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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.

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Ask the Yangxifu: On Being Vegan in a Chinese Family

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?

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One Vegan, Making Chinese Red-Braised Pork For Love

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.

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Ask the Yangxifu: Chinese Wedding Gifts for the Parents

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.

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All You Need Is Destiny

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.

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Five Things Taiwanese Idol Dramas Say About Love in China

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.

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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: 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?

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The Four Big Items For My Chinese In-laws’ Marriage

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).

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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.

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