Matchmaker, Informal Matchmaker
Posted in China articles on Jan 9th, 2012
if my experience means anything, many Chinese still turn to someone to play matchmaker — even if that someone is just the guy you share an office with at work.
One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in China articles on Jan 9th, 2012
if my experience means anything, many Chinese still turn to someone to play matchmaker — even if that someone is just the guy you share an office with at work.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Oct 28th, 2011
A reader asks me how my husband and Chinese family reacted to my vegan diet. Was it always happily vegan every after for us?
Posted in China articles, Yin-Yang on Oct 24th, 2011
I’m a vegan, married to a Chinese man who can’t live without his meat and fish. Which I why I’ve learned to make Chinese-style red braised pork, all for love.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Sep 23rd, 2011
What gifts should you give to the parents for a Chinese wedding? I offer examples of wedding gifts in China, and suggestions on what to bring.
Posted in China articles on Sep 19th, 2011
In marriage, is love really destiny? That’s what I wondered after my Chinese sister-in-law gave me that definition for love among married couples.
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.
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.
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 China articles on Jul 11th, 2011
When my Chinese inlaws married in 1971, the marriage must-haves were a bicycle, sewing machine, radio and wristwatch, known as the “four big items” (si dajian).
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.