For My Chinese In-laws, Scolding is Love
Posted in China articles on Jul 25th, 2011
I didn’t understand why my Chinese mother-in-law argued with my Chinese father-in-law. But, according to my Chinese husband, maybe that’s their way of showing love.
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Ask the Yangxifu: Why Does My Chinese Family Refuse My Gifts?
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 22nd, 2011
An American woman wonders why her Chinese in-laws seem upset every time she gives them a gift. Why do they always refuse what she buys for them?
Ask the Yangxifu: Is Married Chinese Man Worth The Trouble?
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?
My Chinese Inlaws’ Not-So-Free Marriage
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.
Ask the Yangxifu: Is Chinese Man Forgetting Me After One Night Together?
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?
The Chinese Relatives Name Game
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.
Ask the Yangxifu: Chinese Boyfriend Never Plans Our Dates
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?
Making up Beauty in China
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?
Ask the Yangxifu: Chinese Boyfriend Thinks I’m Fat
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.
Ask the Yangxifu: British Woman with Chinese Husband Lonely in Marriage
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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