Chapter 8: John is My Chinese Boyfriend
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.
Read moreJohn becomes my Chinese boyfriend beside Hangzhou’s West Lake, when the night sky makes China forget we are a Western woman and Chinese man.
Read moreHow can Chinese men meet Western women in China? Jocelyn, a Western woman with a Chinese husband, shares her tips with a young Chinese man.
Read moreThree lovely bouquets, and the thoughts of John’s “birthday program” tantalized me as I got closer to this Chinese man.
Read moreTravel China with the Yangxifu takes you to the Kaifeng Night Market — a reminder of the forte volume and flavorful delicacies of night markets that once blanketed China.
Read moreDid your Chinese friend or lover ever charm you with their reliability — that they would be there for you, even to see your bus off? John, my Chinese coworker, was always watching for me, as his way of showing he cared.
Read moreFrank, my ex-Chinese boyfriend, may never love again, the way we loved. This is what I learn when he and I have dinner one evening in early July, 2002.
Read moreIf you’re married to a Chinese, you won’t always agree about sensitive China topics. How do you handle them without getting angry? Jocelyn, a Western woman with a Chinese husband, offers her perspective.
Read moreSometimes love is so embarrassing in China, you have to laugh. I did when my twentysomething Chinese friends teased me about the possibility of love, with a Chinese man.
Read moreI love my Chinese man, in all of his stature, now, but I had doubts when I first realized I was taller than him. Could I live with a short Chinese boyfriend?
Read moreDid your Chinese friends ever play matchmaker for you? After a failed relationship with a Chinese man, Caroline was determined to help find me someone better — even if it meant playing matchmaker to me.
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