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 China articles on Jun 27th, 2011
Keeping all of the names for your Chinese relatives together is not such an easy game after all.
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Posted in China articles on Jun 13th, 2011
The Chinese women doing my makeup considered me the real beauty — while I believed them far more beautiful than myself. Why couldn’t we embrace our own beauty?
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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 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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Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on May 13th, 2011
This is Friday the 13th, one of the unluckiest days of the year — a perfect time for tales of star-crossed lovers, and relationship woes, Ask the Yangxifu style.
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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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Posted in China articles on Mar 28th, 2011
My Chinese husband has sneezing fits in the US, I have them in his family home in China. And our only explanation is shuitu bufu.
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