One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in Double Happiness on Oct 7th, 2011
“A Western woman walks into a bar…” sounds like the start of a joke. But instead of coming back with a punchline, a number of Western women came back with Chinese men who they would eventually marry. Featuring stories from Jo Kelly-Bai, Kelly Sandor-Yang, and White Girl in a Chinese-American World.
Posted in China articles on Sep 26th, 2011
After pondering questions about the One-Child Policy — and how most young Chinese men today had no siblings — I wondered: what would it be like if my Chinese husband were an only child?
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Sep 9th, 2011
Sara Jaaksola offers insight from her own relationship with a Chinese man on what to do when language barriers get in the way of your love.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Sep 2nd, 2011
You might call them our “yangxifu grandmothers,” the Western women of the past who paved the way for us to love/marry Chinese men. Here’s my list of six prominent women.
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 15th, 2011
The Global Times quotes me in an article about cross-cultural speed dating in China, titled “On the Fast Track to Love.”
Posted in China articles on Aug 8th, 2011
My Chinese husband’s cousin had it all — money, BMW, expensive suits. But he was looking for the ultimate accessory: a Western wife to show off.
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.
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?
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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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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