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…
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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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.
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!
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 😛