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Why does everyone looks so satisfied then?
Japanese women in most parts of the country
go to college to find future
husbands. Once they graduate, the next step is to
plan the wedding, and
spend rest of their lives doing what they want but being married so that they
have the social respect that is needed. Similarly, Japanese men, who grow
up being totally spoiled by their mothers, seem to need someone to take care of
the household, and therefore, a wife is a good idea. Thus, a couple stays
together for totally selfish reasons. (Related:
Romantic relationships
in Japan)
Japanese men are obsessed with young and fresh. That
obsession is evident from the several fetishes and presence of entertainment establishments geared towards
bored, middle-aged men. Even
onsens
provide unique entertainment options for the predominantly male crowd during
weekends. Japanese women are taught to be discreet enough not to ask their
husbands about specific details of their lives. Thus,
not having physical
intimacy with
their wives is not considered strange (Sexually
unsatisfied women). Sometime ago, one of the TV
stations in Japan organized a contest in which men had to call their wives
and talk to them as long as possible to earn money. The conversations were
unbelievably hilarious since most women were too shocked to find that their
husbands actually wanted to talk to them and wanted to terminate the
conversation as soon as possible.
Japanese women have also accordingly found their own ways
to amuse themselves. For a large number of women, the most pleasure comes
from raising a family. When they get bored, they just go shopping
or do other things that housewives do -
learn dancing,
party with other housewives, or
have an affair.
Many
Japanese women take on young men as lovers, mostly students who need a bit
of extra cash. Several companies are dedicated exclusively to catering to
the romantic needs of
middle-aged housewives. The Internet
has made it even easier to arrange such rendezvous in a discreet manner.
It is clear that both men and women have developed systems
that enable them to pursue their lives the way they wanted and still meet the
socially acceptable standards. No wonder everyone looks so contented.
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