Japanese Men to Wives: Work!
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jun 10, 2009 14:55 JST
- Tags: Feminism, Marriage, Money, Relationships, Statistics
Survey results indicate that 80% of Japanese men now desire a wife who is prepared to work rather than just sit at home all day, which is in stark contrast to the majority of Japanese women who still expect the man to have a much higher income than them.
Some men even express a willingness to take on the role of stay-at-home husband, if their wife earns more…
The online survey covered 1135 unmarried men, of whom 78% expressed an intent to marry.
These men seemed keen that the women work: 40% wanted their spouse to work full-time, versus only 20% who sought a full-time housewife. The results from 10 years prior had only 27% wanting a working wife.
Including dispatch and part-time work, 79% wanted their prospective wife to earn her keep.
However, women can take solace in the fact that whilst they may be expected to do more than watch TV all day, some 70% accept an equal division of household chores, which seems roughly in line with the proportion of men expecting women to work.
Women for their part apparently demand men with exceedingly high salaries, which rather suggests they would prefer the man still do all the work.
Most surprisingly of all, 60% of men in their twenties and 70% of men in their thirties agreed that “if the wife’s income is greater they wouldn’t mind staying at home as a house-husband”, which some are taking as evidence of the extent of their “feminisation” (though of course it is not hard to see why people of either gender would agree to let someone else do all the work).
The final result is perhaps a given in a westernised society: 95% of men listed “love” as a crucial aspect of selecting a wife, indicating perhaps that Japanese women need not give up hope just yet, if only they are sufficiently persuasive, though of course given that the vast majority seem to have a man’s income in mind when marrying it seems the gap between the marriage expectations of the two genders may be irreconcilably large…
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thats why prostitution was invented my sons. i mean c'mon at first yeah its love n shit but after is more respect then actual love. so your not actually shagging now are you because thats the main thing u want after the whole respect thing comes in to play. and look it at a financial stand point. its cheaper to hire a hooker then have a house wife. a hooker costs about 50$ for a hour and u can do what ever your sick little minds come up with. now if you have a house wife u have to feed her, buy her clothes, pay her stupid hair salon trips etc. so prostitution is the key to all our problems.
You can have both at the same time in one single woman. I have one, you just need to find it.
that's why you never offer to pay your hooker's hairdo...
If my wife makes more than me, then I will seriously consider being a house-husband.That will give me enough time to build a 1/35 scale EX-S Gundam.
Ok guys, i'm a housewife and i work at the same time, indeed i do housekeeping time to time so it's not like there's always perfection in my house, since i do the work too. My husband work time to time too.
Indeed i do all the housekeeping, we're both wotakus and gamers.
Indeed i think that's very nice that japanese men want that, i really think that a woman isn't complete if we don't work for ourselves or help out more that sit our fat ass at the computer/tv all day long.
In that aspect, yes japanese woman are thinking bad, because they want the easy life, it's not fair for themselves and for their partners. Indeed dunno that's gonna change ever.
is there any chance for you to divorce your husband and marry me?
Blow up dolls are cheaper in the long run, don't bitch at you for not getting them what they want, require feelings of love and affection, and don't run away or fight back when you beat them. I still fail to see why anyone would like to get married.
Hey, some people want 'feeling of love and affection' but do not want to get married to someone. That is where 'cohabitation' comes into play, where each person is free to leave the relationship at any time if the partner is not doing their part in the relationship.
I know quite a few people who have gone that route while having children.
I think that in marriage you must respect the other's wishes and if you can't you shouldn't marry at all. Screw these kind of "ideal lover statistics".
Of course money is needed so someone's gotta work. People who don't want to work or do housework at all are beyond me. Should you have the money - if you don't work at least once in a while you won't be able to enjoy relaxation so everything about that kind of life seems rather pointless.
Personally, that is the reason why I detest marriage (other than the fact that I think that it denigrates the people in the marriage by making it seem that they are only 'good enough' for one person): the woman and sometimes the MAN in the marriage doesn't want to keep up their end of the bargain.
I'd do the cooking anytime.
not surprised really
You know, the more people who work, the less jobs there to go around.
Kinda fucks with equality, ya know/
Some of these posts made me sad. :[ So many people don't ever want to get married because women are too much of a hassle, you can always get sex somewhere else, they only want your money, etc.
