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Your assumption is correct, I am European. I don’t feel comfortable to discuss private things in public, but I will state some facts. In my social circle there
by emanuer 15y ago
Your assumption is correct, I am European.
I don’t feel comfortable to discuss private things in public, but I will state some facts. In my social circle there were 8 marriages between Japanese (all women) and foreigners. 4 ended in the past 3 years and were mainly attributed to different expectations of intimacy. The article http://goo.gl/QlAfx http://goo.gl/QlAfx gives a very good description. I am unable to find a reputable source, but if you search for the frequency of intercourse, Japan will always be the lowest on the list. Japanese simply don’t want / need to have sex. Furthermore mentioning that you “love” someone is very uncommon. Frequent physical contact (e.g. hugging) with spouses / kids is not expected. It is a different culture.
- mattm 15y agoI don't agree that Japanese don't want sex. How else do you explain love hotels being found everywhere?
- emanuer 15y agoShame culture. Japanese couples are ashamed that their neighbors might notice something. Therefor they prefer to go to some anonymous place. Furthermore have you ever been to an average Tokyo, Osaka flat? They are incredibly tiny and the most unromantic surrounding imaginable.
- marvin 15y agoJapanese don't need/want sex? Surely the Japanese are as horny as the rest of us. You'd have to come up with some pretty convincing data (surveys aren't worth anything when asking questions about sex) to convince me that there is some great difference in libido between Western and Eastern cultures.
- emanuer 15y agoThere is no data other than surveys I could think of to prove this “allegation”. I am sorry; you will have to remain unconvinced. On a side note, I did not believe it either. But the fact that a couple would want to have sex every week, or even more never ceased to blow the mind of Japanese people I talked to.
- reinhardt 15y agoCould this be repressed sexuality? How can one explain the fact that Japanese produce some of the weirdest and sickest fetish porn?
- hrktb 15y agoThe difference could be less in libido and more in the general state one finishes the day. After a series of 12~14h work day for example, you're usually not longing for a night of sex. Now there must be thousands of other possible factors, but it is commonly accepted as a stereotype that 10 or 20 years couple would be sexless.