One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 30th, 2010
I brought my Shanghai neighbor chocolate, as a token of forgiveness — over a bicycle that I couldn’t park in her kitchen, which then got stolen outside — but never expected her to come back with her own sweet reply.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 28th, 2010
I never should have left my bicycle outside of my apartment house. And I never should have expected the community to understand the theft of my bicycle.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jun 25th, 2010
What happens when you’re from a divided family — and your Chinese girlfriend’s parents don’t approve of you? A divorced man from the UK asks, and Jocelyn offers some perspective and advice.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 23rd, 2010
My Chinese boyfriend John and I went to Su Causeway in Hangzhou not for the view or a walk, but to find the bench where we first kissed, and became a couple.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 21st, 2010
My friend Chris had completely bought into Amway as a way of life, when he began working as a sales rep for them. But while I bought Amway vitamins, I wasn’t buying his sales pitch.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jun 18th, 2010
An American woman wonders why her once-gentle Chinese boyfriend, who came to the US for his Ph.D, is suddenly showing a temper. Jocelyn shares similar experiences with her Chinese husband, and offers some advice.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 16th, 2010
During a reunion lunch with one of my favorite former Chinese coworkers, Jane, I discover she’s gone over to F@lun G0ng — and hopes John and I will too.
Posted in China articles on Jun 15th, 2010
I got an e-mail from a producer for House Hunters International, a show on the Home and Garden TV Network exploring the idiosyncrasies of buying real estate in other countries, and they’re looking for people who live in China to take part in their show. What kind of people? Cool, likeable folks under 50, who [...]
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jun 14th, 2010
When my computer needed fixing in Shanghai, I discovered a helpful — and friendly — face from the most unlikely person: a computer chat addicted, shy Shanghai college kid.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jun 11th, 2010
One Western woman reveals her love to a Chinese man, only to learn he can never love her back. Can she ever be more than just his friend? Jocelyn explains why he’d rather bury his love, and what her chances are.
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One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
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