The Japanese sex problem has become so desperate that its young population are giving up on dating and are just marrying their friends.
A Government survey found 69 per cent of Japanese men and 59 per cent of Japanese women do not have a romantic partner.
One Japanese aggregator website has since been awash with stories of how people have simply got married to life-long friends.
The country has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, with just 8.4 children being born per 1,000 inhabitants over the last five years.
Its population of 127m people is predicted to decrease to 87m by 2060.
The survey, carried out by the country’s National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, also reported that about 80 per cent of unmarried Japanese want to get married.
In recent weeks, people have posted stories to the aggregator website Matome Naver, telling how in one case, a colleague married their friend of 10 years.
The trend has been coined “Kousai zero Nichikon”: roughly translated as “marrying without dating”.
Japanese actress Maki Horikita married co-star Koji Yamamoto in 2015 after just a month of dating.
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A pastor, Timothy Ngwu, was on Monday docked at an Enugu North Magistrates’ Court for allegedly marrying another man’s wife, daughter as well as another woman.
The pastor’s wife, Veronica Ngwu, was said to have petitioned the court over the development.
The victims whom Mr. Ngwu converted to his “wives” were said to be members of his church: Gods’ Favour Ministry, Nsukka.
One of the victims, Calista Omeye, however, told the court that her husband, Fidelis Omeye, had persuaded her to meet the pastor as he wanted her to do the will of God through the pastor.
“My husband was a member of the church and he introduced me to the church, because he said that the pastor had a revelation for me (Calista),” Mrs. Omeye said.
She said the revelation had to do with the will of God “but he later left the church but I refused to leave the church with him.
“I have 10 children for him and we were all members of the church before he quitted and I had a baby for the pastor but the baby died after some weeks,” she told the court.
She said that it was with her husband’s consent that their daughter was given to the pastor in marriage.
“It is not true that I gave out our daughter in marriage to the pastor without the consent of my husband, he was aware of everything,” she said.
Mr. Ngwu, who hailed from Ihe-Owerre, Nsukka, was absent from the court as he was said to be on admission at a hospital in Enugu.
The presiding magistrate, R.I. Oruruo, adjourned hearing in the matter to September 26.
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Kate Middleton essentially plotted and schemed her way into marrying Prince William, according to a new report. And she had help from her mother Carole in the process.
CDL reports that the Duchess of Cambridge “is continuing her royal revolution” following the birth of Prince George and Prince Charlotte by eschewing royal protocol and “challenging power.”
Prior to marrying into the royal family, Kate “went through intense training to uphold the standards of the Queen.”
The website calls the Duchess “brainwashed” for learning the proper way to hold a teacup and even walk everything she does is for a purpose.
However, Prince William allowed Kate’s parents to be a large part of their grandchildren’s lives. According to the website, “Carole hosted Kate and William after the births of both royal babies. The Duchess’ mother also took over their home, Anmer Hall, reforming traditions and providing Prince George with a humble and middleclass influence.”
In response, Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly “removed” the Middletons from daily influencing the Duke and Duchess and their children.
The website reports, “Kate Middleton may have plotted and schemed her way to marrying Prince William, but it’s clear the Middletons have an agenda. Queen Elizabeth has let a lot of royal protocol be shattered under the March of the Middletons, and it appears the Duchess and her royal revolution isn’t done yet.”
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If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you.
“If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul
The idea behind this well known song of the 1960s was if you don’t want a wife who is high maintenance or cheats, marry a woman who is ugly, and so grateful to have a husband – that she’ll take good care of you and never be disloyal.
To many this was a very funny song; to others it was sexist and rude because it insinuates that a pretty woman will be demanding, difficult and unfaithful to her husband. Obviously, the songwriter thinks that an ugly woman is more likely to appreciate her husband and work harder to make him happy because “no one else will.”
So the question for many is: Will you be happier if you marry someone (female or male) who is unattractive?
Of course, those who are experienced and enlightened know that beauty is only skin deep. What matters most are the special qualities that make up the inside of a person. A wholesome woman (or man) of character is prettier (or more handsome) than someone who looks appealing on the outside but is shallow and undeveloped on the inside.
For those of us who watch TV and pay attention to the social media, it’s clear that both men and women are over-focused on beauty. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be physically attracted to the other person. But, when one is obsessed with finding someone beautiful or handsome, it is easy to loose sight of the more durable and profoundly important qualities that should be valued – such as love, affection, chemistry, communication, commitment, generosity, friendliness, humor, patience, wisdom, intellect, and loyalty that remain long after beauty fades.
Nevertheless, our culture promotes myths about how physical attraction (or lack of it) can lead to finding a happy relationship. When asked, “Are you better off marrying an ugly woman,” people have strong reactions to the question:
“Men who only want pretty girls for their looks will get what they deserve because often those women are so shallow.”
“The more attractive she is, the higher the maintenance a woman becomes. When was the last time you saw a supermodel cook, clean and service her man like a king?”
“If what a man values most is a woman’s looks, he’s probably pretty insecure with lots of self-esteem problems.”
Many men do seek out trophy wives versus ugly or plain wives because, sadly, it increases their own, low self-esteem. Some (insecure) males like the idea of having a wife who is more of a “plain-Jane” because they think that will lessen the likelihood that she’ll cheat on them (i.e. “ugly women have fewer opportunities to cheat”). Others are heard to say, “If your wife is hot and she’s out somewhere socializing, you’ll always worry and be suspicious of what might happen.”
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