Lin: My mother told me not to lose my temper on my boyfriend.
Wang: My ex-boyfriend always used to complain about this. Now I always think again - Am I making an unreasonable request?
Chinese girls are traditional and take good care of their boyfriends.
Martin: My ex-girlfriend took such good care of me that sometimes I felt like she was like a "nanny."
Dong: My boyfriend is not fluent in Chinese, so I feel like I am obliged to make his life easier.
To Chinese girls, sex means marriage.
Davidson: I managed the situation by working out a time plan with my girlfriend.
Lin: To me, having sex means that this man is reliable, and we can have a future together.
Niu: To me, sex is more than physical needs.
Chinese parents-in-laws are a frightening species.
Dong: My parents are strongly against our relationship. They think I should stay with them, instead of living a drifting life with a foreigner.
Martin: One of my friends told me that his mother-in-law practically moved into their apartment, invading their life and making them crazy.
Chinese girls will weep over a break-up and maybe kill themselves.
Martin: The Chinese don't date a lot before marriage, and they expect to get serious very quickly.
Dong: I have no experience in breaking up. And I think I will definitely be devastated at first.
Niu: It has been a year and I still cannot forget my ex-boyfriend.
Lin: Every time we had a fight, I sobbed my heart out. Girls like me can definitely not get over a break-up.
Wang: My boyfriend will leave the country soon, which means we will probably break up. I hope I'll find a job there and move with him.