Lai Yin 麗賢

She writes about marriage, motherhood, sex, family, food, airports and the impossible work of holding a house. She lives in Europe with her husband and their three daughters.

Seoul

I travelled alone this trip. I was marrying him this year and needed this trip for myself. I ate Kimchi jjigae on Garosu-gil and restored what I never should’ve lost.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 15 May 2025

Lisbon

On shaded avenues. Rooftop vistas. Cocktails. Downbeat tracks. Placing him.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 5 May 2025

On the Sybian

I don’t expect him to provide what a man cannot. I expect to orgasm the way my body wants. Not what it settled for.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 30 Mar 2025

Spring Moon

On dining out, sex on the first date, and moving house.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 1 Feb 2025

The woman who commanded the room without a word.

A music teacher held a hall of children without shouting or force. True feminine power signals and places. It doesn’t ask.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 18 Dec 2024

The woman who commanded the room without a word.

On nitpicking

Nitpicking happens in the moment. Without thought. Without impact assessment. Without malice.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 24 Nov 2024

This is what they’ll remember

They won’t remember our words. They’ll remember the rhythm. The stillness. The change. This is what remains.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 20 Oct 2024

Who my husband is

He did not run. He did not punish. He stayed through everything. This is the man I married.

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 13 Oct 2024

On holding my house

I place myself. I place him. The house changes when I do. 🌿

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 6 Oct 2024

The journey that built my house.

How I built my bond, my marriage, my family, my house. ⚡

By Lai Yin 麗賢

/ 31 Aug 2024

SHEHOLDS 她拿著

A publication about how women shape and hold the spaces around them.

Four Books. One Woman.

Lai Yin 麗賢

Seoul

Lisbon

On the Sybian

Spring Moon

The woman who commanded the room without a word.

On nitpicking

This is what they’ll remember

Who my husband is

On holding my house

The journey that built my house.

The Books