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Actress Huang Xuan Navigates Modern Dating and Mid-Life Romance

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taiwanese actress Huang Xuan invested in a teeth whitening course and attended the opening of a new beauty clinic with her close friend Cheng Ya-chen.
  • The two became close friends through filming and enjoy frequent outdoor activities together, though Huang Xuan prefers partners with shared interests.
  • Huang Xuan is currently dating someone new but is cautious about modern dating practices and acknowledges the realities of finding love as a divorced mother.

Taiwanese actress Huang Xuan has invested a significant sum in a teeth whitening course and recently attended the launch of a new beauty clinic in Taipei's Minsheng Community, supported by her close friend, Cheng Ya-chen. The duo, who became inseparable after working together on dramas like "A Family's Reunion" and "The Heavens," share a bond forged through shared adventures.

She introduced people who are on the artistic and static route, not exercising at all, not my type. If someone is nice, I can only give them a platonic card.

โ€” Huang XuanExplaining why she has not accepted dates from friends, preferring a partner with shared active interests.

Cheng Ya-chen recounted an amusing "endurance fraud" story from when Huang Xuan first invited her hiking. What was promised as a half-day trip turned into a grueling seven-and-a-half-hour trek involving rock climbing, leaving Cheng Ya-chen initially exasperated but ultimately strengthening their friendship. Their shared love for intense outdoor activities like mountain climbing and river tracing has made them weekly companions, often teased by co-stars for their constant outings.

Despite Cheng Ya-chen's attempts to set her up with potential partners, Huang Xuan remains selective. She finds the men introduced are too focused on static, artistic pursuits and lack the active lifestyle she enjoys. Huang Xuan believes a partner must share her passion for the outdoors for a relationship to last.

It's hard to figure out!

โ€” Huang XuanExpressing her bewilderment at modern dating practices like 'situationships'.

Currently, Huang Xuan is cautiously exploring a new relationship with someone she has been seeing for about a month. She finds modern dating, particularly the concept of "situationships," bewildering. Having been through a divorce and raising an 8-year-old son, she also faces the practicalities of mid-life romance. She openly states she does not wish to have more children, a factor that can complicate relationships, especially when potential partners or their families have expectations regarding offspring. Huang Xuan emphasizes that while she is open to finding love, her priority is maintaining happiness and a sense of romance in her daily life.

I don't want to have more children.

โ€” Huang XuanStating her clear stance on not wanting to have more children, a consideration in her current dating life.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.