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Editor'snote:Sajiao()meansactinglikeaspoiledchild.ManyChinesewomenoften
resorttosajiaowhentheywantmoreattentionoriftheywanttogettheirboyfriendor
husbandtodosomethingforthem.ItisconsideredcuteandfeminineinChinesesocietyand
awomanwhodoesnotusethis"technique"isoftenseenasnotfeminine.Butoneofour
forumreadersfromtheUSoffersadifferentperspective.

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InChina,sajiaoisunderstoodandapparentlyOKasaformofroleplaybetweensome
couples.Thenarcissisticwomanputsonaspoiledchildact,throwstantrums,makes
demands,andtheguyshowshecaresbyacquiescingandgivingin.Itcangetexpensivefor
him,butit'sawayofshowinghismasculinitytoherandanyonewatching.Foreignersfindthis
sortofthingveryembarrassingtowatch.Theyareastonishedathowawomanwhoseems
sanesuddenlychangesintoaninfantilemonsterandhowherboyfriendwilljustdowhatever
shewants.There'snodignityinit.
Idon'trecommendChinesecouplesputonsuchdisplaysinAmerica,certainlynotinpublic.
Feminismhastakentoostrongaholdtomakesajiaoacceptablebehaviorhere.AnAmerican
womancannotassumethatamanwilltakecareofher,buyherexpensivegifts,etc.Ifshe
makestoomanyunreasonabledemands,he'slikelytodumpher.Infact,manyAmericanmen
arelookingforastrong,smartwomantodotheproviding.Nutstothat.Whetheryou'reaman
orwoman,youshouldatleastbeabletotakecareofyourself,becausenothinginthis
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Ithinkit'sjustatricktogetwhattheywant.Someeldersdoit,too.Youeitherputupwithit,orgivein.OnceI
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