A blog about love, family and relationships in China, including interracial and intercultural love. 洋媳妇谈中国

Chapter 8: John is My Chinese Boyfriend

January 18, 2010February 20, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 14 Comments AMWF couples, AMWF love stories, AMWF relationships, AMWF romance, China, China life, China memoir, Chinese boyfriend, dating in China, foreigners in China, Hangzhou, life in China, love in China, Su Causeway Hangzhou, West Lake Hangzhou

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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Ask the Yangxifu: How Chinese men can meet foreign women in China

January 15, 2010February 20, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 34 Comments China, China life, Chinese boyfriend, Chinese men, foreign woman, foreigners in China, life in China, love in China

How can Chinese men meet Western women in China? Jocelyn, a Western woman with a Chinese husband, shares her tips with a young Chinese man.

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Chapter 7: Of Lovely Bouquets and China Birthday Programs

January 14, 2010February 20, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 3 Comments AMWF couples, AMWF love stories, AMWF relationships, AMWF romance, China, China life, China memoir, Chinese boyfriend, dating in China, foreigners in China, Hangzhou, life in China, love in China

Three lovely bouquets, and the thoughts of John’s “birthday program” tantalized me as I got closer to this Chinese man.

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Travel China with the Yangxifu: the Kaifeng Night Market

January 13, 2010February 20, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 11 Comments China, China life, Chinese husband, foreigners in China, Henan Province, huashenggao, kaifeng china, kaifeng night market, lamian, life in China, roujiamo, travel china, travel to China, xiaolongbao, xingrencha, Zhengzhou China

Travel 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.

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Chapter 6: I’ll be watching you in China

January 12, 2010February 20, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 2 Comments AMWF couples, AMWF love stories, AMWF relationships, AMWF romance, China, China life, China memoir, Chinese boyfriend, chinese countryside, dating in China, foreigners in China, Hangzhou, life in China, love in China

Did 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.

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Chapter 5: Love is Impractical

January 11, 2010February 20, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 8 Comments AMWF couples, AMWF love stories, AMWF relationships, AMWF romance, China, China life, China memoir, Chinese boyfriend, Chinese friend, dating in China, Hangzhou, life in China, love in China

Frank, 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.

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Ask the Yangxifu: Sensitive China issues, arguments and your Chinese husband

January 8, 2010February 20, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 14 Comments China, China life, Chinese husband, life in China, love in China, Marriage in China

If 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.

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Chapter 4: The Embarrassment of Love in China

January 7, 2010February 14, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 7 Comments AMWF couples, AMWF love stories, AMWF relationships, AMWF romance, China, China life, China memoir, Chinese boyfriend, Chinese friend, dating in China, foreigners in China, life in China, love in China, yiwu china

Sometimes 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.

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Chapter 3: Shortcomings

January 6, 2010February 14, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 6 Comments AMWF couples, AMWF love stories, AMWF relationships, AMWF romance, China, China life, China memoir, Chinese boyfriend, Chinese matchmaker, dating in China, foreigners in China, life in China, love in China, short Chinese man

I 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?

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Chapter 2: My Chinese Matchmaker, Caroline

January 5, 2010February 13, 2013 Jocelyn Eikenburg 6 Comments AMWF couples, AMWF love stories, AMWF relationships, AMWF romance, China, China life, China memoir, Chinese friend, Chinese matchmaker, dating in China, foreigners in China, life in China, love in China, yiwu china

Did 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.