Hello Felix,

Chinese New Year happens one day per year.  There are 364 other days in the year.  You shouldn’t think of your small family gathering as a problem.  Any girl you meet will have time to get to know you properly before being invited along to your celebration, and perhaps she will have already met your parents.  It’s not a good idea to compare your family with other families.  You don’t know what happens behind closed doors with those other families.  One day your dad might make it up with his siblings, then it becomes a large family gathering.  Things change all the time.  If you need to explain your small gatherings to your future girlfriend, just be matter of fact about it.  This is not your fault.

Please stop worrying about this.  Just enjoy your youth and enjoy being with all the girls you are going to meet.  Mostly, things just fall into place.

Love and Light

Peggy