Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jan 29th, 2010
Does dating past matter to Chinese men? Ask the Yangxifu advises a girl who wonders if a Chinese man won’t accept her because she’s “experienced.”
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My Chinese boyfriend John and I didn’t just climb a mountain that afternoon — we climbed back into love, after a morning when I wondered if my shadows would push him away.
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In our journey through China, we don’t always understand the country, or our Chinese lovers. I didn’t one morning, on a trip to my Chinese boyfriend’s hometown.
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Sometimes, cultural expectations in China will surprise you. I cooked eggplant for my Chinese boyfriend, John, and the result wasn’t what either of us expected.
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Sometimes, in cross-cultural love in China, we are so lost in the adventure that we cannot see what is buried beneath the surface of our hearts.
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jan 22nd, 2010
How do you impress the family of your Chinese boyfriend (or girlfriend) during Chinese New Year? I survived my first Chinese New Year with the parents, and will share some tips.
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It’s tough to be friends with your ex in China. I didn’t want to admit it, but I’d turned my back on Frank, my ex-Chinese boyfriend, that night of my birthday, and later with a careless text message.
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My Chinese boyfriend moved himself in only days after our first kiss. I loved him and was happy to have him — but I couldn’t help but feel surprised.
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With my burgundy qipao, up-do and bouquet of flowers, I became the talk of the teahouse during my birthday celebration. But it was the love on my face for John, my new Chinese boyfriend, that gave my relationship away.
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John becomes my Chinese boyfriend beside Hangzhou’s West Lake, when the night sky makes China forget we are a Western woman and Chinese man.
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