'"Married Men Don't Look Happy!" "Wives Unnecessary!": An Increasing Number of Japanese Men Opting for Bachelorhood

SporkTornado · 2015-07-22T00:51:14+00:00

Reminds me of a joke about marriage, "The only men who are still excited about getting married. Are getting married to other men"

_skipp_ · 2015-07-22T00:39:27+00:00

“Just looking at my married friends and how day by day they become more and more emaciated [emasculated?] makes me think that I’m lucky to be single.” (25, Creative Arts)

“Hearing about the cruel way that some wives treat their husbands turns me pale with fear.”(25, Creative Arts)

“Handing over all of your earnings to the household and being given ‘pocket money’ by the wife leaves me muttering ‘You’ve got to be kidding!’ under my breath.” (28, Medical care, welfare-service).

“All your hard earnings, in the blink of an eye, disappear into the oblivion that is the housekeeping!” (24, Medical care, welfare-service)

“My paycheck is too low to support a family. ” (27, Machinery)

“I like my own space and I can see that if I were to get married I’d lose a lot of my free time” (45, Other)

“From impressions alone, marriage means throwing your hobbies out the window.” (25, Machinery).

“I can cook better than most housewives and I’m not afraid of housework either. I’m also pretty good at my job. Bringing someone into what is essentially a more or less perfect lifestyle is simply unnecessary.” (56, I.T)

“To me, married men just don’t look happy, and the more time passes the more this look of unhappiness becomes apparent.” (36, Finance).

Tl; dr - modern women bring nothing positive to the table, only drawbacks. Some men would like to marry but can't afford the expectations/lifestyles of modern women.

This would seem to put to rest the idea that the marriage crisis in Japan is unrelated to MGTOW and is caused solely by economic/cultural factors. These complaints sound exactly like those of Western MGTOWs.

Dnile1000BC · 2015-07-22T10:25:33+00:00

Why are there so many articles about this?! Who cares if men don't marry. Women keep telling men, "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle". Well the bicycle has gone riding on its own. Why is the fish crying about it?

Darth_Sin · 2015-07-22T02:16:07+00:00

MGTOW for the win !

Bwhitty23 · 2015-07-22T10:46:59+00:00

Once we can make sex virtual and be a good substitute for the real thing, women might in be for a bad surprise. At least those women, that bring NOTHING to the table but their looks.

Karissa36 · 2015-07-22T02:21:42+00:00

Japan is a special case. The cost of living is insanely high, workers are expected to be on the job for 12 or more hours a day, and it is almost impossible for a woman with even one child to stay employed. On top of that adult children are expected to support their parents, most often while living with them in a very small space. Japan has profoundly failed at work life balance while relying on working age adults to solely support an ever increasing older population of family members. It is not surprising that they have a drastically declining population. Marriage and family is just too much money and too much additional work for an already severely stressed demographic group. Long term, this is neither good for the country or good for families.

ThePigmanAgain · 2015-07-22T22:17:21+00:00

”Married Men Don’t Look Happy!”

Probably because they're married.

Title	'"Married Men Don't Look Happy!" "Wives Unnecessary!": An Increasing Number of Japanese Men Opting for Bachelorhood
Author	MHRA_Leander
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Date	July 22, 2015 12:21 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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