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Guest Post: Kiss and Tell from China and the UK

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 Jocelyn Eikenburg 25 Comments AMWF, AMWF love stories, AMWF relationships, British, China, Chinese, UK

I came to China at the age of 26 and already knew about more divorces than I could count. I wasn’t impressed with the dating and marriage culture in the UK.

Things I’ve Learned from My Chinese Husband: Asia Is Not That United

August 10, 2015December 1, 2015 Jocelyn Eikenburg 113 Comments Asia, Asian, China, Chinese, Favorites, Filipino, India, Japan, Japanese, Philippines

Yes, my marriage to a Chinese man has taught me a valuable lesson — that Asia is not the great, united, happy family (as some Americans might believe).

中国声音：中文读者，我们在等你呦！

April 13, 2015April 12, 2015 Jocelyn Eikenburg 2 Comments Chinese, 中文

那些还在潜水的小伙子，我们期待你们的声音！“洋媳妇谈中国”自2009年建站以来一直致力于为“中男西女”这一相对小众的组合提供一个发声平台。网站日益红火，网站创始人“洋媳妇”艾琳（Jocelyn Eikenburg）获得了众多知名媒体报道。我们开通了中文版。由于绝大多数博文是英文的，中文版需要您的帮助!

Interview with Yuan Fu, the official translator for Speaking of China – 采访付远，《谈中国》的官方翻译

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 Jocelyn Eikenburg 8 Comments China, Chinese, Dating Chinese men, dating Western women, 中文

For the past year, Yuan Fu, a native of Shandong Province, has volunteered his time to help translate a variety of posts on Speaking of China into Chinese.

Guest Post: My daughter said, “I’m American, I’m Jewish and I’m Chinese.”

February 27, 2015February 26, 2015 Jocelyn Eikenburg 21 Comments American, AMWF, biracial Asian kids, Chinese, Jewish, Susan Chan

Susan Chan recalls how her biracial and bicultural daughter once encountered a boy who told her, “you can’t be three things.”

Ask the Yangxifu 中文版

关于娶洋媳妇的4个坏念头

September 3, 2014September 2, 2014 Jocelyn Eikenburg 7 Comments Chinese, 中文, 洋媳妇, 结婚

如果你真的想娶一位在中国的西方女人，就请——拜托——一定不要打以下4个糟糕透顶的主意。（翻译自《4 Really Bad Reasons for Marrying Western Women in China》）

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洋媳妇问答：与中国男人恋爱的地域困境

August 18, 2014August 17, 2014 Jocelyn Eikenburg 0 Comments Chinese, 中文, 洋媳妇

一个欧洲理科研究生爱上了一个中国小伙子，但并不想为此放弃自己的事业并和他移居中国。他们能否克服地域障碍而最终走到一起？(Translation of 《Ask the Yangxifu: Love and Location Dilemma With a Chinese Man》)

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爱上一个比自己矮的中国男：3英寸

August 11, 2014August 10, 2014 Jocelyn Eikenburg 2 Comments Chinese, 中文, 洋媳妇

我和我老公差3英寸。也就是说，就差3英寸我们就一般高了——因为我是5英尺7英寸（约170cm，译者注）而他是5英尺4英寸（约163cm，译者注）。（翻译自《Three Inches of Separation: On Loving a Shorter Chinese Man》）

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语言与相爱

August 4, 2014August 3, 2014 Jocelyn Eikenburg 0 Comments Chinese, 中文, 洋媳妇, 语言

有没有发现，用你坠入爱河时用的语言会让你的恋爱/婚姻关系更好？（翻译自《The Relationship Between Language and Falling in Love》）

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中国的乡村，微笑的力量

July 11, 2014July 31, 2014 Jocelyn Eikenburg 1 Comment Chinese, 中文, 洋媳妇

们无疑将始终牵挂这片友善的山野乡村，这里教会我们再一次相信人性的善，相信那一个微笑的力量。