As a girl, I don't think I'm one of those bitchy money-grabbing whores. Not every woman is looking to get her hands on your wallet. I'd expect my partner to do his half of the bargain by at least doing some work and bringing money into the household, but I don't care what his salary is so long as he isn't just sitting there expecting me to haul in the dough. But I'd like to work as well. Working will keep me preoccupied, allow me to have some time away from the home, so that way when I come back it will be all the sweeter to see my husband. On top of that, having a wife can be fun, especially if she has very similar interests. I hope I can find an otaku man, so we can enjoy anime/video games together~ ^^
hmmm, hello, this is SC we're talking about, it's fillde with otakus, take your pick honey
I'd like to believe there are otaku who are actually responsible hard working people looking for a nice trustworthy spouse to marry and spend their lives with here in SC.
of course there are. except otakus brains are usually 3D pig disgusting or at least in my case, pron vs real life, pron wins.
of course its astronomical to maintain a gf that's very pretty most of the time.
i'm looking for that exception, pretty but does not suck up mah money. very rare. meh i got time
>As a girl, I don’t think I’m one of those bitchy money-grabbing whores.
You know what? I do believe you don't think you're a money grabbing whore. However, there's such thing as self-deception...
Well I can understand Japanese men reason, they want a wife that works because by looking at there economy you can tell by the needs of paying for rent,utility's,food which in Japan is sometimes expensive its even sad that they Tax Children that live in Japan.
If both partners share the same occupation, it's the best combination.
house husband...
what kind of dream is that -_-
man SHOULD work!
Artefact, you always find the best pictures for these articles!
A very practical response. Good thing that Japanese men are using their heads. Hopefully this proves to be consistent throughout its male population seeing as only 1135 samples were acquired [with the probability that they're all from a single place i.e. Tokyo]. True equality being realized.
Housechores,it's not like the men don't do it.
I probably beat my mother and sister in doing housechores,becouse they are both lazy.
But yes im not at home pretty much.
Can't say that I blame lot of these men. I have my own aspirations in life, I want to get a doctorate in something someday and make lots of money. I sure as hell don't want a wife who's gonna just expect me to take care of her while she's a stay at home mom.
I don't agree also with the 70% of men who just want to be an 'at-home' husband all day. Get working you lazy fucks. As much as women are pain in the ass, you do have to give them credit for taking the lead role in raising kids.
In today's reality, you just ain't going to have any life worth mention on one income even if a normally nice income.
I don't say marriage is required, but, a solid second income is sure going to make the difference. The days of a stay at home spouse have been gone for decades.
Of course it's nice when you can screw your other income generator. I don't subscribe to room mates of the same gender or roomies that don't put out :)
Hmm, now here is at least one good reason for living in Bulgaria :)
Usually both people work, none takes the brunt of the money,leaving the other with pocket cash, both share responsibilities in the house and at work, both work towards the common goal that is a marriage full of love and happiness.
That, I believe, applies for the rest, or at least for the most of European countries too, but due to lack of experience with couples from Central and Western Europe, I guess I am not entitled to generalize about them :P
For some reason Peg Bundy off married with children comes to mind after reading this.
how many people in the 'husbands' online survey were actually woman I wonder...hmmm heh I wonder what lesbian couples think now that would bring some interesting views. c'mon lady couple tell me what you think of this!
It is almost impossible to make descent life in Japan if you plan to have your Gf/wife at home all the time ,if you do not earn at least 350.000 yen a month.
if you have a child, add 150/200.000 yen of minimum needed earning.
No... NO AT ALL!!!
Japanese Men to Wives IS to Work!?!
This is completely WRONG AT ALL!!!
The ONE THING is MORE than WORKING for...
Is the FREEDOM OF EVERYTHING with the MONEY and TIME!!!
That is everybody seeking of THAT!!!
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Ah no wonder the birth rate is declining.
well obviously with so many divorces its not fair to get married and divorced just to have ur stuff taken from u.
I lived alone for some years, and did ALL the housework alone, so I know I'm a winner since I can live alone AND do that stuff w/o any problem.
Understandable. Honestly what I've read of this article today has put me in a much better mood. I'm proud of you, Japanese men, this time.
