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Film & TV
Interview: Jenn Tran on growing up Asian in America, redefining love on ‘The Bachelorette’
Jennifer “Jenn” Tran never truly understood what a happy couple was. Coming from a broken family and bad romantic relationships in the past,...
Michelle De Pacina
Art
How a Japanese artist set the record for world’s largest GPS drawing with his marriage proposal
Nearly 14 years ago, a Japanese artist’s marriage proposal set a Guinness World Record. Yasushi Takahashi, also known by his artist name Yas...
Bryan Ke
China
‘Walk to the light’: Woman’s final words to dying husband goes viral
The final farewell of an 83-year-old woman to her dying 87-year-old husband has touched the hearts of Chinese netizens. A video clip of the ...
Man in China spends 21 hours begging on his knees for ex-lover to take him back
A man in China has gone viral on Chinese social media for spending an entire night kneeling in the rain to beg his ex-lover to take him back...
Dying man’s final words to wife of 64 years move netizens to tears
A tear-inducing video of an elderly man saying his final words to his wife of 64 years while on his deathbed has gone viral on Chinese socia...
Chinese couple marry at age 94 after remeeting for first time in nearly 70 years
Xu Guizhen and Cao Zhenwei, a Chinese couple who have known each other since they were 16 years old, finally got married in 2020 after spen...
Mandatory ‘love education’ course for college students gains support in China
The Chinese Ministry of Education has expressed support for a lawmaker’s proposal to include “love and marriage” values in the curriculum f...
Ryan General
Chinese woman develops unique numeral code to communicate with her husband after he loses ability to talk
A Chinese woman invented a unique numeral code to communicate with her husband, who lost the ability to speak after a sudden heart attack an...
Rebecca Moon
Culture
‘Even if you can’t see anything, I’ll become your eyes’: Chinese man set to remarry seriously ill ex-wife
A Chinese man is being recognized locally for rekindling his relationship with his ex-wife after finding out about her debilitating illness....
Japan
‘Konkatsu’: 1 in 6 Japanese marriages are a result of spouse hunting services
One out of every six couples who were married in Japan last year were reportedly brought together by a matchmaking service known locally as ...
News
Asian American Orgs Unite to Feed 5,000 Asian Seniors Their Cultural Foods During Quarantine in OC
More than 12 organizations have joined hands in an effort to feed Asian American seniors in Orange County, California amid the COVID-19 cris...
Carl Samson
Instagram
Woman Finds True Love With Her Coworker After ‘Lots’ of Toxic Relationships
Finding love, let alone dating after battling a toxic past is never easy, to say the least. Carrying emotional baggage is crushing and can w...
97-Year-Old Man Gives His Wife, 99, Roses on ‘Chinese Valentine’s Day’
A 97-year-old husband showed just how much he loved his 99 year-old-wife by giving her a huge bouquet of roses. He can be seen walking a bit...
Kimberly Nguyen
Man Meets Future Wife at Food Stand He Used to Go to With Ex-Girlfriend
As many would attest, love is found in the most unexpected places. For Singaporean Jayden Cheong, he’ll tell you his whirlwind romanc...
Asia
How a Vietnamese Man and North Korean Woman’s Forbidden Love Waited 40 Years for Marriage
About 48 years ago, Pham Ngoc Canh, a Vietnamese man who was sent to North Korea to study during the Vietnam War, met Ri Yong Hui, the woman...
Patient Man Makes Fiancée With Amnesia Fall in Love With Him Every Day
An accident left a man’s fiancée with a severe case of amnesia five months before their planned wedding day. Similar to what Adam Sandler’s...
Woman’s INSANE Story of Fiancé ‘Finding’ Her Lost Phone Sounds Straight Out of Netflix’s ‘You’
Japanese netizens are divided over a viral story about a woman who found out that her fiancé, who she met when he “found” her lost phone, wa...
Her Parents Disapproved of Their Marriage, Then She Learned He’s Secretly Crazy Rich
A refreshing tale of online romance that persevered against all odds is going viral on social media. The story involves Nguyen Van Anh, a V...
