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 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.
Posted in China articles on May 30th, 2011
When I told my Chinese mother-in-law I loved her ring, I never guessed I would have one of my own less than 24 hours later — a ring of compliments.
Posted in China articles on May 29th, 2011
The China Daily featured me and Speaking of China in an article about marriages between Western women and Chinese men.
Posted in China articles on May 23rd, 2011
It’s no secret that women in China worry about getting married. But I was surprised to learn that one Chinese woman’s worries came from fear of marriage.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on May 6th, 2011
It’s Mother’s Day this weekend in the US. When I think of mothers, I think of those Chinese mother-in-law dilemmas readers write me about.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Apr 1st, 2011
If you have a Western girlfriend/fiancee, what do you do when your Chinese family gets in the way of happily ever after? Here are some tips on how to help your family accept her.
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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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