One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
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.
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?
Posted in China articles on Aug 22nd, 2011
The way my Chinese in-laws said goodbye to John and I, it could have been any other morning. But it wasn’t — we were leaving for the US, for another two years.
Posted in China articles on Aug 15th, 2011
The Global Times quotes me in an article about cross-cultural speed dating in China, titled “On the Fast Track to Love.”
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?
Posted in China articles on Aug 8th, 2011
My Chinese husband’s cousin had it all — money, BMW, expensive suits. But he was looking for the ultimate accessory: a Western wife to show off.
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?
Posted in China articles on Aug 1st, 2011
After a summer of watching Taiwanese idol dramas, I realized they have something to say about love in China. Here are five things I noticed about marriage, saying I love you, sex and more.
Posted in China articles on Jul 25th, 2011
I didn’t understand why my Chinese mother-in-law argued with my Chinese father-in-law. But, according to my Chinese husband, maybe that’s their way of showing love.
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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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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