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My newspaper column in the Global Times (2014–2019)
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The bitter taste of adulthood
The bitter taste of adulthood
From generation to generation, Chinese parents encourage their children to learn how to “eat bitter,” which refers to enduring hardship…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Don’t hate your bosses, become them
Don’t hate your bosses, become them
Admit it. We all hate our boss. I used to mentally kill mine a hundred times at work and physically practice it through “whack your boss”…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Sexy foods to boost your libido
Sexy foods to boost your libido
When the ancient Chinese philosopher Gaozi said “eating and sex are human nature,” I think he was probably enjoying a hotpot of male animal…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
A power nap anyone?
A power nap anyone?
To nap or not to nap, that is a question for many foreigners living in China.
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Suddenly allergic to the ones I love most
Suddenly allergic to the ones I love most
I don’t like cats. I love them. I love cats so much that I once got rid of a guy just because my cat didn’t like him. And now all of a…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Texting and false intimacy
Texting and false intimacy
We all understand how important communication is in a relationship. But modern communication tools such as social media platforms can…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Designing your future
Designing your future
“What do you want to do when you grow up?” I still remember the day my elementary school teacher asked me that question in class. I stood…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Staying at home for the children
Staying at home for the children
My friend Linda graduated from one of China’s best business schools and has an MBA degree from a French university. However, she still…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Divorcées become desirable partners
Divorcées become desirable partners
The other night when I was excitedly reading the fairytale story about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, my mother called and told me that my…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
No shame in learning self-defense
No shame in learning self-defense
Sadly, another female passenger was sexually assaulted this month. A 21-year-old Chinese flight attendant was raped and then stabbed to…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
There’s no such thing as free labor
There’s no such thing as free labor
Many of us have probably asked ourselves the question at some point, whether to take an unpaid internship or not.
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Choosing to be a childfree woman
Choosing to be a childfree woman
Maybe it is because I am 33 years old and almost every Chinese friend of mine around my age has already had a baby or is trying to have one…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Heal your heartbreak in China
Heal your heartbreak in China
Where is the best destination to heal your post-breakup soul? I highly recommend China.
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Online sarcasm — funny or hurtful?
Online sarcasm — funny or hurtful?
“My boyfriend hasn’t touched me in two weeks. What should I do?” When my friend Amy asked for relationship advice in a WeChat group chat…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Tampons rule, pads drool
Tampons rule, pads drool
Most Chinese women buy luxury bags and designer clothes when they travel abroad — me? I buy tampons.
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Washed up at 35, seriously?
Washed up at 35, seriously?
In today’s youth-driven business environment, 35 is the new old age for women in the workplace.
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Packing ‘overnight bag’
Packing ‘overnight bag’
Every relationship comes with its own milestones. Spending an evening together is one of them. When this day comes, you’d better be…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Love yourself, the rest will come
Love yourself, the rest will come
A relationship consultant, as fancy as the title may sound, is actually one of the most negative and stressful jobs.
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Can left be right?
Can left be right?
It is Valentine’s Day, and many of you must be thinking whether the guy you are dating is “the one.”
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Propose to your man
Propose to your man
We women have been told many times that if a man really loves you, he will ask you to marry him. So we wait and wait and wait. It is like…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Be your own language teacher
Be your own language teacher
What I am going to tell you today might help you save thousands of dollars. Forget about the idea that the best way to learn a foreign…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Motherhood and friendship a bad mix
Motherhood and friendship a bad mix
When my best friend Yvonne told me she was pregnant, I was hurt.
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Tied down by investments
Tied down by investments
About 12 years ago, during my graduation ceremony at my university, I got a text message from a classmate of mine. She wanted to borrow…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Chinese TV dramas way too long
Chinese TV dramas way too long
China’s first anti-corruption TV show In the Name of the People has been viewed over 350 million times.
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
Out of the friend circle
Out of the friend circle
Last month, I did something rather shocking that made many of my friends question my loyalty toward them — I closed my WeChat friend…
Tiara Lin
Aug 13, 2022
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