Uncategorized
Indonesian Man Breaks The Internet After Marrying English Woman
When a wedding makes it to the news without the benefit of a celebrity, there must be something grand taking place. ...
Man in China Tries to Find the ‘Love of His Life’ at Bookstore by Suing Her
A man in Beijing, China has gone viral for his proactive attempts to find a woman he briefly encountered at a bookstore. ...
Ziye Wang
Man Wakes From Deep 12-Year Coma Under The Care Of His 75-Year-Old Mother
A Chinese man has awoken from a coma after his 75-year-old mother nursed him day and night since his car accident 12 years ago. The patient...
Japan’s Princess Ayako Officially Gives Up Royal Status to Marry ‘Commoner’
Japanese Princess Ayako officially surrendered her royal status by marrying a “commoner,” reducing the number of Japan’s imperial family mem...
13 Asian Dads Who Are the Definition of Masculinity
It’s no surprise that men haven’t always been on the forefront when we think of parenthood. However, it’s 2018 and it’s time for things to b...
Leanna Chan
Chinese Bus Driver Helps 23 Couples Find True Love After Turning Bus Into Matchmaking Agency
A Chinese bus driver in Zhengzhou, the capital of China’s Henan province, uses his bus route as a matchmaking agency, and a quite successful...
Thai Model Dating Taxi Driver Boyfriend Who Only Makes $15 a Day Wins Hearts Online
A Thai model has touched many hearts on social media after expressing her unconditional love for her moto-taxi driver boyfriend. The relatio...
40 Years Ago He Biked 6,000 Miles from India to Sweden to Be With Her — Here They are Today
Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia proved that true love absolutely exists when he traveled more than 6,000 miles just to be with the woman he loved...
Man Takes Girlfriend Across China in a Rickshaw to Convince Her to Marry Him
In a tireless effort to convince his girlfriend to marry him, a man is taking his beloved across China by pulling her in a rickshaw. The jou...
Filipino Newlyweds Win the Internet By Proving True Love Still Exists
A set of wedding photos that perfectly portrays unconditional love is now going viral on Philippine internet, melting the hearts of netizens...
Korea Has a Unique Kind of Love That is Extremely Difficult to Explain to Foreigners
There is a kind of love unique to Korea, something that Koreans themselves find difficult to explain. The word is jeong (정), which refers to...
Lifestyle
‘Bored’ Chinese Granny Becomes Internet Celebrity For Helping Others Find Love
Meet Lin Jingfu, one of the most unique live streamers in China’s booming “Internet Celebrity Economy.” What she does puts her on a differen...
45-Year-Old Man Gets Brutally Honest Love Advice from Elementary Student
Netizens were stunned after a 45-year-old Japanese man got schooled by an elementary student on how to be popular with women. The man’...
Opinion
Sorry, There’s No Such Thing as the Perfect Soulmate
Ah, the soul mate—the perpetuating romantic myth that’s still chugging along against all odds, literally. Assuming your soulmate is set at ...
Amy Chan
She Stays With Him as Deadly Eye Cancer Spreads All Over His Face
A woman in Thailand who stands by her cancer-stricken boyfriend is melting hearts on the internet. The loving girlfriend, Atittaya Chumkeaw,...
She Lost Her Eyesight, So Her Husband Planted Thousands of Flowers for Her to Smell
Toshiyuki Kuroki and Yasuko Kuroki lived as dairy farmers from Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan and have been married for more than 60 years, ra...
Khier Casino
Husband Beautifully Honors Late Wife Taken Too Soon By Ovarian Cancer
On Nov. 20, 2014, Hyong Yi was devastated when ovarian cancer took the life of his beloved wife. Hyong wanted to stay in bed for an entire y...
Chinese Man Carrying Disabled Wife to Top of Mountain is Relationship Goals
A Chinese folk singer expressed his unconditional love for his disabled wife by literally carrying her to the top of Mount Tai for nearly a ...
Kyle Encina
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