For a Western man interested in Chinese dating, his becoming a member of CLM is as welcomed by many Chinese women as a portion of fried chicken is by the poorest people of Africa.

On ChinaLoveMatch.net our members are at many different stages of relationship with their Chinese or Western partners. Maybe you met your new Chinese woman or Western man a few days ago here on the ALM or CLM dating site, and you’re just starting to get into a serious romance. It is equally possible you met your true love months or even years ago on one of our sites, and you’ve already started living together; perhaps you’re already married. Or you could be anywhere in between those two extremes.

Rabbit? Duck? China...the country that allegedly got its name from the very first emperor, Qin (Chin) Shi Huang. Its Chinese name is 'Zhong Guo' (Zhong meaning 'middle' and Guo meaning 'country'). A fascinating country with a fascinating history, and even more fascinating people.

“If all the year were playing holidays/To sport would be as tedious as to work.” --Shakespeare

[Note: In case anyone is wondering how things our going for Yong eight months after our marriage, here is an essay she wrote for her ESL class about her life in the west so far....Peter]

Over on the Forum side of CLM, there's a wonderful thread that was written by Melcyan and it's called 'Don't Treat Me Better Than Dog'. Well, why not? The picture shown here is that of a woman in Fujian province who caught her boyfriend being unfaithful. Of course, it made national TV here in China.

What could be better than snuggling up on a couch and reading a good book at Christmas time? Well, I genuinely believe that there's nothing wrong with that picture. In truth, there have been times when I preferred being alone to giving up my solitude for anybody. However, times have changed, and I have certainly changed with age—for better or for worse, I can't really say. What I can truly say is that if I could, I would spend this holiday season in a more enjoyable setting.

Recently a new member posted a thread on the Forum in which he expressed concerns on a number of items, but specifically was concerned that he had messaged one member twice and so far not received a reply. He originally sent it as a letter to CLM, but we suggested he post a thread in order to get a broader range of responses. This blog is my in response to that thread, which you can find here:

So Yong wanted flowers. Usually this is one of her easier requests of her life in the West to fulfill. Certainly much easier than her request for “real” Chinese food, which requires a seventy-mile trip to Chicago’s Chinatown.