One Western woman with a Chinese husband makes sense of China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 27th, 2010
Different Kind of Wonderful asks: I want to start this off by saying I have sooo many questions. I am currently dating a Chinese man. Obviously, we are both gay. However, both of us want marriage and kids. Marriage is something we unfortunately can’t enjoy in both of our countries. Just like your relationship with [...]
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Aug 6th, 2010
Dating a “Little Emperor?” An American woman wonders what’s up with her self-absorbed Chinese boyfriend — is it related to the one-child policy and/or birth order? Is he part of a phenomenon? Jocelyn does a little myth busting, and draws on psychological research to explain what’s actually behind this Chinese man’s personality and behavior.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jun 25th, 2010
What happens when you’re from a divided family — and your Chinese girlfriend’s parents don’t approve of you? A divorced man from the UK asks, and Jocelyn offers some perspective and advice.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on May 28th, 2010
The pressure is on when a mixed couple and their baby live in the Chinese parents’ extra flat. How can they balance independence with their parents’ need for control?
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 Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Mar 31st, 2010
I wondered why Er Ge — the second oldest brother of John, my Chinese boyfriend — was so painfully quiet. Learning his story was like a window into the pressures of young unmarried Chinese in the countryside.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Mar 29th, 2010
I never felt such a bitter cold until I went to my Chinese boyfriend’s countryside hometown for Chinese New Year — and discovered I was too embarrassed to ask for more warmth at night, afraid his parents would look down on me.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Mar 26th, 2010
A European girl, who came to China to mend her heartbreak, found love in a Chinese man — but not his parents, who refuse to accept a foreign girl dating their son. Ask the Yangxifu offers advice on how to understand, and overcome, parental refusal.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Mar 25th, 2010
I followed John, my Chinese boyfriend, and his two older brothers as they paid respects at their ancestor’s grave during Chinese New Year. As I stood aside and took pictures, I wondered just how close — or how far — I was from their family.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Mar 24th, 2010
I felt like an anachronism visiting my Chinese boyfriend’s countryside home for the first time, with everything so strange to me. Yet, I was surprised to discover an unusual gesture his parents made, to make me feel welcome and comfortable.
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One Western woman with a Chinese husband makes sense of China 洋媳妇看中国
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