Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Sep 16th, 2011
A Western woman just got diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, and feels she must reveal this to her Chinese boyfriend. Should she? And if so, how?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Sep 9th, 2011
Sara Jaaksola offers insight from her own relationship with a Chinese man on what to do when language barriers get in the way of your love.
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Sep 2nd, 2011
You might call them our “yangxifu grandmothers,” the Western women of the past who paved the way for us to love/marry Chinese men. Here’s my list of six prominent women.
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 26th, 2011
A Western woman is shocked when her Chinese boyfriend gets super-critical with her, only several months into their relationship. Is this normal, and what should she do?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 19th, 2011
Are you gearing up for the first day of school or a new semester? Enjoy these Ask the Yangxifu columns with questions from college students.
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 12th, 2011
An American woman with a penny-pinching Chinese husband wonders, is it normal for Chinese men to be very thrifty?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 5th, 2011
An American woman attracted to a Chinese man at her university wonders about friendships between opposite sexes in China. Could she and this man remain friends, even if they don’t date?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 29th, 2011
A Chinese boy wants to date a white Christian girl at his school — except he’s an atheist, and she’s serious about her religion. Could they ever be anything more than just friends?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 22nd, 2011
An American woman wonders why her Chinese in-laws seem upset every time she gives them a gift. Why do they always refuse what she buys for them?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 15th, 2011
A Western woman in a long-distance relationship with a married Chinese man, who promises divorce after her difficult move to China, wonders: is he worth it?
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