Actually the problem just exists because the most men don't have balls... If you made rules together with your woman, problems like this don't exist.
I have always found this phrase really stupid and annoying.
Don't just blame women for being material...
For a long time we HAD to stay home and were NOT ALLOWED to take jobs and earn our money...
And even though we live now in a much more open-minded century some habits are hard to overcome culturally...
I myself am a total disgrace to the female population...=^___^=U I hate housework, cooking and don't wanna have children...( Maybe adopt two in my 40s or so )...Am absolutly against marriage and even living together is only possible for me if I get my own room too...( Or my BF has to be a bisexual loli/shota/yaoi/yuri/hentai/ecchi/seinen loving moe-addict SanCon reader XD )
COUNTER ATTACK YEAH !!!! Fuck woman !!
people said that a lucky man is the man who has infinite riches
a lucky woman is the one that find the above man.
Lol
"Survey results indicate that 80% of Japanese men now desire a wife who is prepared to work rather than just sit at home all day, which is in stark contrast to the majority of Japanese women who still expect the man to have a much higher income than them."
Sit at home all day? Really? Hopefully you acknowledge that girlfriends/wives may sit at home, but mothers do FAR from sitting at home.
Taking care of children, especially, is a very tiring work. And even without children, hours of housework can cause the housewives to develop muscles.
Hours and hours of hard work usually amounts to nothing. It's far more important to work smart than just do it with lots of effort.
For example, air filters next to washer/dryer and in bed room works wonders, and so does a roomba. Dust really isn't that much of an issue when you do things smart.
Instead of pile clothes or spend hours folding them, it is by far faster to just hang them on hangers. So you get two weeks worth of clothes, and put them on weekly rotation.
As to toilets and showers, the key is to clean them right after use. And wipe them down with a car washing glove, those work great. Then spray them down with hot water jets from those shower heads you buy.
I live by myself, work for myself, and do all the chores myself. But you know, I spend less than a quarter of the time as those house wives and still manage better.
People shouldn't expect sympathy if they work stupidly and inefficiently.
Yay for feminism!
Yes, women working is feminism. They need the responsibilities as well as the rights to get their equality.
I agre 100%, if they want equality they have to carry the baggage that come with it as well.
fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap...!
My wife can go to work and I will fap all day.
who do you fap with if your wife is at work all day?
Don't you usually fap alone?
Yes you usually fap alone.
what a poor guy, I pitty at you sir
Uh.... 2D girls?
Uff, that's a minefield I'd stay clear of.
They need to do do a survey with otakus.
"When asked about 3D women 100% of Otakus answered 'Bitches and whores'"
I lol'd.
Takasu Ryuuji
who the hell is takasu ryuuji?
He's the main character from Toradora. He's obsessive about cleanliness and enjoys cooking and sewing.
but why only the name is mentioned... = =
With the economy as bad as it is, many of these guys probably need there wives to start working.
I'm confused. Woman wants to be treated as equal to men, they want to be president, astronot, police, etc, but they also want to let the man do all the work? I mean, how selfish can you get? If you want the man to do all the work than you shouldn't demand so much and just accept what your man give.
waitwaitwait... you want girls that aren't demanding??? a beautiful dream to be sure, but even i lack an imagination capable of dreaming such a thing. your best bet is to wait for robot girlfriends to, firstly, exist, then become affordable.
That's not to far off.
I don't mind if they demand a lot, but demanding comes with a price. If you want something you have to pay for it, it's common sense no? You want to be demanding? Then I want your pussy, and your total obidience
If you dare suggest that sort of equality anon, in most westernized societies you'll get at best a slap in the face.
I'd suggest the same as previous anon, robot girlfriends are just around the corner.
then, i wait.
thats why we need some good looking android with some ai that cant be hacked...
like eve no jikan... > A <
Robot girlfriend:
* too potentially dangerous (develops fault, or is hacked, it can spy on or kill you - see Ghost in the Shell)
* potentially to expensive to fix, you can't get parts, lose all your shared memories (see Chobits)
Wife:
* stays at home with kids, watches doramas and reads womens' magazines, gets idea to cheat, or gets bored and wants to leave you to 'find herself'
* she should work a job to avoid boredom, and provide some financial stability to the family (it's less likely for TWO people to lose their jobs at the same time)
I'll wait too
they dont want equal treatment they want dominance
This goes for American women too...
