Japanese Man Explains Why There Are So Few Divorces in Japan, But No One Is In A hurry To Get Married

Relations in Japan are very different from our usual scenarios. Flowers are rarely given there, and weddings now do not happen so often. Impact. easternism romantic relationships between boys and girls. Maybe it's not about her at all.

The pandemic has not only affected the economy and other globally important areas of life. The relationship between people has changed a little too. And, of course, it manifested itself not only in us, but throughout the world. For example, in Japan, in recent years, young people are less and less married. Young people are not interested in the romantic side of life.

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Girls increasingly pay attention not to the personality of the guys, but to their wealth. And young people do not want to waste their resources on courting and winning women's hearts. There are many explanations for this. For example, a significant role is played by the prevalence of digital communication, which has many disadvantages. Because of him, many simply forgot to communicate in real life.

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Japan is a country of advanced technology, so these trends do not seem strange or sudden. Everything has long been inclined to such a scenario. This is because the Japanese started Looking at relationships more pragmaticallyThey also fear failure or rejection.

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At home, Japanese women behaving capriciouslyAnd many of them are disdainful of men. A friend who moved to Japan told me an amazing story:

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He had a best friend with whom he worked together. One day he came to work feeling completely upset. After a brief questioning, it became clear that He was abandoned by his pregnant wife.. They were fine, no fighting. The husband tried to arrange their lives, earned well, respected his wife and was excessively happy with the imminent appearance of the child. However, his wife, as it turned out, planned her life not at all as it was conditioned before the wedding. All she wanted was to get pregnant and live alone with her baby. Of course, everything was for the sake of money, because in Japan a man is obliged to provide for his wife and his child until his adulthood.

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Here's a case of this. Of course, this is not the most common situation, but it still happens. However, in our country this would be practically impossible. The worst part is that this man He cannot challenge his wife’s decision in court.. The Japanese judiciary is always on the side of women.

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In Japanese families there can be two scenarios. In the first, a woman is fully engaged in housekeeping, standing at the stove or cleaning the whole day. She looks after the kids. My husband only makes money. This happens sometimes, especially when the family leans towards the former. patriarchalism. But there is also a second scenario. In it, a woman does what she wants. She can dance, sing or develop some other talent.

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You can see clearly in these examples. confrontation of European and Eastern cultures. Young people tend to the first, but older people tend to the second. Patriarchal manifestations can be seen in everyday situations, as well as just on the street. For example, a man may not open the door in front of a woman or give up a seat on public transport. The Japanese behave differently with foreigners.

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