Asiafriendfinder: PROFILE: VALENTINE'S DAY BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR IN CHINA
BOB EDWARDS, host: Valentine's Day was once an exclusively Western occasion, but it's become a global phenomenon. Every February 14th, millions of dollars are spent in countries all over the world; 1.3 billion Chinese are among those celebrating. It hasn't quite reached the farthest corners of China yet, but young people in the cities are quickly getting the hang of it. From Beijing, NPR's Rob Gifford prepared this report.(SOUNDBITE OF CROWD...
Asiafriendfinder: WAITING GROOMS,
US VISAS FOR CHINESE E-MAIL-ORDER BRIDES ARE DELAYED
Bob Malovich found his future wife on www. asiafriendfinder.com, where $65 gave him unlimited access to ads of hundreds of Chinese women. The headlines on their ads promise unconditional love: "Beautiful and easy to please"; "Eager to build a happy home."He e-mailed hundreds of women before he found "the one." Lili Li, a 40-year-old accountant, seemed intelligent, warm, and sweet. Then she sent him a photo....
Asiafriendfinder: Web of love,
True romance is hard to find, even in crowded cyberspace.
His family and friends liked her, and hers liked him. Both were successful and attractive, and the chemistry was great. Their six-month relationship, which included a romantic two-week tour of Europe, was always fun; they never argued. They fit together so well in so many ways, in fact, that 55-year-old Jon Zydenbos felt pretty bad when his relationship with the tall, blond 38-year-old ended just a week before Christmas. But he didn't feel bad for long. Zydenbos got...
Asiafriendfinder: Find himself? He can start by finding out how to pack his stuff
DEAR ELLIE: My husband of 20 years met someone at work four years ago. He felt a connection. On their last day working together recently, he felt sad. Now, he's moving out, "to find himself." He's 42; I'm 45; she's 33. He says he'll honor our vows and that he still loves me, that he wants to remain friends! He says he has to find out what he wants out of life. We have no kids. I had cancer 15 years ago;...