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.
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My Chinese Husband’s Vanity
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.
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.
Featured in China Daily Article: Western Women, Chinese Men
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.
Ask the Yangxifu: Motherly Chinese Ayi Not So Motherly To New Girlfriend
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on May 27th, 2011
A woman dating a man in China struggles with his “like a Chinese mother” ayi, who insists on keeping his ex’s memory alive and well before her.
One Chinese Woman Fears Marriage
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.
Living Apart from my Chinese Husband for the Summer in China
Posted in China articles on May 16th, 2011
If I was working on a research question for this summer, it might be this — what happens when my Chinese husband and I decide to live apart for the summer in China?
Ask the Yangxifu: Unlucky in Love in China
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.
In the Mood for Summer Love (in China)
Posted in China articles on May 9th, 2011
Okay, it may only be May — but in the Hangzhou region, where my Chinese husband’s family lives, summer is on like a renao Chinese wedding banquet.
On Love in the Workplace in China
Posted in China articles on May 2nd, 2011
It’s the Labor Day holiday in China, and that makes me think of how labor and love work together in China. After all, I met my husband through work.
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