is focusing only on the year-end nuptials and nothing else. 

She is not putting any thought into starting a family or setting a deadline for having a baby. 

"It took me this long to finally get married, so it might take a long time for me to come around to the idea of having children," she said. 

"But I'll never say never. As long as I can have kids, there is always a possibility. That's all I'll say."

Ong added jokingly: "If I could get pregnant, I'd get pregnant immediately (after the wedding)."

Basically, for the lovebirds, it is a matter of if it happens, it happens. 

They are equally non-committal about moving into a matrimonial home, since they are "fine" with living in either of their studio apartments. 

"We've been living at Glenn's place at Orchard (Road) for quite some time," Danker said.

"I don't think I'll get rid of my place (at Holland Village), and I think we'll continue living at his place." 

Ong is sure about one thing: Danker is the one who wants to take any step with, whenever and whatever that may be. 

"Throughout our relationship, the biggest lesson I've learnt is that a woman can really love someone or exactly who he is."

"Let's face it, I am not perfect, and despite my bad track record when it comes to marriage, she is still willing to take the chance and marry me."

"For that, I will be forever grateful."

This story was first featured on The New Paper.