How is dating different in China versus in Western countries? Are there different sets of rules for first dates? At what point does it go from casual dating to a serious relationship? What about the expectations for what males and females should bring to the relationship? What about the speed at which things get intimate? How is it different depending on age?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Cindy will be your guide in this discussion and she brings a wonderful perspective as she lived, worked and studied for years in the US, is from China, and is a California-certified counsellor specialising in couples therapy._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Dating is complicated, that's one thing that's the same across cultures. The nature of those complications, however, certainly differ. Dating is full of nuance, unspoken rules, and social contracts, and all of that changes from person to person and in different situations. So let's have a fun, important, and enlightening discussion about dating culture and how it's different and/or the same in China and the West!_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 在中国与西方国家，恋爱文化有什么不同？第一次约会时有不同的规则吗？在什么情况下会从随意约会发展到认真交往？男女在恋爱关系中各自的期望是什么？亲密关系发展的速度如何？这些是否因年龄而有所不同？_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Cindy将引导大家展开这次讨论。她拥有独特的视角，因为她在美国生活、工作和学习了多年，同时来自中国，是一名加州认证的专注于夫妻治疗的心理咨询师。_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 恋爱很复杂，这是各文化之间的共性。但这些复杂性的本质无疑是不同的。恋爱充满了微妙、无声的规则和社会契约，而这些都因人而异、因情况而变化。因此，让我们来一次有趣、重要且启发性的讨论，一起探讨中国与西方恋爱文化的异同吧！