Category: Marriage Family

By Lin Min Lin Min is a naturally sentimental person. Emotional dramas and romance novels saw her through her youth; the love stories within them deeply drew her in and stirring romantic tales often filled her mind—she couldn’t get them out of her head. From then on, the seeds of love were planted in naive […]

By Zhaoyun Editor’s Note: What would you do if the person you love most betrayed you? In “Silently Waiting,” Amy Cheung wrote, “When you have the feeling that the person you love is unfaithful to you, you may pretend not to know. Pretending not to know is avoidance and self-deception, but it is also waiting.” […]

By Huanxing Under a dusky light, Amuer and her family were having a meal in their farmyard. Cheerful laughter dispelled their long day’s fatigue. A simple husband and the plain yet warm married life satisfied Mongolian girl Amuer. They lived such a happy life for over ten years. With Amuer being tempted by money, her […]

During my adolescence, I had a lot of fantasies about marriage that I would love my beloved, live together till old and grey, and go through my whole life happily. After I graduated from high school, I fell in love with one of my classmates. His word and deed, act and move, and whatever he […]

By Jiaoxin I was raised in 1980s when China was implementing the reform and opening-up policy. Against this backdrop, many people began to worship money and no longer respected marriage. Among my relatives, classmates and friends, some began keeping mistresses after getting rich and divorced their wives; some found rich sponsors and left their husbands; […]

By Zhang Jun Early in the morning, a ray of sunlight shone into Qianhui’s room, making a pool of light on the floor. Qianhui opened her eyes and stretched out her arms. At that moment, the phone was ringing. Her good friend Lili said on the phone: “Qianhui, I’ll get married next Sunday. So, you […]

By Shunfu When I was a child, I often heard people say: “A husband with prestige brings honor to his wife.” and “Follow the man you marry, be he a cock or dog.” (A Chinese idiom which means a girl has no choice but to live obediently with the man she marries, whether he is […]