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 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 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?
Posted in China articles on Jul 11th, 2011
When my Chinese inlaws married in 1971, the marriage must-haves were a bicycle, sewing machine, radio and wristwatch, known as the “four big items” (si dajian).
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 8th, 2011
Her Chinese-American boyfriend’s parents think their relationship is “unnatural” because she’s older and taller than him (and not because she’s white). How can she get them to like her?
Posted in China articles on Jul 4th, 2011
My Chinese father-in-law insisted people have the freedom to choose who they marry in China. But then he revealed the truth about his own marriage — it was his mother’s choice, not his.
Posted in China articles on Jun 27th, 2011
Keeping all of the names for your Chinese relatives together is not such an easy game after all.
Posted in China articles on Jun 20th, 2011
Ruzhui, where Chinese men “marry into” the wife’s family and have the child carry her name, turns Chinese marriage tradition upside down.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jun 3rd, 2011
A British woman, living with her Chinese husband in his isolated village, feels as if she’s missing some emotional support and more.
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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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