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What Japanese Women Want: A Western Husband
The Christian Science Monitor ^ | December 6, 2004 | Bennett Richardson

Posted on 12/06/2004 9:12:18 AM PST by MississippiMasterpiece

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To: JenB; RosieCotton; Bella_Bru
You shouldn't take this personally. The website I posted is over the top, but funny as hell because it contains nuggets of otherwise unspoken truths. American women on the whole have never been as ungrateful and as hard to please as they are right now, and the problem is likely to get much worse.

Today women outnumber men in college 57% to 43%, yet women are far less likely than men to marry below themselves economically, and to be content with their choices if they do. For decades we've had a society that's hostile to masculinity, and too many women have bought into the basic feminist worldview, while believing Oprah the barren-wombed billionairess' promises that they "can have it all."

It's a cultural train wreck, and more and more American women are going to find that more and more American men look for options that aren't nags, ingrates, divas, or drama queens. You and your circle may well be exceptions, but the indications are that you are a species in decline.

61 posted on 12/06/2004 9:47:01 AM PST by Fatalis
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To: Kirkwood

So it's okay they treat their wives like fuzzy slippers?


62 posted on 12/06/2004 9:47:31 AM PST by workerbee
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To: MississippiMasterpiece
Reminds of the story of the guy who kept rejecting women he dated because he was
"Looking for the perfect woman".

One day his dream came true and he found her.

Too bad for him she was
"Looking for the perfect man".

63 posted on 12/06/2004 9:48:02 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: untenured

No, I don't think it is an overstatement. This even comes from the older generation. It is a very big deal in Japan the last couple of years. They say because of my social status and being an American, that Japanese women will be very blunt and forward to me about my interest in marriage even though they cannot be so direct in speaking with Japanese men.

All of my Japanese friends have wives that are 10 to 15 years younger than they are. In Japan, the ideal marriage is one in which the husband acts the role of the father, so the wife needs to be young to accept the male dominance over them. Women cannot be seen as dominant or equal in Japanese society, but they can be so with western men and they desperately want that (who can blame them). That is why they are rejecting Japanese men who are not adopting the western ways.


64 posted on 12/06/2004 9:48:44 AM PST by Kirkwood
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To: Fatalis

Even in Orthodox Judaism, where the roles are clear, women are still highly encouraged to go to college and get at least a BA.


65 posted on 12/06/2004 9:49:40 AM PST by Bella_Bru (You're about as funny as a case sensitive search engine.)
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To: StoneColdGOP
Yeah. Like I'd want to marry a compliant doormat...

Well, according to some here, if you were good American male, then yes.

66 posted on 12/06/2004 9:50:44 AM PST by Bella_Bru (You're about as funny as a case sensitive search engine.)
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To: Fatalis

Well, I have to say, the average man these days is no great catch. He's metrosexual or paleolithic, liberal or so conservative the idea of a college-educated wife offends him. Men don't know how to treat women, they're rude, possessive, and unwilling to commit.

I don't actually believe that, but it's just as true as the anti-women rants I've just read.


67 posted on 12/06/2004 9:50:45 AM PST by JenB (I will not turn into a snake. It doesn't help.)
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To: Semper Paratus

Considering the attitude of many Japanese men, I can see why they want American husbands.


68 posted on 12/06/2004 9:51:10 AM PST by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: MississippiMasterpiece
Tomorrow's headline today:

Jap Chix Pick WASP Hix!


69 posted on 12/06/2004 9:51:10 AM PST by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
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To: workerbee

It doesn't matter what I think! I am only saying that is there culture even today, but it is dying out because Japanese women are apparently getting fed up with it.


70 posted on 12/06/2004 9:51:52 AM PST by Kirkwood
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To: yarddog
One of the guys once told me that A Japanese man wants a Japanese wife, a Chinese cook, and an American bathroom

What!No French poodle???

71 posted on 12/06/2004 9:53:44 AM PST by varon (Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
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To: Constitution Day

Voyeur :-).


72 posted on 12/06/2004 9:53:46 AM PST by Tax-chick (Poison ivy berries are a favorite food of the Downy Woodpecker.)
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To: JenB; RosieCotton
Sigh... yes... because all American women are evil and Asian women are inherently loving, giving, and submissive. (It's never because they want a green card, is it?)

Double ~sigh~ and ditto.

73 posted on 12/06/2004 9:54:00 AM PST by najida (Aunt to Miss Emily Ann; Cutest Baby in the World.)
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To: Semper Paratus
"Considering the attitudes of many American women an Asian wife may be preferable."

Might want to read the article carefully. It looks like these Japanese women want Western husbands for the 'equality' thing. Not sure you'd be getting anything different.

74 posted on 12/06/2004 9:54:17 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: workerbee

My husband and I are the same way. And he has told me many times that he would be bored to tears if I was submissive and docile. One of the reasons why he fell in love with me was because he watched me stand my ground in a discussion with a group of men and he respected me for it.


75 posted on 12/06/2004 9:54:45 AM PST by SilentServiceCPOWife (In the smiling twilight of the new political morning, the unwashed told their betters to shove it.)
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To: Tax-chick

Too bad I've already eaten lunch, or I would pop some popcorn. ;^)


76 posted on 12/06/2004 9:55:11 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: MississippiMasterpiece

C'mon.............

Where are the pics of the Asian babes?


77 posted on 12/06/2004 9:55:14 AM PST by WhiteGuy (The Constitution requires no interpretation, only enforcement.)
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To: Pio
Not evil...just domineering, manic-depressive, materialistic, crude, aggressive, mostly overweight, corrupted by marxist-feminism and basically unfit for motherhood.

Dang darlin', ya ain't just a teensy, tinesiest bit bitter and judgemental are ya?
And what outstanding virtues do you have to offer a female type person of the absolute perfect variety? ;) And if she is that perfect, would she give you the time of day? ;)

78 posted on 12/06/2004 9:56:19 AM PST by najida (Aunt to Miss Emily Ann; Cutest Baby in the World.)
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To: MississippiMasterpiece
The Japanese government wants women like Taeko Mizuguchi to get married and start doing something about the nation's plunging birthrate. But she's not interested.

At least, not if her prospective husband is Japanese.

Would she settle for a "one-night-stand" with a Western man, lol!?!

79 posted on 12/06/2004 9:57:27 AM PST by Ignatz (Strategic Air Command: Peace is our profession...........bombing's just a hobby!)
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To: Pio

You've told us quite a bit about the women you hang with. LOL.


80 posted on 12/06/2004 9:57:40 AM PST by dmz
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