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?
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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.
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Posted in China articles on Jul 18th, 2011
As I looked back on the Chinese men I’ve dated, I found a strong connection between the language(s) we fell in love in and the language(s) we feel most comfortable using with each other.
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 15th, 2011
A Western woman in a long-distance relationship with a married Chinese man, who promises divorce after her difficult move to China, wonders: is he worth it?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 1st, 2011
After finally spending a romantic night together, just before she leaves China for good, a woman wonders, is this Chinese man trying to forget me?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jun 24th, 2011
Her Chinese boyfriend leaves all of the date-night decisions to her, and she’s tired of it. How can she get him to care?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jun 17th, 2011
When a Western woman tells her Chinese boyfriend he’s “too Chinese,” he wonders — is “too Chinese” unattractive to Western women?
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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jun 10th, 2011
A bigger woman with a Chinese boyfriend feels unattractive when, all of a sudden, he asks her to lose weight for their trip to China.
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Posted in China articles on Jun 6th, 2011
When my Chinese husband suggested I have my makeup done at a beauty salon — just for a reunion with his classmates — I knew the reason: vanity.
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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.
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