Not just dominance, they want to be worshiped. That's why so many girls have fantasies of being princesses.
Dang,that is the truth a lot of agree to,
that could be considered fridged brillance
(not a insult,I hope)Because if the ladies
knew about you,pray it's good news,it would only only help you,because that to take your like a vacuum
(not in a good way,dang)may leave you alone,
and get decent females to hang out with.
this actually reminds me of this cantonese tv show I watched a few months back, talks about how HK girls are so demanding and when you go to clubs with girls, you absolutely have to treat them to drinks. Always have to buy expensive LV bags / stuff for them, can't even have your own time with your guy friends to play sports or whatever, the list goes on.
And then the show goes onto a 2nd part which is about HK guys and how they are "densha otoko", which pretty much gives the same meaning as "otaku" in HK.
that was long. you can search up 星期日檔案 港女 / 港男 on youtube if you are interested.
I personally never buy girls drinks unless I know them well and have already developed a rapport. Fuck being used as a temporary bar-tab for the night.
scary, no wonder more and more man are prefering the same gender nowdays ^^
honestly that doesnt seem that unlikely, its what i prefer actually.
Ya Japan is screwed.
Japanese men wants equality NAO.
Or do they?Mabe it's just a secret plan,can't
tell you though its a secret,and if I did tell
you I will have to kill you so sorry.
Yes, what a resolution to jump behind.
lol.....
Out here, men who sit at home and don't
work and let the wives do all the work are
very despised.
Men are just too lazy to do housework.
I'm a guy, I know that.
Yet, I clean the bathroom or do other chores from time to time.
Dude, of cource you are a guy, there are no girls in the internet XD
You said it like you know from personal experience...
LOL
Now is our time !!! xD
in the Japan wife don't work [a good part]...
bad is NOTHING....
my english is bad...x]
It seems that women usually mind a "dirty" house more?
These shelves need dusting << Who cares?
Fold your clothes after your wash them << Why?
Make the bed << No.
Don't get me wrong. I keep things sanitary and germ-free, but I don't care to do dusting or pointless organization.
Mine is just like your Otaku Girl. Normally, I will have it organized for about 4 days, then it's back to things all over the place. Really, the only things that stayed organized are my games and anime.
Damn straight....
"Fold your clothes after your wash them << Why?"
Because then you don't have to iron them. If you neatly fold them while they're still warm they won't wrinkle. Pretty awesome, I only discovered this because my partner had folding them immediately as his habit.
"These shelves need dusting << Who cares?"
People who have breathing problems or dust-mite allergies do. Not dusting enough gives problems for your guests. If nobody but you two visit your home, then that's not really a problem. It is a problem if one spawns off and keeps the kids in the house though.
"Make the bed << No."
Depends on how you do it... Some is pointless except for decoration purposes, but if you do it right then it helps the accumulated moisture in the matress partially evaporate during the day, and and reduces the amount of dustmites in the bed.
Dirt, mess and germs is disgusting. All must be well-cleaned, fresh and symmetrically arranged.
My mom is like that. She can't stand it. As for me, my room usually looks disasterous.
As a guy I will say that I'm very lazy when it comes to housework. However when I do housework I usually enjoy it and become disappointed when I run out of things to do.
Well in my case and in the most cases with men.If I am set to do something I do it untill the end in one breath,no stoping just do it(even chores).Even if I stop for a second I'll get lazy.
Repetition FTW!
Disappointed?! You should go OH WOW I FINISHED ALL THE HOUSEWORK!!
..and start messing things up again :D
Man I hate housework and the like.
but I end up doing it anyways once the need arises =S.
although I can see a woman mopping or whatever and if I'm on my pc or doing something else I won't even lift a finger...not exactly something to brag about :V
You will be an eligible husband. ;)
That's funny cuz I know a couple that's like that. He's technically a "stay at home dad" but he does play online games an awful lot.
Or just having action with his wife
men love action even if its just virtual, or just video games..
and i "wtf!" ed
i got a lame idea, wife goes to work, husband stay at home play online gaem LOLz!
i would like it if i had a wife that works
cause ill just stay at home and surf the net while taking care of the kids
and ill make my kids into otaku's so that taking care of then wont be a hassle....
Konata?