One Western woman with a Chinese husband makes sense of China 洋媳妇看中国
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 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 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 4th, 2010
A woman wonders why her Chinese man doesn’t show her love or affection, or give compliments. Jocelyn offers advice on why, and how to find the love again.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on May 21st, 2010
If your Chinese man likes it, how does he put a ring on it? Jocelyn takes on the topic of creative marriage proposals from Chinese men.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on May 14th, 2010
A Western woman with a normal body size plans to move to China with her Chinese boyfriend, but worries about her body image around thinner Asian women. How can she cope when she moves to China, and is surrounded by many women who are smaller than her?
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on May 5th, 2010
As a friend goes into quarantine, and the virus closes in on John’s hometown in the countryside, I had to learn how to live with the threat of SARS, everyday.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Apr 30th, 2010
Is your (future) Chinese mother-in-law giving you the cold shoulder? How can you build a better relationship with her, and be the “model daughter-in-law”, even if you’re not Chinese? Jocelyn gives some advice on how to cozy up to the in-laws.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Apr 23rd, 2010
What do Western women think of Chinese men? A study by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences provides further insight into why couples of Chinese men and Western women are so rare.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Apr 22nd, 2010
Just as SARS began, and panic slowly began to mask the public, it felt odd to be so in love in China. Would SARS muzzle my romance with a Chinese man?
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