"I can see by the way that you hold your chopsticks...

that you'd make a great wife."

No, it's not a Chinese pick-up line. But someone did say that to me once.

There are many taboos and superstitions regarding chopsticks, from how you hold them to where you stick them. I've learned two variations of an old wives tale that connect chopstick etiquette to mate selection.

Curiosity #2:
How you hold your chopsticks illustrates what kind of spouse you will be. Here's how it works: So, a chopstick has two ends. The fat end is the tail and the skinny end is the head. The traditional belief is that if you hold your chopsticks close to the tail, you will marry someone from far away. Inversely, if you hold them near the head, you will marry someone from nearby. My friend Julia believes that the closer you hold your chopsticks to the head, the warmer you will be to your spouse. Well, since I married someone from across the globe, I can't vouch for the accuracy of the traditional wives tale. But if you ask my husband, he'd say that Julia is spot-on!

So, what do your chopsticks say about you?